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Cautionary Tales For Children
Wonderful witty poems great for reading to your children. The stories and rhymes will stay with them for the rest of their lives.
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Research has shown how important YOU are to your children and how as a dad the things you do, and keep on doing, really count, whether you live with them, or you are a single dad and are only able see them once a month, once a week or more, what you do really matters. This site is dedicated to all dads but will be of special relevance to the single dad. Remember, you are half the reason your children exist and they need you whether you live with them or not. As their dad, you have what it takes to make their lives successful and fulfilling no matter how often you see them. This site is about all the positive things that we as parents have to offer our children.
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Your Alethiometers
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I would like to say it looks easy, but I think challenging is more accurate. Nevertheless it is really worth it to put all your modelling skills to good practice and make the best looking Alethiometer that you can.
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It goes without saying (I hope) that if you make an Alethiometer, tell us about it, we love to see a picture of it. So, when you've made one and taken a picture of it, don't forget to post it in your dadcando page.
If any more inspiration was needed, we have already been sent a picture of these two lovely Alethiometers made by Mark for his son Dominic, and made by the Alethiometrist, Danielle.
You can get the plans and instructions to make your own Golden Compass on dadcando,
here.
Dominic’s and Mark’s Alethiometer
Our Alethiometer is made from MDF cut on a CNC router, and the "glass" is a piece of acrylic which I put in an oven and placed over a ring and pressed gently with a cloth to make the bulge.
That is so cool, doesn’t that make you want to make one.
Danielle’s Alethiometer
Oh, have I made an Alethiometer? See the attached pictures. Let's just say I'm a bit obsessed with the Alethiometer. *sigh* I'd love to see your version of it!
Well you don’t have to wait any more… it’s up on line right here on dadcando. I still l love yours though.
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Funky pompoms
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 Dadcando has some truly amazing funky pompom projects, and making a pompom couldn't be easier or more instantly rewarding. You don't even have to have wool, you can make a pompom from any lightweight plastic bag, bin-liner or sandwich bag.
This tiny little pompom was made from a transparent blue plastic sandwich bag. Perfect for making little pompom creatures to decorate the top of your pens and pencils.
All you need is a piece of cardboard, which you cut into two same sized rings.
You bundle up some wool into 2m lengths and thread them through the rings about 8 at a time (or a plastic bag).
Keep threading the wool through the ring until you can't fit any more through.
Push the tip of a pair of scissors into the wool and between the discs inside and cut round the rim.
Tie a few lengths of wool round the pompom bundle between the cardboard discs and then remove the discs by slipping them off the wool or cutting them.
 That's it. It couldn't be much simpler, but it is only the start. Both boys and girls love making pompoms and dadcando's projects have easy to follow instructions and the beautifully designed printed image patterns will make sure that your pompom looks fabulous as well as being something really wacky and memorable, and they’re all so quick and easy to do.
So, beg or borrow a ball of wool off someone to get you going, or visit your local fabric shop and buy a ball or two. There are some crazy wools out there, have a look at the wonderful pompom William designed in Your Models, using a fun multicoloured wool. I guarantee once you start making pompoms with your kids, they won't want to stop.
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