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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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Permanent markers
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A very quick way to let your kids personalise your models giving them detail and character
Surface decoration really makes a difference to the look of your models. You can paint them with emulsion or spray, but a very quick way to finish them off is by drawing on them with a permanent marker.
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Permanent markers write on anything, permanently, so be careful with your clothes.  The best one to have for most uses is the bullet point type, like the medium one shown here, although it is useful to have a thinner one, the type of marker that is used to write on CDs or overhead projector film is ideal. And of course, because you want things to be fun, why not get a huge jumbo marker, they're not expensive and the kids are always have fun colouring in using such a big pen and such a lot of black ink! They come in a very basic range of colours, and are perfect for adding names and little details to models that you have sprayed or painted over all one colour. Always write something on your models, it is an important finishing step. Let your kids name the model and or think up and design imaginary organisations and logos. If the model needs a number, then why not use a number special to them, their age or their favourite number. Play is all about buying in to the fantasy and these finishing touches and little personalisations, add a huge amount of playability to any homemade model. Don't forget that permanent markers now come in gold and sliver and that they can be used to colour over a whole range of cardboards and plastics to give a good, bright, metallic finish, instantly.
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Before you actually put pen to model, first type what you want to write on your model, on your computer at about the right size, in a type font that you like or is particularly suitable, i.e. the NASA font for spaceships, or a stencil font for hardware, for example. Then using it as reference, copy the text onto the model using the marker. Or look for reference images of real versions of your model and copy their sponsorship and logos on to your model, you’ll be surprised at the difference a few carefully placed graphics will make to your model.
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This floating canoe only took about 30 minutes to make. It’s not painted, but it is completely transformed by the name drawn on to it.
All the time we were making this, my son was itching to put the name on it. He came up with name, Waterdart 2006, even before we started making the model.
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The Dragonry
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For all those who may think, in their more reckless moments, that it might be easier to steal a golden egg from under the warm belly of a gently sleeping dragon than would be to make one, it might be wise to heed the text of this ancient rhyme...
Here you'll find so much more than dragons; you'll find projects that make it possible to create fantastic stories and games of your own. Every project is totally original and explained with simple illustrated downloads so that you can do the project together or (depending on age) your child can do it on their own, with a little help from you at key stages, and make something that really looks gorgeous.
All the projects are of the highest quality, because quality and attention to detail are very important to children.
So set your imagination alight with our wonderful dragons projects. Follow the story of Kaptin Scarlet, the famous philanthropist, whose 19th Century adventuring to bring back numerous weird and wonderful artifacts was the delight and fascination of civilized Victorian society. His motto, Life is Your Adventure, is as true now as it ever was, and is perfect for kids and dads everywhere, so make it yours and make the most of the time you spend together.
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