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    3 FUN WAYS TO USE KIDS’ ART

    tamuria   Creative Living, Creativity, Staying Organised and money saving ideas   0   April 26, 2022

      Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – fun ways to use kids’ art. With the world focusing on recycling to reduce waste and save our beautiful planet, it’s more important than ever to find creative ways to reuse and repurpose things. Children who love creating – most do if offered the chance – can

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    HOW TO CREATE A FUN ART SPACE FOR KIDS

    tamuria   Creativity, Staying Organised and money saving ideas, Wacky Workshops   0   September 20, 2021

      Welcome to another Wacky Workshop project, creating a fun art space for kids. Let me assure you, these ideas are very budget-friendly. It’s amazing how many general household items can be used to create beautiful art and to store art and craft supplies. By avoiding an expensive run to the art store and instead,

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    Celebrate This Year to Never Give Up

    tamuria   Creative Living, Families and Feelings   0   January 9, 2021

      If 2020 was the year so many had to give up so much, let’s make 2021 the year to never give up. We could all be forgiven for wanting to ‘play opposites’ this year and we have it within our power to make that happen. Regardless of what is happening around us.

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    HOW TO SPOT FAKE FRIENDS

    tamuria   Creative Living, Extra Things, Families and Feelings   0   July 27, 2020

        As International Day of Friendship looms (Thursday, July 30), many will write about the positive aspects of friendship or give tips on how to be a fabulous friend. In a world where we spend much of our time online, it is perhaps even more important than ever to learn how to spot fake

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    WHAT IF ISOLATION ACTUALLY MADE US CLOSER?

    tamuria   Creative Living, Extra Things   0   April 24, 2020

          It seems our world was turned upside down almost overnight. Little freedoms most of us took for granted are now taboo. Hugs and kisses with loved ones, far from spreading love, now threaten to spread a virus that can kill. Coffee with friends, once a friendly activity, is now more like playing

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    HOW TO ACHIEVE INNER PEACE BY HONOURING WHAT WE HAVE

    tamuria   Creative Living, Self Improvement   0   June 24, 2019

      “For what we are about to eat may the Lord make us truly grateful”. That was our pre-meal prayer when I was at school. I remember it not so much because of the gratitude I felt, but because we said it a lot and most of us raced through the little prayer, eager to

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    HOW TO MAKE ART PROJECTS TO SUIT ALL AGES

    tamuria   Art/Painting, Creative Living, Wacky Workshops   0   May 20, 2019

      I’m often asked by parents how I can provide art projects to suit all ages when I hold group workshops. Many fear the older children will become bored and the younger ones will be out of their depth. The age range for group classes is four to 12. As children change so drastically in

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    HOW TO USE ART TO RAISE STRONG KIDS

    tamuria   Creative Living, Grand Parenting, Growing Strong Kids   4   April 15, 2019

        When talking about strong kids, I’m not referring to their physical condition. I’m talking about inner strength, known as resilience. Resilience is the word used to describe coping skills – people’s ability to bounce back from adversity. As it’s impossible to avoid challenges in life, the only way to survive is to learn

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    HOW TO DRAG YOURSELF OUT OF THE DOLDRUMS CREATIVELY

    tamuria   Creative Living, Self Improvement   0   March 25, 2019

      We all get sad but we don’t have to stay there. Here are some tips to drag yourself out of the doldrums. It was one of those days. The sweetest little white possum was being pegged as being our first climate change extinction. This headline was closely followed by the news that Russia was

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    ORDINARY WOMEN WHO ARE DOING THE EXTRAORDINARY – PART TWO

    tamuria   Creative Living   10   March 11, 2019

      It’s a fact, life gives us lemons. Sometimes the bitter taste leaves us with a gaping hole in our hearts. Other times, it’s a dissatisfaction – with our relationships, our careers or our lifestyles. How we deal with those challenges is largely up to us. Surrounding ourselves with people we respect and admire, people

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