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Display Name:	se7en
Personal URL:	http://se7en@se7en.org.za
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This is such a cute idea - I love it for dress-ups!!! We lacked closet space... but needed the floor space for our daughters dresses so we popped a shower rail behind the door and hung their dresses there (2nd photo down in this post)... http://www.se7en.org.za/2010/08/17/saturday-spot-se7ens-savvy-storage DIY Garment Rack for Kids ClothesSmile and Wave Flag this comment	4/12/12 4:19 PM
This was a really easy lesson to learn... The price of electricity in South Africa Sky-rocketed... trebled in less than a year and regularly goes up 25%... We pay so much for electricity compared to what we used to pay that we turn everything off - nothing on standby... we all read in the lounge before bed rather than everyone in their own spot with a lamp. Don't pre-heat the oven and turn it off as you finish cooking... cook more than one dish together... Never use the power guzzler: tumble dryer... Life changing but not that inconvenient!!! Wish we had changed years ago we could have saved real money even when we were paying so much less in the past. What Tricks Do You Use to Remember to Shut Lights Off? Flag this comment	3/5/12 2:44 PM
Now that looks like a totally fab party!!! I love it!!! We had a Wild Things party too - so fun!!! http://www.se7en.org.za/2009/09/03/where-the-wild-things-are-party-in-se7en-steps Best Kids Parties: Where the Wild Things Are Rumpus My Party Flag this comment	2/17/12 8:18 AM
Why haven't I seen the Eric Carle App before it looks wonderful!!! We posted our kids favorite apps this week as well... http://www.se7en.org.za/2012/01/17/saturday-spot-se7en-1-of-our-favorite-ipad-apps Beautiful Tablet Apps to Delight Your Tot Flag this comment	1/21/12 6:47 AM
Take a look at this champagne chair collection on the lovely blog "Lilla A" http://lilla-a-design.blogspot.com/2010/06/en-stolsamling.html The Perfect Post-New Year's Craft: Champagne Chairs Flag this comment	1/3/12 5:29 PM
That is such a pretty Advent color… who wouldn't love to look at a string of gifts!!! My kids make our Advent Calendar each year and this year we made a really quick and easy one, you are welcome to take a look: http://www.se7en.org.za/2011/12/02/se7ens-easy-advent-banner Simple Homemade Advent Calendar Babyramen Flag this comment	12/2/11 3:50 PM
Oh I second Charlie Cook's Favorite Book... by Julia Donaldson. Super fun, clever book!!! 10 Books About Books Flag this comment	9/28/11 8:11 PM
Hay so good to see you over here on Ohdeedoh... Huge Fan - two of may favorite blogs in the same place... made my day!!! My Favorite Children's Book: Maddie Ezzy Flag this comment	9/27/11 5:02 PM
We had such fun this week sorting our stuff, thanks for the great project!!! My best tip is really don't bring stuff into your home unless you really really love it!!! That will save you hours of agony. Cancel party packs, cancel gifts, cancel shopping as an activity... go outdoors instead, and you will seriously have so much less stuff to sort through, it is unbelievable!!! You can scroll down this post to see our toy cure: http://www.se7en.org.za/2011/08/28/se7ens-fabulous-friday-fun-84 The 7-Day Toy Cure A Busy Parent's Plan for Editing Down Your Home's Toys Flag this comment	8/27/11 10:56 PM
This is awesome - it is going to keep me busy all weekend!!! My kids helped me make a book list of note: http://www.se7en.org.za/2011/04/15/se7en-of-the-best-bazillion-chapter-books-a-book-bonanza And my reluctant reader, who has become avid since I posted this, helped me make this one: http://www.se7en.org.za/2011/05/15/se7en-sneaky-tactics-to-encourage-the-almost-reader Our Mega 'List of Lists' to Find Great Kids Books Roundup Flag this comment	8/26/11 6:33 PM
Oh I am loving that blue!!! Before & After: A Blank Dining Room Plus Rich, Bold Color The Color Cure Flag this comment	8/26/11 5:24 PM
And what a lovely blog she has... straight into my news reader!!! Inspiration: A Lived-In Home Seventy Tree Flag this comment	8/23/11 4:00 PM
Over here in South Africa every child owns a little black bike and at some stage their birthday party will be a bike party... We did bike decorating and races and such, you are welcome to take a look here: http://www.se7en.org.za/2008/10/08/a-motor-bike-party Ideas for a Motocross Birthday Party? Good Questions Flag this comment	8/19/11 3:15 AM
I live in a house full of readers and I have never held back... our books have been loved to death and then some. I have to say that if you are really concerned don't knock board books - seriously most classic pictures books can be bought as a board book now, they are just not the picture books that they used to be!!! Seriously have a look for the board book option when you are searching for books, you will be pleasantly surprised. Meanwhile I have found the library books we take out have been carefully covered and sometimes reinforced. When we get a new book I usually cover it in contact paper or at least along the top and bottom of the spine, where they tend to take the book off the shelf to read it. I recently wrote a post on how to mend our very many over loved books. http://www.se7en.org.za/2011/07/30/how-to-mend-a-book-in-se7en-steps Protecting Library Books from Destructive Toddlers Good Questions Flag this comment	8/15/11 6:27 PM
We love this book, I am sure I have it on my iPad... totally love everything about it!!! EVERYTHING. Celebrating My New Book with a Video Flag this comment	8/4/11 3:26 PM
My kids have all started out with Flik Flaks... they are so cute... I wish they made them for big people and they come with such funky packaging, everything about them is cool. Flik Flak Children's Watches Flag this comment	8/3/11 5:43 PM
Hi there from Cape Town, where from time to time a friend will phone in excitement to say we have an ostrich egg don't you want to come around and share it... No thank you, I do not!!! Or worse they are thrust on you unsuspectingly as you arrive at a brunch invitation... Firstly they are not a way to cater for a large amount of guests - chicken eggs work better. You need a drill to get into them, and a whack with a nail doesn't do it and forget silly little thought of piercing the shell knitting needles or screwdrivers. Secondly they smell so strongly of egg that unless you have the strongest stomach you will literally be turning head over heals - well your innards will... and they have a really intense wild taste that only a handful of folk can actually stomach. No pass on the ostrich egg. There is a reason these birds have lasted so long!!! When we were kids we stayed with distant cousins who lived on an ostrich farm in Outdshoorn, the home of the ostrich in South Africa. They kept a huge jug of ready to scramble ostrich egg in the fridge and only used the little that they needed for breakfast each day... I always passed - the smell just gets to me... Cooking Ostrich Eggs: A Report From the Front Lines Chicago Reader Flag this comment	8/1/11 3:59 PM
What a cute party idea, my kids made their own photo props today: http://www.se7en.org.za/2011/07/22/se7ens-fun-photo-props Best Kids Parties: Say Cheese! My Party: Tilly (College Station, TX) Flag this comment	7/22/11 5:28 PM
My kids made drippy colorful wands like these and they were really easy and turned out great... you can take a peak here: http://www.se7en.org.za/2010/03/13/wonderful-whimsical-wizadry-wands-in-se7en-steps A DIY Magic Wand for Young Wizards Flag this comment	7/7/11 12:18 PM
Pete's a Pizza and going on a bear hunt are our absolute faves!!! 20 Children's Books Featuring Fathers Roundup Flag this comment	7/2/11 2:51 AM