Monthly Archives: September 2010

Don’t be silly Daddy! – The sophisticated mind of a toddler

Let’s face it, regardless of how hard we try not to, we invariably underestimate the sophistication of our children’s minds. For me it is how quickly they develop the ability to pick and choose when they want to suspend disbelief … Continue reading

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Make Me: A Wonder Turner

Technically it is a thaumatrope, but we all prefer to use the old school name…a ‘wonder turner’. Nice! Here is our take on this magnificent Victorian toy for you to play around with this week. In order to keep the … Continue reading

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More from Made By Joel….

Recognise the little boy styling out the leisure suit in the photo above? Mr. Joel Henriques is in demand so we are very lucky to have had the chance to work with him. He also contributes to the awesome lmnop … Continue reading

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Introducing The Land of Me Wooden Toy Prototype!

Things are really bubbling away quite merrily at Made in Me at the moment. We are close to finishing production on our last chapter; Story Time (which is a corker), we are well under way with our story book illustrations … Continue reading

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Doodles – Eric & the Wolf

Give him anything, a balloon, rubber band, a paper bag or aluminium foil, our animator Cako Facioli, will turn it into something. I think he just can’t help himself… so here’s the lunch wrapper that turned into Eric the raccoon … Continue reading

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