TOMS FANTASTIC ART CLUB 2010

We have been to Tom’s Fantastic Art Club for four years and it is always lots of fun for children to create something. This year's theme was designing a hat to match the costume. There were 18 children, aged from 1 to 13 years old and visitors are from all over the UK and sometimes from abroad too. Emski, from Shropshire, who took this lovely picture was there with her husband, Simon and her little one William.

Tom started his art club by putting some flyers up near his home which is on the edge of Epping Forest. When artist Gee Vaucher, his neighbour, saw his flyer, she was intrigued by it. Soon after that, they started organising his art club.

HIPIRA-KUN: COOL JAPANESE ANIME

Bellieboo is organising a kids screening at Raindance Film Festival in London for this September. And I came across this fantastic Japanese animation, Hipira-kun. They have a lovely 3-D animation style and a cute little vampire character, Hipira.

Hipira kun was written by a well known Japanese animator and film director, Katsuhito Omoto who is a creator of Akira and illustrated by Shinji Kimura. They published the book, Hipira for children originally and it was broadcast on NHK BS3 in Japan. I love this animation very much, because it is so stylish and cutting edge.

BELLIEBOO'S COLLABORATION WITH OII DESIGN

Oii Design, an online Swedish boutique got in touch with us earlier in the year and we have launched a collaboration with them this week. It is very exciting for us to see the Bellieboo range on their website.

In addition, this is one of my favorite chairs, Lamino by a Swedish designer, Yngve Ekstrom. I love this organic shape and simplicity. It's also very comfortable to sit on, especially with the stool.

BAKING DAY 2

I am enjoying this cool weather at the moment, because I can bake again!

I have started baking bread frequently since I discovered Nigel Slater's focaccia recipe in 2009 . It has been a very popular dish with my family as well as our guests.

And I came across olive bread swirls from the BBC good food website the other day. It was easy to make and very tasty. We also made bunny and kangaroo shapes... Unfortunately the bunny looks as if she got a black eye. :(

BAKING DAY

It has been very hot in London, but it cooled down a bit last weekend. So I decided to bake FIMO Soft Starter for my daughter. The clay needs to be baked in the oven at 110°C for 30 minutes to harden.

She made lots of creatures, a starfish, a ladybird, a turtle and so on...

But I think that her worm is the best of all. :)