When it is cold outside and the kids are stuck indoors, they can soon end up becoming bored. Instead of just letting them sit around and veg-out in front of cartoons or video games give them something interesting to do!

But be warned, what I am about to suggest could be messy; very messy! Take precautions, lay down plenty of newspaper, sheet-over furniture and lock up their grandparents. How about getting the children to do… (Drum roll) papier mache?

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When you go out and buy something these days it will only have as much decoration on it as is absolutely necessary. However, things used to be very different…

In Victorian times, everything seemed to be intricately finished. It didn’t matter if it was a chair, a sideboard or an ink well; it would be adorned with the most wonderful designs. Nothing seemed to (more…)

Have you ever noticed how most of the nice things in life are the same ones that are bad for you? Not everything is like that, of course, but it does seem that an awful lot of the more pleasurable things have a detrimental effect on our health…

The easiest example to begin with is food. The tastiest items will normally do you the most harm; you will not see many aerobics instructors tucking-in to a full English breakfast. And (more…)

We have all heard about how the movie industry has been suffering since the advent of illegal downloads on the internet. It is quite a hot subject on many a forum and a lot of people think that Hollywood is just being overly greedy. Perhaps we will never get to know just how much downloads are damaging the pockets of directors…

But did you know that there are actually legal download sites as well? There are hundreds of old films (more…)

If you are like me (God help you if you are) and you have a fondness for all arcade games then you should have a look at the ‘MAME32’ website.

MAME (which stands for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) is a free download that allows you to play on hundreds of different vintage games. When you have installed the actual emulator it is just a simple case of downloading and running whatever ROM it is you are after. All of the (more…)

I’ve just come across an absolutely hilarious video on YouTube! It is the story of Klaus, a newly qualified German forklift driver and his first day at work. We follow Klaus as he discovers that doing a quick driving course and putting what you have learnt in to everyday practice are two very different things…

If you have ever had to sit through one of those boring Health and Safety videos at work then you are going to love this. (more…)