: About Me

Over the last fourteen years I've written theatre reviews for the city newspapers where I live and more recently I've begun to write for a national website blog.

I enjoy writing about the things I'm enthusiastic about; the trials and tribulations of parenting twins, the delights of exploring Egypt and the concepts within communication so I'm looking forward to waxing lyrical here at Helium.

My passion is ...

wide and varied, reading, theatre, communication, Egypt and film.

I know too much about ...

communication analysis, but can anyone really know too much?

My parents always told me ...

to stop talking in class.

My childhood ambition ...

was and still is to be an actress.

My favorite memory ...

stepping out of the plane into a blissful warm breeze when I first landed in Luxor.

Why I write ...

to earn money, to help others, to give voice to my opinions.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

any book I can read, watching Lie To Me/ The Mentalist, listening to Muse.

My first job ...

was DJing in a local pub when I was just 14.

My best moment ...

I cannot choose, there are many.

My inspiration ...

is endless in the world around me.

Hobbies & Games > Kids Crafts December crafts for kids

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December crafts often connect with Christmas more than anything else but it's worth keeping the weather in mind. Many often see their first snow fall in December and this provides much inspiration. Black and purple craft papers with white chalk make excellent drawings to illustrate a dark and snowy winter night. You can smudge the chalk to create that soft fuzzy edge which so often shows in reality. It's a good opportunity to examine light and shadow in art. Snowmen are popular so why not use the cardboard middle of the toilet roll and cover with cotton wool to make a soft snowman. You can...

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