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3D version and animation scene mockup of a crocheted Dendennis amigurumi figure.

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Anche se non ho la minima possibilità di sferruzzare un po' in questo periodo, posso sempre ammirare queste meraviglie! ♥
E resistere alla tentazione!!!

The urge to craft has come back with a vengeance.  I am totally besotted with amigurumi right now and have been itching to create a design of my own. So here's my first one which was inspired by the birds from my blog banner.

Introducing my chubby little bird, Tweedle.

He was created in the traditional ami method of single crochets worked in rounds. His wings were a little more complicated, using half, single and double crochets. Mum helped me design them while she was here at Christmas.

Emily is asking for one in pink so I'm going to be make one for her room that is scented.

As promised in a previous post, here are some real recipes for kids. Not a better resource than Lerner Books’ series of Easy Menu Ethnic Cooking. With over 30 titles representing countries all over the world, Lerner provides systematic, lively cooking challenges for responsible young chefs. Featured on the San Francisco Public Library Asian Heritage list, these small-format books offer good illustrations, manageable recipes and an appealing format.

The World Cookbook for Students, another great resource, targets U.S. students in schools where preparing an international dish is a regular assignment. Bobbie Kalman’s Multicultural Meals presents simple vegetarian recipes appropriate for elementary school kids to prepare (with supervision), including curry, pita toppers, greek salad, spinach quiche (with a prepared pie crust), and Thai coconut soup and noodles. Matthew Locriccio’s International Cookbook for Kids has a simple “On your Mark, Get Set, Cook!” format suitable for the somewhat experienced middle schooler. Mollie Katzen, well-known chef for grownups, has two vegetarian cookbooks, Pretend Soup And Other Real Recipes (with educator Ann Henderson) and Salad People and More Real Recipes. Both offer young cooking enthusiasts experience with counting, measuring, and other culinary skills and include advice for supervising adults as well.

Hope these books will inspire the kids in your life to cook up a real multicultural meal!