Think I might try this.....

Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day - More DIY How To Projects

In knots....

How to tie a tie at neckties.com

....and at the lower end

Ian's shoelace site ....34 different ways (sorry......how many?) to lace one's sensible shoes

Finger knitting

I'm older than I like to remember and I never knew how to do this (Oh Ma, you failed me!!) Now where's that bloody wool.........

Cleaning tips

How To Clean Your Toilet With Coke

Lots more cleaning tips here at VideoJug It makes me feel quite tired!

Space Puppets

Scans for instructions to make the toys you always wished you'd had at Black Olives on my Fingertips

Build your own metal detector.....cheap

Turn A Calculator Into A Metal Detector - video powered by Metacafe

Tie tips......

....especially for Jonny......apparently he's gone "all smart". So he can check out all the essential knots here to augment his future pulling power.

Shamelessly filtched (including the picture) from Lifehacker

Making your own entertainment

Somebody used to do this when I was a kid, can't remember whether it was Dad or Granda......complete with lit cigarette!

Found at Modern Mechanix via BoingBoing

Fold a towel cat....

....in pictures at WikiHow

How To Make Bag That Puts Chopsticks

And if a 10 year old can do it so can you! From Howcast

Cupcake fun

Daizy reaches the "dizzy" heights of age 8 on Monday.....and somewhere along the way she's discovered the joys of baking. There's plenty of colourful ideas for decorating the finished item here at cupcakefun

Don't think I'll be trying this at home!

How To Make Fire Balls - video powered by Metacafe

A prickly subject

Now, those cacti that I brought back from Amsterdam don't look anything like the ones on the left......yet.

I think I'll be refering to this website when it gets round to the growing season

British Cactus and Succulent Society

LATER....When I got round to actually reading some of the content I found I'd already probably killed the poor things by watering them....firstly, when I shouldn't have, secondly, the wrong way... even if it was the right time to do it.

In short.....THEY'RE DOOMED!

Video guides on how to do just about anything

At 5min.com
Here we learn how to make a balloon hat.....just because there's times in life when EVERYONE needs a balloon hat!

Beginners origami.....

.....with video instructions at PEM Origami (Don't forget the Canon 3D website for downloadable origami papers)

It's a wrap!

At WrapArt......you'll thank them for this when you run out of wrapping paper on Christmas Eve!

Make your OWN soft toys......

More information and download the Plushie demonstration package here (Windows only)

DIY Christmas decorations with pizazz

Simple but stylish!

Find out how at Design*Sponge

How-to videos for science experiments

"Are you a fan of Instructables or SuTree? Looking for a place with just science-related items? SciVee is a site for video clips of science experiments and processes that might be just up your alley. The service originally opened up to the public in late August but today is unveiling a newer, updated look with some new features to help users find and interact with content."

(To my shame I can't remember where I copied and pasted this from.....when I work it out I'll post a credit)

Perhaps someone with more highly developed scientific tendencies than me would like to review, Chris?.....I just thought it looked like it might be interesting!

This one's for Ma......

VideoJug: How To Deal With Ants