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COLLECTING 

STAMP 

fascinating hobby that you can 

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small and build an 

start 

collection. Page 11 

impressive 

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APP 

millions of apps in daily use, 

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not try designing your own? 

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You Heard Of These 

Have 

Hobbies? 

Unusual 

your clothes looking creased?! Well have 

Are 

heard of something called Extreme 

you 

- sometimes shorted to EI? 

Ironing 

ironing is an extreme sport in which 

Extreme 

take ironing boards to remote 

people 

and iron items of clothing. According 

locations 

the Extreme Ironing Bureau, extreme 

to 

is "the latest danger sport that 

ironing 

the thrills of an extreme outdoor 

combines 

with the satisfaction of a well-pressed 

activity 

shirt. 

back in 1980 by Tony Hiam in 

Started 

as a joke inspired by his brother-in- 

Yorkshire 

it is now a worldwide hobby which has 

law, 

Extreme Ironing go as far as the Everest 

seen 

Camp and inspired many other extreme 

Base 

people really do collect tea bags and 

Yes, 

things related to tea! 

all 

until around 1820, tea was sold loose 

Up 

measured out by weight. 

and 

1908 a man called Thomas Sullivan 

By 

wrapping individual portions of tea 

began 

very small bags which were originally 

in 

of silk or gauze. 

made 

evolved to the tea bag being wrapped 

This 

a protective outer and the hobby of tea 

in 

collecting could begin! 

bag 

not unusual for the collector to collect 

It's 

items related to tea - pots, spoons, 

ANY 

cups and whole tea sets. 

china 

outer wrappings of tea bags can have 

The 

intricate artwork on them 

extremely 

to the tea brand and make a 

relating 

collection. 

magnificent 

also a very low cost hobby to start as 

It's 

can gather examples as you eat out 

you 

also if you join a tea collecting club 

and 

members will be very happy to swop 

other 

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Stamp Collecting - an 

Postage 

to date hobby! Why 

up 

use them all-day, every-day. 

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thought about designing 

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Some people actually start 

hobby. 

own soap-making business!. 

their 

whose roots can 

pomeridianum), 

crushed in water to form a 

be 

(Saponaria officinalis) 

Soapwort 

contain the same main 

also 

a compound called 

ingredient, 

which forms the foamy 

saponin, 

and is also a toxin used to 

lather, 

fish in streams to make 

stupefy 

people learned that fats 

Later, 

react with alkalies in the 

would 

soaps are made from fats 

Today, 

oils that react with lye (sodium 

and 

Solid fats like coconut 

hydroxide). 

palm oil, tallow (rendered beef 

oil, 

or lard (rendered pork fat), are 

fat), 

to form bars of soap that stay 

used 

START MAKING 

YOUR OWN 

SOAP-YOU'LL 

LOVE THE 

RESULTS! 

THE FIRST 

SOAPS WERE 

THE SAP OF 

PLANTS 

The first soaps were probably the 

saps of certain plants, such as the 

BY MARK EVE 

Soap Plant (Chlorogalum 

We're so used to just picking up some 

lather, and used as a shampoo. 

soap at the local chemist or using a 

shower gel or bath product we got as a 

Christmas present - we tend to forget 

Other plants, such as Soapbark 

that years ago people actually made 

(Quillaja saponaria), Soapberry 

(Sapindus mukorossi), and 

their own soap! 

Do you know it is probably better for 

your skin and is it a really popular 

them easy to catch. 

ashes left over from a fire to 

produce saponified compounds 

such as sodium stearate and the 

related potassium stearate. 

hard and resist dissolving in the 

water left in the soap dish. 

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soft. and 

warm liquid fats react with the lye 

As 

and perfumes are often added. 

dyes 

hardening liquid is then poured 

The 

molds, where it continues to react, 

into 

heat. After a day, the bars 

generating 

with the oils. 

reacted 

are often superfatted, so after all 

Soaps 

the lye has reacted with the fats, 

of 

are still fats left over. This is 

there 

so no lye is left to irritate the 

reacts, 

and the resulting soap is not too 

skin, 

OLIVE OIL ISN'T JUST 

FOR COOKING... 

Oils such as olive oil, soybean oil, or 

canola oil make softer soaps. Castile 

soap is any soap that is made primarily 

of olive oil, and is known for being mild 

and begin to saponify, they start to 

thicken like pudding. At this point 

can be cut and wrapped, but the 

saponification process continues for a 

few weeks, until all of the lye has 

WANT TO MAKE 

YOUR OWN SOAP? 

The simplest way to try soap making at 

home is to use something called a 

important for two reasons. First, the 

resulting soap is easier to cut, and feels 

soap-base. 

smoother on the skin. Second, the 

extra fats make sure that all of the lye 

This is something you can purchase 

very easily online or at a hobby and 

craft store. 

alkaline. 

It's similar to a block of soap you might 

buy but it melts when heated and this 

allows you to add fragrance from 

essential oils, natural items such as 

salt if you'd like to make an exfoliating 

soap or maybe some natural colours to 

make it look good to give as a gift! 


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It doesn’t matter if you are 

enjoy. 

or old. 

young 

can collect. 

you 

this case you can certainly say more 

In 

for your hobby. 

need 

books, stamp hinges, stamp 

Stock 

magnifiers, glassing envelopes, 

tongs, 

pages, drying books, perforation 

blank 

water mark detector, stamp 

gauge, 

stamp catalogues, binders 

mounts, 

of course stamp albums. 

and 

may look like big shopping list 

This 

there is no reason to be panic. 

but 

like many other collecting 

Not 

this hobby doesn’t have to be 

hobbies, 

at all. 

expensive 

a stamp album. 

is 

stamp album keeps your stamps 

The 

Look for something that is 

manner. 

in quality 

high 

POSTAGE 

STAMP 

COLLECTING 

A philatelist can study 

various aspects of 

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other philatelic 

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BY TOBY SPENCER 

Collecting stamps is a great hobby 

that people from all over the world 

This hobby is not only fun, interesting 

Here is a list of supplies that you will 

but you can also learn a lot. There is a 

whole wide world collecting stamp 

community for you to be part of. The 

key for collecting stamps is the variety 

is better. If you are new to this hobby 

you have must realize that you have to 

have stamp collecting supplies ready 

before you start your collection of 

stamps. 

You don’t have to spend a lot of money 

on expensive equipment and supplies. 

. 

Let’s start with the one item that 

collectors cannot do without and that 

safe while at the same time it enables 

you to organize your collection and to 

display your stamps in an attractive 


hinge. 

stamp hinge is a small, folded, 

A 

but these are specially 

tweezers, 

for picking up and handling 

designed 

Tongs are available in both 

stamps. 

steel and plastic. Either type 

stainless 

for in stamps? 

looking 

you research local events you will 

If 

close to home. 

venues 

can be a great opportunity to 

These 

stamps close up. 

see 

course the best place to look for 

Of 

have been in business since 1856. 

who 

our their website. They 

Check 

What you should look for is an album 

that contains plenty of space for your 

stamps and have strong bindings with 

thick pages made from good quality 

acid free paper. Another smart item 

you cannot do without is a stamp 

rectangular piece of paper or glassine 

coated with a gum. One end of the 

hinge is gummed onto the back of a 

stamp and the other end is gummed 

onto the album page. 

This helps to firmly hold the stamp on 

the page. These hinges are very 

So that gives you some idea of the 

inexpensive and around a thousand 

can be purchased for a 

equipment you need to start stamp 

collecting but what should you be 

few pounds. Stamp tongs look like 

often find stamp collectors fairs in 

will do, but make sure you choose 

tongs that do not have sharp edges, as 

they may tear and ruin your stamp 

stamp collecting items is on auction 

sites and specialist websites. 

One of the most famous companies for 

Stamp Collectors is Stanley Gibbons 

A stamp collector 

or philatelist 

collects postage 

stamps as a hobby. 

specialise in rare stamps along with 

bank notes and coins. 

www.stanleygibbons.com 


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If you're making 

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along with variants, are now 

events, 

held in some other countries 

also 

DID YOU KNOW 

THAT 

LEARNING TO 

SPELL IS A 

HOBBY?! 

It only lasted one series on TV , but the 

show called The Big Spell back in 2017 

has started a whole new interest in 

spelling as a skill. 

Based on the Spelling Bee contests so 

is a spelling bee? 

What 

National Spelling bee is famous in 

The 

popular in the USA, The Big Spell saw 

America and draws large crowds both 

teams of young people compete 

through to the final, proving they really 

in person and in arenas who gather to 

were the best at spelling! 

watch the competition, 

A spelling bee is a competition in 

For many of us, the use of computers 

and spell check has sent our spelling 

which contestants are asked to spell a 

broad selection of words, usually with 

skills to the bottom of the class! 

a varying degree of difficulty. The 

concept is thought to have originated 

in the United States and spelling bee 

THE WORD 

"DICTIONARY" WAS 

INVENTED BY AN 

ENGLISHMAN CALLED 

JOHN OF GARLAND IN 

1220 — HE HAD 

WRITTEN A BOOK 

DICTIONARIUS TO HELP 

WITH LATIN "DICTION" 

the world. 

around 

use of the word bee has nothing to 

The 

with the insect - it is usually used 

do 

a group of people gather 

when 

to complete the same 

together 

activity. 


even if you don't want to 

Q:So 

in a National 

compete 

mnemonics 

Use 

information can be 

Remembering 

But when you give that 

difficult. 

more meaning, it 

information 

easier to memorize. 

becomes 

devices turn information 

Mnemonic 

Rhymes such as, 'i before e 

remember. 

examples of this'. 

are 

are some commonly used 

Here 

that lots of people spell 

words 

incorrectly. See how many you 

is a great hobby you can learn 

Spelling 

and also amaze your family 

anywhere 

does learning 

Competition, 

spell better, help you? 

to 

A: Yes, yes, yes! 

There will be lots of times when you 

can't use spell check and it gives you 

confidence to know the word. It's also 

fun to learn where the words come 

from. 

Here's a an example of a easy way to 

remember spelling: 

get right: 

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basically 

into a picture, a sentence, a rhyme or 

beginning 

anything else that’s easier to 

believe 

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interrupt 

until 

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IF YOU CAN 

DREAM IT, YOU 

Remember.... 

W A L T D I S N E Y 

DO IT 

CAN 



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your smartphone? 

on 

have become such a part of our 

They 

travelling or day-to-day life 

studying, 

them. 

without 

assistance such as Email, 

productivity 

and contact databases, but 

calendar, 

mobile games, factory automation, 

as 

and location-based services, 

GPS 

and ticket purchases, 

order-tracking, 

that there are now millions of apps 

so 

APP 

DESIGNING 

AS A HOBBY 

'App' is short for 

'software 

"PERFECT FOR 

application' and 

was PARTIES listed as word AND 

CELEBRATIONS" 

of the year in 2010! 

BY TOBY SPENCER 

Can you imagine life without the apps 

what is a mobile app?* 

So 

mobile app or mobile application is 

A 

everyday life, it's hard to imagine 

a computer program or software 

application designed to run on a 

In real terms, they are actually a very 

mobile device such as a phone/tablet 

*credit to Wikipedia 

recent addition to our lives. But their 

impact has been astounding. 

or watch. 

Apps were originally intended for 

the public demand for apps caused 

rapid expansion into other areas such 

available. 

Apps are generally downloaded from 

application distribution platforms 

which are operated by the owner of 

the mobile operating system, such as 

the App Store (iOS) or Google Play 

Store. 


many apps are there? Can I put 

How 

app on there? 

my 

why would I start app design as a 

So 

hobby? 

basis! 

if your app never gets launched 

Even 

the Google Play Store? 

in 

with 4.119 billion 

Facebook 

There are two main platforms to 

download apps to your phone - Google 

Playstore and the Apple Store. 

With around 2.8 million apps on 

Google Playstore and another 2.2 

million available on the Apple Store, it 

looks like the market for apps is pretty 

crowded but there is always room for 

more and who knows, your App might 

be the next best seller! 

So what are the most popular apps 

It's really interesting! Imagine you 

think of the next big app and millions 

downloads 

Facebook Messenger with 3.408 

of people use your ideas on a daily 

billion downloads 

WhatsApp with 2.979 billion 

downloads 

it's a great way to learn about 

technology and coding. 

Instagram with 1.843 billion 

downloads 

Skype with 1.039 billion downloads 

WANT TO FIND OUT MORE 

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