Tomorrow marks the 75th anniversary of VE day. Although both my children are only KS1 at primary school, I was surprised not to see anything in their home schooling provided by their teachers this week. I think it's incredibly important for our children to understand our history and so, off to ... READ MORE »
Creations
How to make the perfect bubble mixture every time
You must have been there. You've ran out of bubbles from that single bottle provided and your kids are demanding more. You mix water and washing up liquid together in a vague recollection that it makes bubble solution, but the truth is that they never quite work. We've played around with ... READ MORE »
3 ways to have a great Easter in lockdown
Needless to say this is going to be an Easter with a difference. With a semi lockdown in place and social distancing in the forefront of everyone's mind, Easter isn't cancelled in our house but we will be doing a few things to try and make it a little more special for the kids this year. ... READ MORE »
Toilet Roll Spiders
Storm Ciara has kept us indoors this week, so the craft trolley has taken a serious hammering. I love that my children love creating things as much as I do so when the Little Man came in after having a wee with two toilet roll holders asking to make some spiders, this is what we came up with ... READ MORE »
Crochet Baby Blanket – free pattern
I made a few versons of this crochet baby blanket as new baby gifts for friends over the past 12 months, but I had to hold off sharing the pattern until now in fear of the new mummies would see it. We are now clear though, all blankets have been gifted and I am free to share. Hurrah! ... READ MORE »
Festive Cheer with Cheshire Cake Classes
Nestled in the Barrowmore Estate near Tarvin, lies the cutest little cake class workshop. Ran by Sarah Yearsley, this little sweet treat studio gives people the chance to learn how to decorate cakes to a professional standard. I'm no baker and have had a serious amount of Pinterest fails over ... READ MORE »
Make your own gingerbread men
With Christmas right around the corner, we have for one last Christmas craft. We recently made a stack of gingerbread people using a lovely cinnamon dough recipe. The good news about this is that is smells amazing, and continues to do so year on year. ... READ MORE »
How to make your own Christmas Eve plate
AD | craft challenge We were recently sent an amazing Christmas box filled with treats and supplies from Swizzels. The challenge was to create our own traditions by making a Christmas Eve plate with what we were provided. At a time of year, you are met with chocolate at every turn, Swizzels ... READ MORE »
Knitting kit: the Knit Kit Company challenge (and giveaway)
AD | review A little under 2 months ago The Knit Kit Company set me a little challenge to complete a knitting kit. Now if you follow the blog then you will know that I LOVE knitting and adore a knit kit. Being able to create beautiful things for my family and friends gives me the warm and ... READ MORE »
Make your own snowman cards
These photo's have been hiding in my laptop for the last few years and when I came across them this year, I thought it was time to share Henry's tiny baby feet! We've always made our own Christmas cards as not only is it a wonderful way to get creative at Christmas, but it also is a great way ... READ MORE »
Pine Cone Decorations
If you saw my posts a few weeks ago then you will have seen that we added some wire star Christmas decorations to our collection for this year. In addition to a few homemade bits, the kids and I usually make a homemade decoration gift for grandparents that we give out at the beginning of December ... READ MORE »
How to make wire star decorations for Christmas
Yes, I know it's only October, but Christmas preparation is well underway here! Each year we create a few new Christmas decorations and this year I've added wire stars to our collection. Made from copper and aluminium wire, this is a simple but effective make which is so easy to create. Win, ... READ MORE »
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