I can’t believe the summer holidays are nearly over. We’re going away visiting family next week so I thought I should pull out all the stops to ensure we’ve had lots of inexpensive fun this week. We’ve been dodging the weather and making sure we spend as much time outdoors as we can. I bought…
Month: August 2012
Giveaway: The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists Special Screening and Workshop
A couple of days ago I reviewed So You Want to be a Pirate? ,a little taster before the release of THE PIRATES! IN AN ADVENTURE WITH SCIENTISTS which is available on Blu-ray 3D™, Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital Download on September 10. I have the most amazing giveaway for readers of the gingerbread house -The…
Geri Livingston’s Bugbears
The toddler was sent copies of Geri Livingston’s Bugbears books to read. If you haven’t heard of them before the Bugbears live in a small world but have BIG adventures! The Bugbears have recently been re-launched and we received four paperback books to read – Happy Little Homes, Learn to Fly, Get their Wings and…
Day Zero – Month 23 (August)
On the 19 September 2010 I started a Day Zero list: a place to record your goals, discover new challenges, and gain motivation to achieve them. I have a list of 100 things I want to do over 1001 days. The list is due to be competed by 16 June 2013. Over the last two…
What would Mary Berry do?
For my birthday back in March I asked my husband to buy me Betty Crocker’s Gingerbread Cake & Cookie Mix. I’m not even sure where I saw it but I can’t resist gingerbread so had to have it. The best before date was today so I finally got round to baking it. I really wish…
Painting with Legos
I can write about our love of Lego ad infinitum. At the moment it seems all encompassing which is great because as a parent I believe it’s a great educational toy. We’ve had lots of fun with Lego. We make endless towers, houses, tunnels, bridges, and manage to use it alongside other toys such as…
A day with Julie Arkell
You may remember I wrote about a workshop I attended run by Julie Arkell. She’s an inspiring woman and I really enjoyed the opportunity to listen to her talking about her work and what inspires her. Well I never showed you what I made. First up is a Second World War-style brooch, made from cardboard…
Cross stitched heart mural
To compensate for the fact the poor 8 month old has to share a room with us I thought I would decorate her cot. Our bedroom is in the loft conversion so, unlike the rest of our Edwardian terraced house, it has a really modern feel. Her cot is a simple one from Ikea in…
Pirating advice (So You Want to be a Pirate? review)
I’m so pleased the toddler is beginning to like things other than Thomas. I was scared for my sanity but lately we’ve been enjoying episodes of all kinds of things and he was happy to watch So You Want to be a Pirate? the latest offering from Aardman and Sony Pictures Animation. Need to remember…