We are a family who love to play board game and do jigsaw puzzles together. We love this time of year because we are more than happy to stay in and do something together, especially if it involves using our brains and having some family fun! We were recently gifted some lovely jigsaw puzzles from…
Disclosure – collaborative post At this time of year my thoughts turn to our house and how many guests we will be welcoming over the next few weeks. This year we will be making up for last year and catching up with as many friends as we safely can. I love to keep my house…
Starting the week by writing the Monday Happy List is something I’ve been doing for a while. It’s a chance for me to sit down and reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. It’s a post I always love to write. Monday…
Although we’re not yet in December we couldn’t resist a little Christmas experiment this weekend. My daughter loved experimenting with Skittles and we had fun experimenting with the classic Skittles experiment, and adapting it for a little Halloween science too. We thought it would work just as well for Christmas so designed a Christmas tree…
I love counting down to Christmas. Our house is full of gingerbread houses to build and decorate, new crafts to try and of course, a tree to buy and decorate. I’m always on the look out for easy crafts for the kids to do, especially after school when we all need some craft time. Gingerbread…
A lot of people work out to lose weight and tone their bodies but some people exercise with the intent to gain weight and build as much muscle mass as possible. Gaining weight might sound easy for some of us, but it can actually be very challenging, especially if you are trying to build significant…
Starting the week by writing the Monday Happy List is something I’ve been doing for a while. It’s a chance for me to sit down and reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. It’s a post I always love to write. Monday…
I’ve been a huge fan of gingerbread for as long as I can remember. Every year I love to source gingerbread items to try at home with the family. This year I haven’t managed to find as many gingerbread themed items as previous years. However, I thought I would publish now and add any more…
Today it is my turn to take part in The 12 Days of Christmas blog tour. The book was published earlier this week and to celebrate lots of book reviewers will be sharing their thoughts about it. I love a festive book and I loved a previous book by the author, Poppy Alexander, The 12…