• Egg in vinegar experiment for kids
    Crafts for kids - Easter - STEM activity

    Egg in vinegar experiment for kids

    March 16, 2021 - By 

    Looking for an easy Easter egg experiment for kids? We have shared lots of Easter egg crafts but now my children are a little older they want experiments they can learn from. With Easter coming up next month we wanted to try some science experiments at home with eggs. We have already tried dyeing our eggs with natural ingredients which was great fun.  We’ve used vinegar before with some of our science at home experiments. Today we’re going to share our egg in vinegar experiment and tell you what happens when you place a fresh egg in a cup of vinegar…

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    Monday Happy List

    Monday Happy List {Week 335}

    March 15, 2021 - By 

    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 Happy List {Week 335} Last week was a little strange with both my kids back to school. They were both so happy to see all their friends again and were kept busy with their sports clubs. This term Little sis is trying football and…

  • Easy Cricut storage jar labels
    Crafts for adults - Cricut Maker

    Easy Cricut storage jar labels

    March 14, 2021 - By 

    I love my Cricut machine and have been using a lot for projects around our home. One thing I really wanted to do was update the storage jar labels on all my glass storage jars. We did our kitchen a few years ago and put our dry goods into glass jars. I’ve used sticky labels and even a label printer to make labels for each jar but recently I wanted to make labels in the same size and font for all of the glass jars. This is the type of project that the Cricut was made for and I really…

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    Family Life

    School dinner cake recipe

    March 13, 2021 - By 

    One of my strongest memories of my days at secondary school, alongside teachers and lessons of course, was the food from the school canteen. I made pretty poor food choices when I was younger although it clearly didn’t do me any harm. In fact I don’t remember there much being many healthy choices, certainly not like the secondary school I work in today. I’ve been thinking a lot about secondary schools recently as my son just found out which school he will be going to in September. It made me nostalgic for the classic school dinner cake I enjoyed at…

  • Felt Shamrock craft for kids
    Crafts for kids - St Patrick's Day crafts

    Felt Shamrock craft for kids

    March 11, 2021 - By 

    We are looking forward to celebrating St Patrick’s Day this year. Whilst my children have been learning to sew more we thought it would be fun to stitch some seasonal felt shamrocks. Our Felt Shamrock craft for kids is a great activity to celebrate St Patrick’s Day, and also a lot of fun to stitch. List of supplies for our felt shamrock craft: Green felt Needle Stuffing Green Cotton Scissors Felt shamrock template How to stitch a felt Shamrock for kids Select green coloured felt for our shamrock stitching craft.  Print and cut out the shamrock pattern of your choice…

  • Pi Day hama bead necklace
    Crafts for kids

    Pi Day hama bead necklace

    March 9, 2021 - By 

    We celebrate Pi Day at the secondary school I work at so I thought it would be fun to celebrate Pi Day at home with my children this year. Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th, it’s an annual celebration of the mathematical sign pi. Founded in 1988 by physicist Larry Shaw, March 14th was selected because the numerical date (3.14) represents the first three digits of pi, it also happens to be Albert Einstein’s birthday. What is Pi? pi—which is written as the Greek letter for p, or π—is the ratio of the circumference of any circle to the diameter…

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    Monday Happy List

    Monday Happy List {Week 334}

    March 8, 2021 - By 

    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. Today both my children went back to the classroom and we couldn’t be happier! However last week was all about our last week of home learning and celebrating World Book Day. Monday Happy List {Week 334} As a family that loves to read World Book…

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    A Spring Refresh Q&A

    March 7, 2021 - By 

    Image Credit: Wayfair.co.uk Spring is my favourite season. The weather is warmer, the days are longer and the garden is springing into life. I’ve teamed up with Wayfair to bring you ‘Spring Spruce Ups’, a collection of advice, inspiration, and little DIY hacks for you to try at home ahead of the spring season. A Spring Refresh Q&A with Jenny at the gingerbread house blog Wayfair: What expert tips do you have when it comes to keeping your home organised and clutter free? Living with two young children means our home can get quite messy. Despite our best intentions (and…

  • How to make a Book Nook
    Crafts for kids - World Book Day ideas

    How to make a Book Nook

    March 6, 2021 - By 

    A few days ago we shared our plans to make a book nook to celebrate World Book Day. The children had lots of ideas for celebrating World Book Day and we did so much crafting last week! We made our own book marks, decorated World Book Day cupcakes inspired by Varjak Paw (our current book), shared a giveaway to win a copy of the latest Draw With Rob book and planned our own book nooks. What is a Book Nook? A Book Nook is basically a small diorama of an alleyway visible between the books on your shelves. Search on…