• celebrating Bonfire Night during lockdown
    Monday Happy List

    Monday Happy List {Week 317}

    November 9, 2020 - By 

    I love to start the week by writing the Monday Happy List. 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 love to write. Monday Happy List {Week 317} I wasn’t really expecting to celebrate Bonfire Night this year but our street had a socially-distanced get together last week. We lit some fireworks we had and the kids all played with sparklers. It was really cold but lovely to see each other before the next…

  • 10 handmade gifts to sew this Christmas
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    10 handmade gifts to sew this Christmas

    November 8, 2020 - By 

    Disclosure – this is a sponsored post Are we allowed to mention the C word yet? I started my Christmas planning as soon as the kids went back to school in September and am pretty pleased to say I’ve finished most of my Christmas shopping and meal planning. I always feel that if I start early I can enjoy December and the lead up to Christmas Day. Handmade gifts are something I love to give and receive and this is also something I make an early start on. However it’s never too late to start and I thought it would…

  • Visiting the Battle of Britain Bunker with kids
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    Visiting the Battle of Britain Bunker with kids

    November 7, 2020 - By 

    A few weeks ago we finally organised a visit to the Battle of Britain Bunker with our kids. It was a place we had wanted to visit since it opened. You must pre-book a tour of the bunker online, but it was free with our Hillingdon First card. We drove to the Bunker which is one of the few remaining buildings from RAF Uxbridge which closed in 2010. Visiting the Battle of Britain Bunker with kids The Battle of Britain Bunker is an underground operations room at RAF Uxbridge, formerly used by No. 11 Group Fighter Command during the Second…

  • Christmas Wreath Kit from I Do Handmade
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    {Giveaway} Christmas Wreath Kit from I Do Handmade

    November 5, 2020 - By 

    Get ready for a crafty Christmas with a variety of creative kits from I Do Handmade. Created by mother and daughter team Becky and Wendy, I Do Handmade is on a mission to encourage everyone to give the gift of creativity this season. All kits are designed to help people switch off from the world and give busy lives a dose of calm by getting creative. Christmas Wreath Kit from I Do Handmade From making your own wreath kits to kindness advent calendar kits, there’s something suitable for all ages. We were kindly gifted the Christmas Wreath kit to try at…

  • Thanksgiving colouring sheet for adults
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    {Free} Thanksgiving colouring sheet for adults

    November 4, 2020 - By 

    If you’re looking for a mindful activity this November then you’ll love my free printable Thanksgiving colouring sheet for adults. I love sharing free printables and this Thanksgiving themed printable is great for keeping adults (and kids too!) of all ages busy. Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the United States, and this year Thanksgiving occurs on Thursday, 26th November. What you will need: our printable Thanksgiving colouring sheet for adults favourite colouring pencils Free Thanksgiving colouring sheet for adults Thanksgiving is all about celebrating harvest and blessings of the past year. Despite 2020 being a terrible year there…

  • exploring Cliveden
    Monday Happy List

    Monday Happy List {Week 316}

    November 2, 2020 - By 

    I love to start the week by writing the Monday Happy List. 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 love to write. Monday Happy List {Week 316} We had a really lovely half term. My husband took the week off and we managed to visit my mum, stay in a hotel, eat out, carve pumpkins and do all kinds of fun things together. The kids spent a day at the Iver Environment Centre…

  • Build Your Own Marble Run {review}
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    Build Your Own Marble Run {review}

    November 1, 2020 - By 

    We were recently sent a Marble Run kit, the latest kit from Build Your Own who make sustainable toys with less plastic. The Build Your Own range is suitable for children (and adults!) aged 8 and up. They use visual perception and thinking skills and make great STEM toys (ones which utilises science, technology, engineering and mathematics). *** Pop on over to my Instagram page where I’m giving away one of these fantastic BYO Marble Run kits. *** Build Your Own Marble Run BYO marble run kit comes in a smart cardboard box with all the pieces pre-printed for you…

  • Cricut Halloween infusible ink coasters
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    Cricut Halloween infusible ink coasters

    October 31, 2020 - By 

    Disclosure – I was sent some of these products to review My children love Halloween. It’s a fun season and with a trip to the pumpkin patch, carving pumpkins and making a Halloween gingerbread house, we certainly have kept the fun in Halloween. Tomorrow we’re going on a scavenger hunt around the neighbourhood to look for decorated houses, and I have some really fun Halloween food from M&S for a spooky tea party. I received some Infusible Ink products from Cricut and thought they would be perfect for some Halloween crafting. Cricut Halloween coasters supplies: Cricut Maker Cricut Infusible Ink…

  • Gingerbread Gift Guide 2020
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    Gingerbread Gift Guide 2020

    October 30, 2020 - By 

    Disclosure: Products marked with an * were sent for inclusion in this gift guide, however all opinions are my own. Gingerbread Gift Guide 2020 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 out. This year I’ve picked up quite a few gingerbread house kits, gingerbread biscuits and even gingerbread mulled wine. I thought it would be fun to put them all in one place for my readers to see too. My Gingerbread Gift Guide 2020 features gingerbread ornaments, gingerbread books, necklaces, kits and more.…