• Win a copy of Peppa Loves Doctors and Nurses
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    Win a copy of Peppa Loves Doctors and Nurses

    June 11, 2020 - By 

    There are lots of lovely initiatives to help raise awareness and funds for the current situation. I knew my readers would love to hear all about the new release from Ladybird, who have just published a new Peppa Pig picture book to support a Covid-19 charity. Peppa Loves Doctors and Nurses Today Ladybird publishes a new Peppa Pig picture book – Peppa Loves Doctors and Nurses.  And what’s more, 10% of the RRP will go directly to support a Covid-19 charity doing incredible work in these tricky times.  The Covid-19 Urgent Appeal, run by NHS Charities Together, will benefit from…

  • Playmobil Back to the Future DeLorean {review}
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    Playmobil Back to the Future DeLorean {review}

    June 10, 2020 - By 

    At the start of lockdown in March we sat down as a family and made a list of the films we wanted to watch. It included old favourites and new releases we hadn’t got round to watching. We’ve always enjoyed watching films and with trips to the cinema out of the question, then a family film night can be just as fun. A few weeks ago we settled down to watch Back to the Future as chosen by my husband. The children loved it and watched the trailers for the other two films in the series too. We were really…

  • Father’s Day wood burning craft for tweens
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    Father’s Day wood burning craft for tweens

    June 9, 2020 - By 

    My children love to have something to look forward to. So do I! We have been planning Father’s Day for a few weeks now and are excited to share some of our new crafts with you. Have you ever tried pyrography before? You can use a wood burning tool to create great results and we used it to make something really fun for Father’s Day. Materials Needed: pyrography wood burning tool 3 wood circle cutouts 3 craft magnets Hot glue gun and glue sticks Father’s Day wood burning craft: Begin by setting up and turning on your wood burning tool. If…

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    Monday Happy List

    Monday Happy List: Life in Lockdown {Week 11}

    June 8, 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 usually a post I love to write but obviously life has changed considerably for us and everyone else in the UK over the last few months. Life is strange at the moment for everyone but I still want to try and record some of our happier moments. Monday Happy List {Week 295} We are making a huge…

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    {How to keep kids busy} collecting free BEAR YoYo cards

    June 6, 2020 - By 

    Are you managing to keep your kids occupied? As the weeks go on I have to admit that my children are getting more and more dis-interested in their school work. It’s a real struggle to keep them motivated so I am looking at other ways of supporting their learning at home whilst they are not able to go to school. How to keep kids busy So far I’ve shared our geocaching adventures, the free tree identification app we use when we go out on our walks, as well as the free Summer Reading Challenge which has just launched for 2020.…

  • Geocaching with kids {making walks fun!}
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    Geocaching with kids {making walks fun!}

    June 5, 2020 - By 

    Lockdown is going on for a long time. I know we shouldn’t complain as we are safe at home but it can be tiring walking the same paths every day. A few weeks into lockdown we tried geocaching again. This is something we have dipped into over the last 10 years and have always enjoyed. Ideas for making walks with kids fun There are a number of different things we’ve tried to keep our kids entertained on walks. Our children love being outside but the idea of just going for a walk doesn’t excite them. There are a few different…

  • simple mosaic hearts
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    Making simple mosaic hearts

    June 4, 2020 - By 

    I’ve had some time to myself this week. I put my #sewalittlehappiness sampler to one side, and made some mosaics from a crafty subscription box. I really need some time to myself, especially after a day of home learning with my two. Since we’ve been at home I’ve treated myself to a few subscription boxes. I love having a craft I know I can finish in a few days. It seems a long time since I made my mosaic rainbow in a workshop. It’s one of my favourite makes and has been proudly on display in our window of rainbows,…

  • A trip to Langley Park Country Park, Bucks
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    A trip to Langley Park Country Park, Bucks

    June 3, 2020 - By 

    Our first picnic of the year took place at Langley Park. Now we are allowed to venture out further from home, we thought we would love to visit somewhere new. We’re frequent visitors to Black Park which is the other side of the A412, but had never visited Langley Park before. We packed the puppy and a picnic and set off to explore somewhere new. A trip to Langley Park Country Park, Bucks Langley Park is one of Buckinghamshire’s best kept secrets. Langley Park is steeped in history and a nationally important haven for wildlife. The car park is quite…

  • Painted rocks for our fairy garden
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    Painted rocks for fairy gardens

    June 2, 2020 - By 

    We’ve seen little fairy gardens cropping us all around us since lockdown began. They range from simple craft stick fairy doors to a really elaborate one which has fairies doing PE with Joe Wicks, and a window full of rainbow posters for the NHS. They’ve inspired my own children to build a fairy garden and we love seeing people stop to look at it. There are so many things you can add to a fairy garden. We used supplies we already had as non-essential shops are closed but made some fairy garden painted rocks to go in it. Painting rocks is…