• 24 hours in Bristol with kids!
    days out - parenting

    24 hours in Bristol with kids!

    August 26, 2017 - By 

    Do you ever have those crazy ideas where you say, let’s stop off on our long journey over the Bank Holiday weekend? As if the traffic isn’t usually bad enough over a BH weekend we broke our journey to south Devon in Bristol. It’s one of my favourite cities and one we rarely go to since we had our kids. I have such happy memories of exploring Bristol with my husband and longed to re-visit some of our old haunts. So we booked into the Bristol Marriot Royal Hotel for a whistle-stop adventure in Bristol as a family of four.…

  • Fuzzikins Craft Campervan Carry Case
    parenting - playing - toy review

    Fuzzikins Craft Campervan Carry Case

    August 25, 2017 - By 

    Have you heard of Fuzzikins Craft – A fuzzi world of fun and imagination? My children love creative toys so were delighted to receive the Fuzzikins Craft Campervan, another collectable kit from Fuzzikins Craft who are currently sponsoring Disney Junior weekday afternoons. We had a day last week where I really needed to stay in for a delivery, so we got this toy out. It kept my children busy for ages! Fuzzikins Craft Campervan from InterPlay Fuzzikin Cats love life on the open road and like nothing better than to drive their cool Campervan to the beach and party! Inside there…

  • easy Q tip blackberry craft for kids to make this autumn
    Autumn - crafts

    Q tip blackberries craft

    August 25, 2017 - By 

    I can’t believe we’ve reached the letter Q in our weekly A-Z Play at Home blog hop already. It took me a while to think of a fun craft or activity around the letter Q and eventually I picked Q tips or cotton buds – the ones that are used for cleaning ears. It’s something every home has and I’m sure has lots of crafting possibilities. For our Q tip blackberries craft we used: Q tips an elastic band white card black/purple/green paint We recently picked a load of blackberries and made them into a delicious apple and blackberry pie.…

  • crafts - Summer

    Gummy Bear Coconut Water Ice Lollies

    August 24, 2017 - By 

    The weather has been pretty poor over the school holidays but we’ve had a ew nice days here and there. With the weather forecasting good weather we had a go at making some ice lollies in some little moulds I bought at Flying Tiger. The recipe was simple but it was something the kids could do and enjoy. You can make any kind of homemade lollies but I wanted them to be eye catching so used cute little gummy bears! Equipment to make Gummy Bear Coconut Water Ice Lollies Coconut water Gummy bears Lolly moulds from Flying Tiger How to…

  • Our Sylvanian Families Busy Box
    crafts - Friends of Sylvanian Families

    Our Sylvanian Families Busy Box

    August 24, 2017 - By 

    A while ago we made our Lego mad son a Lego Busy Box to keep him busy on car journeys. It’s been really successful and gone everywhere with us, but his younger sister wanted her own version. Now she’s not quite as obsessed with Lego as he is so instead we made her a Sylvanian Families Busy Box. It’s no secret that my 5 year old is Sylvanian Families obsessed. She spends all her pocket money on the toys and all her time making little videos of her playsets. She really loves the babies so her Sylvanian Families Busy Box…

  • Back to School giveaway with Duck Tape
    competition - crafts - Duck Tape crafts

    Back to School with Duck Tape {giveaway}

    August 23, 2017 - By 

    Yesterday was spent buying school shoes and this morning I was stitching on name labels. I even ordered the hot dinners for my daughter who is going into Year 1. I’m feeling pretty pleased with myself as I hate having to rush around and do everything last minute. Being prepared means we can spend the last few weeks of the holiday at the park with friends and crafting. My son is starting Year 3 and he’s been seriously excited about his stationery list! If you’re looking for some fun Back to School crafts then you may want to stock up…

  • driving - parenting

    My car safety checklist

    August 23, 2017 - By 

    Photo by Ben Neale on Unsplash I’m so excited as we are getting our hands on our new (to us!) car today. My husband loves cars and since we’ve had the kids we’ve opted for quite comfy cars, big enough to carry all our stuff. I don’t know about you but we have a lot of stuff. Our house is full, the sheds are full and stuff overflows to the car. Luckily my husband had a secret floor of the boot where we kept all our car essentials. When we emptied the old car to sell it, out came the kites, the picnic…

  • Top Bank Holiday Netflix faves for kids
    Netflix Stream Team - parenting

    Top Bank Holiday Netflix faves for kids

    August 22, 2017 - By 

    I just love how my children watch their favourite programmes. I remember me and my sister took it in turns to choose the tv programmes we’d watch after school. We argued so much that we were assigned days of the week! I’m not sure it stopped us arguing but it makes me giggle even now. My kids however, have the luxury of their favourite shows at their fingertips and I have to be honest, I still find this a bit strange!  When they were little they watched CBeebies but instead of switching over to CBBC as they got older they…

  • Summer holidays weekly vlog
    homestyle - Monday Happy List - Summer

    Monday Happy Things {Week 151}

    August 21, 2017 - By 

    Our Summer holidays are whizzing by. I can’t believe we’ve had four weeks of adventures already. We were really lucky to go away for a few days and have a change of scene. It was lovely to do normal things, like watch films at home and take the kids to the park. We wanted to help my daughter ride her bike without her stabilisers but let’s just say, she was a little reluctant! Monday Happy Things {Week 151} Whist we were away we visited The Courts Garden, Holt and the Fairy and Dragon Grotto at Whitehall Garden Centre. We’d never…