How can I not start off my weekly Monday Happy Things post with Parents evening? Now both my children attend the local school I had the pleasure of two parents evenings. It’s always lovely to hear other people saying nice things about your children and they both got glowing school reports. At 3 and 5…
Author: jenny
Cardboard tube rockets
I know that we are yet to celebrate Halloween but we have been busy thinking about crafts for Bonfire Night too. The other day we experimented with paper plate fireworks and today we wanted to share our cardboard tube rockets. To make cardboard tube rockets you will need: Cardboard tubes Metallic paint and paint brushes…
Win a £100 Amazon giveaway with DC Super Friends
If your children are looking for as much superhero action as possible in one place, DC Kids is their answer. DC Kids latest animated series features all of your favorite DC characters from Batman to Wonder Woman and even Aquaman joining forces against the bad guys. The DC Kids YouTube channel makes it easy for…
Celebrating Christmas with Stick Man
First published in 2008, Stick Man is Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s most festive picture book and is now the latest animated film by the Oscar nominated makers of The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo’s Child and Room on the Broom films. “Stick Man lives in the family tree With his Stick Lady Love and their Stick Children three.” But it’s dangerous being a Stick…
Divali lamp made with air drying clay
Little Sis and I have been going to our local Creation Station for a couple of weeks. She loves to craft and has been enjoying trying something new each week. This week she was experimenting with air drying clay and ended up making a lovely tea light holder which is perfect for celebrating divali. How…
How to make your own scratch paper
I love sharing the crafts I enjoyed as a child with my own children. I’ve seen plenty of scratch art kits around but nothing beats making your own from scratch – sorry, couldn’t resist. Equipment needed to make your own scratch paper Card Wax crayons Black acrylic paint Washing up liquid Sponge How to…
Aquabeads Sweets set
We’ve been sent a few lovely toys to review lately and the last one I wanted to tell you about today was the Aquabeads Sweets set. Aquabeads are small round coloured balls which stick together with a spray of water. My 3 year old loves them, which surprises me as they are quite small, so…
Doc McStuffins Pet Vet Interactive Doc and Pets
Last week we took part in a DocMcStuffins Pet Vet Twitter Party for the new range of toys in the Pet Vet range. We received a Doc McStuffins Pet Vet box with lot of surprises for our guests which included the Doc McStuffins Pet Vet Bag Playset, Doc McStuffins activity sheets, a Doc McStuffins costume, as well…
Xeno Koopies review
I recently received an email about Flair’s Xeno Koopies and I couldn’t resist their cute little faces and I knew my children would love them too. We received an orange one to review and we’ve all been having a lot of fun with it, it’s a little like having a new pet. Xeno Koopies are…