At the weekend I attended my first Blogtacular which bills itself as ‘a place for bloggers whose hearts beat with creativity to come together to meet, share and inspire’. I’ve been to a few blogging conferences in my time but none of them ever felt like I really belonged there. I had high hopes that…
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Win a Batman Unlimited /DC Super Friends toy basket worth £40
Do your children like Batman Unlimited, DC Super Friends and Scooby-Doo? If so you will love the giveaway I am hosting today for a Batman Unlimited /DC Super Friends toy basket worth £40. There are some amazing new videos from DCKids & Warner Bros’ new Youtube channels – included are favourites such as Batman Unlimited,…
Win tickets to the miffy the movie premiere
As a big Miffy fan I’m so excited to bring you the chance to attend the UK charity premiere of ‘miffy the movie’ on Sunday 21st June, the date of Miffy’s official 60th birthday, at VUE West End cinema, Leicester Square, London! I have 5 family tickets (2 adults and 2 children) to giveaway. Win…
Monday happy things
This morning I’m still catching up on sleep from attending the amazing event that was Blogtacular. I found it totally exhausting but fun and will hopefully write more about it another day. Back to my weekly Monday happy things post. As usual lots has made me smile this week. – Last week I took myself…
Minion bento with sweetcorn fritter
It’s been a while since I’ve put together a fun bento lunchbox. However this weekend we planned a fun day out and I wanted to make the children a special lunch. We’re all excited about the new new Minions film and I thought this would make a brilliant theme for lunch. So today I’m sharing…
Scrabble tile Father’s Day coaster
We celebrate Father’s Day with handmade gifts in our house. We’ve already been busy with decorating candles and drawing pictures. I thought I would try something a little more grown up with my stash of Scrabble tiles. Vintage Scrabble tiles 2mm cork sheet UHU POR glue Swann Morton scalpel How to make a Scrabble tile…
Casdon Little Cook Morphy Richards play set
At the moment my daughter is a little Mini Me. As much as she has her own *big* personality she also loves to do what I do, especially around the house. This week she’s been reviewing the Casdon Little Cook Morphy Richards play set which she says is her “best toy ever” and playing kitchen….
The Clangers returns to our screens
A large part of my parenting journey seem to a full on nostalgia-fest, reliving with my own children some of my favourite childhood toys and tv programmes. Did you know the Clangers are coming back to children’s tv via CBeebies? The first episode will air at 5:30pm on Monday 15th June and will be on…
Simple sewing machine cover
I’ve had my Janone sewing machine for a couple of years now. I prefer to hand sew but often use my machine to finish off larger projects, especially my quilts. My sewing machine had a rather nasty plastic dust cover and I wanted to make something prettier to keep it clean. A couple of weeks…