• DIY marquee light tutorial - the gingerbread house
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    DIY Marquee Light Tutorial

    March 6, 2015 - By 

    I saw an amazing DIY at the Hobbycraft press show I attended last month. They had DIY marquee letters in their wedding section and with my son turning 5 later this month I thought I would make a little DIY marquee light in the number 5 for his birthday party. It was a really simple craft but so effective, I know he’s going to love it! Materials needed to make a DIY Marquee Light: gold spray paint 3D papier mache cardboard number white battery operated LED tea light candles center punch scalpel Easy DIY marquee light tutorial: First decide if…

  • Easter Egg Sun Catcher tutorial
    Easter - Kids crafts - Spring - tutorial

    Easy Easter egg sun catcher tutorial

    March 6, 2015 - By 

    My daughter loves her sun catchers so I set up a simple invitation to play; a fun Easter craft to make an extra large Easter egg sun catcher. Materials needed to make an Easter egg sun catcher: White card Cellophane squares Contact paper How to make an Easter egg sun catcher: I drew a large egg shape on a piece of A4 card and covered one side with a sheet of contact paper. She filled the egg with squares of coloured cellophane. She was very methodical when she did this, starting on one side and making sure there were no…

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    10 Doc McStuffins crafts

    March 5, 2015 - By 

    My 3 year old dressed up as Doc McStuffins for World Book Day today. She’s a huge fan of Doc McStuffins and Lambie. She wore sparkly shoes, pink leggings and I bought her a cute little top complete with printed stethoscope and equipment so she can fix the toys at nursery. I’ve been wanting to try some Doc McStuffins crafts with her at home and thought I would share what I’ve found so far, from costume ideas, to the book of Boo Boos and even snacks. 10 Doc McStuffins crafts: 9 free printable Doc McStuffins colouring pages from one savvy…

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    Clarks Oatmeal Maple Syrup Drop Cookies

    March 4, 2015 - By 

    A couple of weeks ago we enjoyed our pancakes on Shrove Tuesday with Clarks yummy maple syrup. We were provided with a voucher and a bottle of Clarks Original Maple Syrup to try out some of the delicious recipes from Clarks website. It was difficult to choose what to make but it seems you could easily use it to make breakfast, lunch, dinner and tasty snacks too. Were actually on our second bottle as we’ve been enjoying it so much. It’s always nice to try new recipes as I find I tend to cook the same meals. Over the last few…

  • homestyle - interiors - playing - toy review - upcycling

    Learning with Lego sets

    March 4, 2015 - By 

    What child doesn’t love playing with Lego? My 4 year old was recently sent some lovely new Lego sets from George at Asda. Like any boy he loves his vehicles, and if they have moving parts, even better. He’s not at the stage when he can build them independently but he really enjoys making them with his Daddy. George at Asda have a huge range of Lego and Construction toys and he loves his Lego Technic Bulldozer. This was a 2 in 1 set so rebuilds into a powerful Trench Digger. He’s had a lot of fun with this set.…

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    Making Minion balloons with Balloon Time

    March 3, 2015 - By 

    Last week my husband celebrated his birthday. I won’t tell you how old he is but it was a big birthday and our celebrations are lasting longer than usual. We’re all a little Minion obsessed at the moment so we held a Minion inspired birthday party. First we had to decorate and used a fun kit from Balloon Time to help us. The Balloon Time Helium Kit contained a portable helium tank, 30 latex balloons and ribbon for £22 which I thought was very reasonable. We bought the kit from Asda and the children couldn’t wait to see how it…

  • DIY pom pom tree
    Baker Ross Blogger Network - crafts - Crafts for kids - Easter - homestyle - interiors - Spring

    DIY pom pom tree

    March 3, 2015 - By 

    The weather was so sunny yesterday I really wanted to make something equally cheerful to decorate our mantle. This is the simplest craft and I feel a little silly writing about it on my blog. However, the results are so pretty I had to share. Materials needed to make a DIY pom pom tree: Pastel Pom Pom Value Pack from Baker Ross Twigs Old jam jar (washed with the label removed) Bostik Sticky Dots How to make a DIY pom pom tree: I had a bag of pom poms from Baker Ross which had a selection of blue, green, orange,…

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    Monday happy things

    March 2, 2015 - By 

    Just popping in to list the things which have made me happy this week. A visit to Cath Kidston where I treated myself to a Piccadilly cushion. It goes perfectly with my vintage London bus sign and vintage toy bus collection. Watching and enjoying Birdman. Baking Miffy biscuits with my daughter. They didn’t last long enough to be iced – hopefully the next batch will. The new Merchant and Mills/Uniqlo collaboration. They all feature sewing slogans or images and there are so many items I want (all of them). I think I’m going to ask for this one for my…

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    10 Spring sheep crafts for pre-schoolers (3x$500 giveaway)

    March 2, 2015 - By 

    Over the weekend it definitely felt like Spring was in the air. The children are excited about the warmer weather as they really want to spend some time in the garden. Once again I’ve teamed up with the Kids Blogger Network to bring you an amazing giveaway. Don’t forget to read to the bottom of this post for your chance to win one of THREE $500 cash prizes. First of all, I have a fun round up of 10 sheep crafts for pre-schoolers. These make great Spring or Easter crafts and I hope you will find something to spark your…