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    Monday Happy List

    Sunday Happy Things {Week 417}

    October 9, 2022 - By 

    Starting the week by writing the Monday Happy List is something I’ve been doing for a while. 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 a post I always love to sit down and write. I’m mixing things up a little by posting this weekly post on Sunday instead of Monday! Sunday Happy Things {Week 417} My daughter moved up from Cubs to Scouts last week. She was so excited to receive her final few Challenge badges as…

  • M&S Ghoulish Gingerbread Skeleton Kit
    gingerbread - Halloween crafts

    M&S Ghoulish Gingerbread Skeleton Kit

    October 6, 2022 - By 

    It’s been a while since I shared a gingerbread post. I’ve started thinking about my annual gingerbread gift guide which is always fun to pull together and share. This year I’ve come across a few Halloween gingerbread products and I couldn’t resist sharing them. Today I’m going to share the first one today, the M&S Ghoulish Gingerbread Skeleton Kit. M&S Ghoulish Gingerbread Skeleton Kit I was surprised to see a couple of Halloween kits on a recent trip to my local M&S. I picked up two: a M&S Ghoulish Gingerbread Skeleton Kit and a Zombie Brains Cupcake Kit. My kids…

  • Exploring Ham House Richmond
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    Exploring Ham House and Garden

    October 5, 2022 - By 

    A few weekends ago we used our National Trust membership to explore Ham House with the kids and dog. We love our National Trust membership, it encourages us to get out and about and explore new parts of the country. Ham House has been on our wish list for a while and we were excited to visit. Exploring Ham House and Garden Ham House is a rare and atmospheric 17th-century house on the River Thames in Richmond, near London. There’s a large, free car park by the river, and a short walk brings you to the front of Ham House.…

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    Monday Happy List

    Sunday Happy Things {Week 416}

    October 2, 2022 - By 

    Starting the week by writing the Monday Happy List is something I’ve been doing for a while. 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 a post I always love to sit down and write. I’m mixing things up a little by posting this weekly post on Sunday instead of Monday! Sunday Happy Things {Week 416} September flew by thanks to the kids going back to school. It’s hard to believe they’ve already enjoyed three weeks of the…

  • Easy Halloween Paper Plate Pumpkin craft
    Crafts for kids - Halloween crafts

    Easy Halloween Paper Plate Pumpkin craft

    September 28, 2022 - By 

    We are so excited for Halloween next month! We couldn’t resist adding another Halloween craft to our fun Halloween crafts and activities for families. Our easy Halloween paper plate pumpkin craft is great for kids and will help exercise those fine motor skills with a little bit of cutting out. Easy Halloween Paper Plate Pumpkin craft supplies: White paper plate Inside of a cereal pack or brown card Acrylic paint (orange) Paintbrush Green pipe cleaner Glue Glue gun and stick Scissors Easy Halloween Paper Plate Pumpkin instructions: Paint the whole paper plate orange and let it dry. Cut the black-coloured…

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    Stretching Out the Summer: Why Now is a Great Time to Refurnish Your Conservatory

    September 27, 2022 - By 

    Disclosure – this is a guest post September is here, the high holiday season is over and the school’s are going back. It’s a time of change as we start to notice the nights drawing in and the green of the first leaves starts to fade. We become aware that the best of the year’s weather is probably now behind us. It’s not unusual to feel a touch of the post-summer blues as we anticipate what lies ahead. All of which makes holding on to as much of the summer warmth and sunshine for as long as possible a very…

  • Fire in the Hole game
    Family Life

    AD Fire in the Hole {game review}

    September 26, 2022 - By 

    We are always on the look out for new games to tell you about and we are delighted to be one of the first families to tell you about Fire in the Hole from McMiller. Fire in the Hole from McMiller {game review} McMiller, creators of the viral sell-out sensation It’s Bananas (with 50+ million views on TikTok), have launched a brand new game, Fire in The Hole. Part card game and part dexterity game, Fire in The Hole’s gameplay centres around a large pop up ship that gets bombarded by felt cannonballs throughout the game. It’s simple enough to…

  • Monday Happy List

    Sunday Happy Things {Week 415}

    September 25, 2022 - By 

    Starting the week by writing the Monday Happy List is something I’ve been doing for a while. 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 a post I always love to sit down and write. I’m mixing things up a little by posting this weekly post on Sunday instead of Monday! Sunday Happy Things {Week 415} The weather has been amazing over the weekend. We were supposed to be going away for the weekend but we had…

  • Crockers Farm milk vending machine
    Isle of Wight

    Crockers Farm milk vending machine

    September 24, 2022 - By 

    The weather has changed so much in the last few weeks that’s it’s hard to believe we were camping a few weeks ago. I wanted to share a few of our Isle of Wight adventures because it is such a great place for family holidays. I grew up there so I may be a teensy bit biased, but I love going back with my own children. A few years ago we discovered the Crockers Farm milk vending machine which I wanted to tell you about today. Crockers Farm milk vending machine I love a good vending machine. On our recent…