• Care Bears Togetherness Bear from Basic Fun UK
    Family Life

    AD/Care Bears Togetherness Bear

    September 7, 2021 - By 

    Over the weekend my daughter was given homework from her new teacher. Thankfully it wasn’t Maths or English, the class was told to go and have some fun! So we seized the chance to take Little Sis to her favourite park. Her brother was able to take his model boat on the boating lake whilst we went over to the amazing children’s playground. We’re written about Northala Fields before, it is the best place to go and have sone fun! Little Sis was recently gifted the new Care Bears Togetherness Bear from Basic Fun. We have been fans of Care…

  • Monday Happy List

    Summer Holidays edit {Week 360}

    September 6, 2021 - 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 write. Summer Holidays edit {Week 360} I love a Bank Holiday and was excited to explore somewhere new with the family. We booked tickets for Church Gardens, Harefield which was holding an open garden. The walled gardens are part of the old Harefield Place estate and are…

  • Snacks and Ladders Board Game Cafe
    Family Life - Isle of Wight

    Snacks and Ladders Board Game Cafe

    September 5, 2021 - By 

    It seems ages ago we enjoyed our family holiday on the Isle of Wight. We’ve been fortunate to visit many times and had  a great time exploring our favourite haunts. There were new places too, one of which was the delightfully named Snacks and Ladders Board Game Cafe. We are a family that just loves board games so we couldn’t wait to visit. Snacks and Ladders Board Game Cafe A Board Game Cafe is a cafe with board games you can play. You can just turn up and play, or you can play and enjoy food and drink whilst you play.…

  • Wild Rose and Strawberries {Summer Craftpod}
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    Wild Rose and Strawberries {Summer Craftpod}

    September 3, 2021 - By 

    I love the few subscription boxes I sign up for regularly. They are always something I look forward to and the contents usually keep me busy for weeks. The Summer Craftpod sub box arrived right at the beginning of Summer and I have finally finished it. Wild Rose and Strawberries {Summer Craftpod} The Summer 2021 Craftpod contained two summer themed projects to enjoy. One was the Wild Rose and Strawberry Embroidery, with the pattern printed onto 100% cotton fabric, with 7 DMC embroidery threads, in a 5 inch hoop. I really loved the way the embroidery threads complimented each other.…

  • Another trip to the graffiti tunnel at Leake Street
    Family Life - Local Review - London

    Another trip to the graffiti tunnel at Leake Street

    August 31, 2021 - By 

    A few weeks ago we found ourselves in London for the first time in ages. I miss London so much but I haven’t felt like getting on the tube with other people. However I’ve really missed everything about London so we took the chance off a day with no plans and headed into London. Our first stop was The Globe on the Southbank for a special storytelling session of Twelfth Night. I’ve wanted to take the children to The Globe for ages and the special session for children seemed perfect. Shakespeare’s plays aren’t totally accessible for children but the storytelling…

  • Summer Reading Challenge
    Monday Happy List

    Summer Holidays edit {Week 359}

    August 30, 2021 - 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 write. Summer Holidays edit {Week 359} The fifth week of our summer holidays has flown by (again). The kids spent the week at forest school and had so much fun – going on treasure hunts, building dens, exploring the woods, identifying insects and exploring the natural world…

  • Kawaii How To Draw More Cute Stuff from Around the World {book review}
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    Kawaii How To Draw More Cute Stuff from Around the World {book review}

    August 29, 2021 - By 

    My kids are both of an age that they love anything kawaii. From Japanese sub boxes to a trip to the Japanese supermarket to get their favourite sweets, they embrace everything kawaii and cute. My 11 year old loves to draw and has a few books in the Kawaii: How to Draw series. He was excited to be given a preview of the latest book in the series, Kawaii How To Draw More Cute Stuff from Around the World by Angela Nguyen. Kawaii How To Draw More Cute Stuff from Around the World This fifth book in the ‘Kawaii’ series…

  • Adventures in frame loom weaving
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    Adventures in frame loom weaving

    August 27, 2021 - By 

    I think it’s fair to say that I love an embroidery hoop. I’ve been tidying up my craft space for a little Autumnal revamp and put all my finished embroidery hoops in a crate. It was surprising just how many I had, and how many more I found when I was tidying up. Adventures in frame loom weaving Recently I was gifted a gorgeous weaving set from Elka Sustainable Textiles. As much as I love embroidery I was happy to try something different. The only previous experience I had of weaving was a couple of free cover gifts with issues…

  • The Wild Before by Piers Torday
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    The Wild Before by Piers Torday

    August 26, 2021 - By 

    This summer we have had plenty of time to read and play games. It’s such a lovely time and we’re a little sad at the thought of returning to the hectic school routine next week. Today we are taking part in the blog tour for The Wild Before, a stunning prequel to the bestselling and beloved The Last Wild trilogy, which explores the topical yet timeless themes of environmental awareness, friendship and hope. Torday’s award-winning storytelling – which has earned him the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize and a CILIP Carnegie Medal nomination – builds an unforgettable world of classic folklore…