• Lap of Lights experience at Silverstone
    Christmas - days out - Family Life - Northamptonshire

    Lap of Lights experience at Silverstone

    November 28, 2021 - By 

    Last night we were invited to the Lap of Lights experience at Silverstone, the UK’s only Christmas lights drive. We are huge fans of Formula 1 so we were really excited to go to an event at Silverstone, the home of British Motor Racing. Lap of Lights experience at Silverstone The Lap of Lights experience at Silverstone is the UK’s only Christmas lights drive. But that’s not all, it really is hours of entertainment with an ice skating track, axe throwing, curling as well as your Lap of Lights around the track at Silverstone. It was amazingly well organised and we…

  • Christmas tree Skittles experiment for kids
    Christmas - STEM activity

    Christmas tree Skittles experiment for kids

    November 21, 2021 - By 

    Although we’re not yet in December we couldn’t resist a little Christmas experiment this weekend. My daughter loved experimenting with Skittles and we had fun experimenting with the classic Skittles experiment, and adapting it for a little Halloween science too. We thought it would work just as well for Christmas so designed a Christmas tree Skittles experiment for kids. Christmas tree Skittles experiment for kids You don’t need much equipment. Just a big bag of Skittles, a white plate, and a jug of cold water. You could also grab a timer if you want to time how quickly the colour…

  • Christmas - Crafts for adults

    Gingerbread White Russian Cocktail recipe

    November 3, 2021 - By 

    We love this time of the year. We have family birthdays and of course the festive season to look forward to. Our diary is filling up fast and we are all excited to catch up with family and friends over the next few months. We are already beginning to stock up on festive food but we thought it would be fun to share a festive drink recipe too. Our Gingerbread White Russian Cocktail is the perfect drink to serve friends this festive season. With a mixture of our favourite spices it adds a gingerbread flavour to a popular White Russian…

  • Gingerbread boy and girl line study for kids
    Christmas - free printables - gingerbread

    Gingerbread boy and girl line study for kids

    June 25, 2021 - By 

    It’s been a while since we added free printables to our site but I couldn’t resist these gorgeous Gingerbread boy and Gingerbread girl line study activities for kids. We’re huge fans of gingerbread and love any activities around the story. We are delighted to add this Gingerbread boy and girl line activity for kids. It’s a fun craft activity which will help develop kids fine motor skills. Gingerbread boy and girl line activity for kids supplies: Construction paper (or card) Black Marker Scissors Glue Crayons, Markers or coloured pencils Gingerbread boy and girl line activity for kids instructions: Download and print out…

  • Grow your own Christmas tree sponge
    Christmas - Crafts for kids - STEM activity

    Grow your own Christmas tree sponge

    January 19, 2021 - By 

    We were looking for a fun science experiment to do at home over the Christmas holidays and found a simple STEM activity which kept my children busy. They love simple science experiments they can do at home and had so much fun trying to grow their own Christmas trees. Grow your own Christmas tree sponge equipment Kitchen sponge Cress seeds Plastic container Grow your own Christmas tree sponge We love a STEM experiment, this is something which combines elements of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. My kids love to be out in the garden but cress is something that can…

  • Dissolving Candy Cane experiment
    Christmas - Crafts for kids - STEM activity

    Dissolving Candy Cane experiment

    December 17, 2020 - By 

    My 9 year old loves an easy science experiment at home. I wanted to try a fun experiment with her but with a Christmas twist and came up with a really fun dissolving candy cane experiment. My daughter just loves a candy cane and the skittles experiment we did earlier this year inspired us to do something similar with candy canes. This simple winter craft activity is great for keeping kids entertained whilst learning. For our Candy cane experiment you will need: Pack of candy canes Plastic beakers Sticky labels Different liquids Measuring jug Dissolving Candy Cane experiment Candy canes…

  • Easy magic reindeer food tubes
    Christmas - Crafts for adults - Cricut Maker

    Easy magic reindeer food tubes

    December 15, 2020 - By 

    I like to put together a Christmas Eve Box for my children. Each year I find some new pyjamas for them as well as some treats, like a special hot chocolate, a new film to watch and perhaps some activities or games to keep them busy. They love to sprinkle reindeer food too and this year I thought I would make our own magic reindeer food tubes and label them using my Cricut Maker. Magic reindeer food tubes supplies: Plastic test tubes with plastic stoppers Bird seed Cricut Maker black and red vinyl transfer tape How to make magic reindeer…

  • DIY gingerbread man bauble
    Christmas - Crafts for adults - Cricut Maker

    Cricut-made DIY gingerbread man bauble

    December 10, 2020 - By 

    I love everything gingerbread so couldn’t resist whipping up some sweet Cricut-made DIY gingerbread men baubles to decorate our Christmas tree. I love crafting with my Cricut machine and this is such a fun way to make your own decorations. Every year I try to add a few new decorations to our Christmas stash and these were super popular with my children. The gingerbread man is a timeless tale and these gingerbread men baubles are sure to delight this Christmas. There are two ways you can decorate the inside of the bauble. You can either fill with brown glitter or…

  • gingerbread man printables
    Christmas - Crafts for kids - free printables - gingerbread

    The Gingerbread Man activity pack for toddlers

    December 9, 2020 - By 

    It’s been a while since I shared a free printable but I know you are going to love what I have to share with you today. The Gingerbread Man is a classic Christmas tale (although it’s also a good story all year round!). It’s fun for children to read and there are some really lovely crafts you can do around the story. My free printable gingerbread man activity pack is perfect for toddlers and pre-schoolers. Gingerbread man activity pack The story of The Gingerbread Man is a perfect book for reading at this time of year. It’s a classic fairy…