• Stitching an Easter bunny
    Easter - sewing

    Stitching an Easter bunny

    March 17, 2016 - By 

    I saw the cutest little Easter bunny on the cover of a recent issue of Mollie Makes and knew I would have to stitch my own. It needed some things I didn’t have in my crafting supplies so I ordered a doll needle, extra strong thread and the woven wool fabric. Stitching an Easter bunny I cut out the templates, using some left over cotton fabric from the Mr Fox and pals kit which was the latest cover gift, then cut out my fabric. Then I just kept looking at all the pieces and didn’t know where to start. I…

  • Easter - eating - food review

    The Easter Goody Bag from Hotel Chocolat review

    March 15, 2016 - By 

    If you follow me over on Instagram you’ll know I recently posted this pic of The Easter Goody bag from Hotel Chocolate. I was kindly sent one to review and have been enjoying trying these indulgent goodies this week.   Hotel Chocolat is a British chocolatier and cocoa grower, with over seventy shops in the United Kingdom. Hotel Chocolat is the only company in the United Kingdom to grow cocoa on its own plantation. The Easter Goody Bag is a great size for chocolate lovers, filled with a selection of handbag-sized treats. This makes a great alternative to a traditional…

  • Baker Ross Blogger Network - Easter - Kids crafts - Spring - tutorial

    Hand-painted Easter Egg Hunt sign

    March 13, 2016 - By 

    Are you getting in the mood for Easter? We definitely are and have loved doing Springtime crafts. We’re all counting down the days until the school holidays start and we can all relax from the school routine. I’ve been taking part in Easter egg hunts since I was little and I love the fact my children now enjoy it too. They both take a basket and go off around the house (and garden, weather permitting) to search for eggs to fill them with. Every year we seem to use different decorations and this year we have had a go at…

  • baking - days out - Easter - Family Life - Kids crafts

    Getting ready for Easter with Matalan

    March 12, 2016 - By 

    The children enjoy Easter almost as much as Christmas and we love to make Easter cards and decorations, bake Easter treats and go on an Easter egg hunt. This year Matalan kindly sent us a big basket full of their Easter range to show you. Over the last few days we have been busy trying everything out. I usually pop into Matalan to buy clothes for the children. They are always great quality and wear well. I seem to have missed a trick though as I didn’t realise they sell so many other things! The children have already made their…

  • Easter - Kids crafts

    Easter crafting with Springboard Supplies

    March 1, 2016 - By 

    The weather is dreadful today but hopefully I am going to cheer you up with a pop of Spring colours. We were recently sent a bundle of craft supplies from Springboard Supplies, who are the leading UK supplier of art and craft supplies, class activity packs, collage essentials and classroom display products for everybody to enjoy and get creative. With Easter coming up at the end of the month we have made a start on some fun Easter crafts. The craft packs contained everything needed, such as instructions and blanks, you just need to provide the glue and colouring pens. The…

  • Baker Ross Blogger Network - Easter - Kids crafts - Spring

    Easter egg fuse bead decoration

    February 23, 2016 - By 

    Once again we were the lucky recipients of a bundle of craft kits from Baker Ross which kept my children busy during half term. With the weather turning a little less wintery (I can hope, can’t I?!), the children playing outside more and my tête-à-tête blooming, I declare it is time for Springtime crafting! We were sent a selection of Easter crafts. The children loved the mini birdhouse gift boxes and ceramic bird planters. If you follow me on Instagram you’ll see I have been sharing some photos of these Easter makes over there. Easter egg fuse bead decoration We…

  • Bostik Family Craft Bloggers Network - Easter - Kids crafts - tutorial

    Easter shadow box

    February 14, 2016 - By 

    A while ago my daughter and I visited a fantastic exhibition at the Royal Academy, the Joseph Cornell Wanderlust exhibition. He was an American artist famed for his collages and assemblages. I found his work so inspiring so my daughter and I made a little Easter shadow box with some of the contents of our latest Bostik Blogger craft box. Supplies needed to make an Easter shadow box: blu tack plastic eggs chick pale yellow shredded paper buttons brown paper How to make an Easter shadow box: I made a pretty paper backdrop for the back of our shadow box using…

  • Easter - Playmobil Playologist - toy review

    Playmobil Eggs for Easter

    February 5, 2016 - By 

    We’ve been Playmobil Playologists for the last few years and my children absolutely love receiving Playmobil eggs for Easter. They receive plenty of chocolate eggs from friends and family so these plastic eggs and toys are a great alternative. This year they were sent two of the Playmobil Eggs. There are 4 different toys available, each in a different coloured plastic shell. Little Sis received the Mermaid with Seahorses and Big Brother the Soccer Player with Goal. Both eggs contained lots of pieces so you need to build the toys. Neither took very long to put together and each toy…

  • mad hatters tea cups by the gingerbread house
    Easter - Kids crafts - tutorial - upcycling

    Pinned it made it – Mad hatter’s tea cups

    May 3, 2015 - By 

    What do you do with left over plastic eggs and some buttons? Make some tea cups suitable for A Mad Tea-Party of course. I wish I could claim this project my own but I saw a couple of Pinterest, like this one and knew my children would love it. This is a great project for using up left over plastic egg shells from Easter. Equipment needed to make the Mad hatter’s tea cups Plastic egg shells Selection of large plastic buttons Hot glue gun How to make Mad hatter’s tea cups This was a quick and easy craft. I chose…