• Play-Doh Imaginarium at the Science Museum
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    Play-Doh Imaginarium at the Science Museum

    October 9, 2016 - By 

    Yesterday we visited the Science Museum to experience the extraordinary at the Play-Doh Imaginarium. To celebrate its 60th birthday, Play-Doh launched an exclusive free event at the Science Museum combining tech and creative play. Fronted by ex-Blue Peter presenter Janet Ellis, the Play-Doh Imaginarium is a unique experience for kids combining the worlds of tech and creativity. It features workshops from leading experts, including Play-Doh sculpture artist Eleanor Macnair, and the team behind Tech Will Save Us. It is taking place this weekend and we were fortunate to attend the first workshop of the weekend with Eleanor Macnair. Our workshop…

  • Autumn menu at Café Rouge
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    The Edition, Autumn Winter Issue at Café Rouge

    October 4, 2016 - By 

    We’re a family that enjoys eating out. My lovely new kitchen is not quite finished so when we were invited to sample the new menu at our local Café Rouge I jumped at the chance. It’s been a while since we last visited our local Café Rouge. It’s housed in a gorgeous old building on the High Street and we usually go when we want a grown up lunch date. However the invitation was for the whole family so off we went. My children were more than happy with the Children’s Menu which was a fixed price of £6.95 for…

  • Print & Make workshop with Nikki McWilliams
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    Print & Make workshop with Nikki McWilliams at West Elm

    September 29, 2016 - By 

    Earlier this month I bought myself a ticket to the Print & Make workshop with Nikki McWilliams at West Elm. I’m sure you’ve heard of Nikki McWilliams but just in case you haven’t, she is a cool designer who creates all things biscuit-y. I first heard about her when I saw her Tunnocks’ inspired cushions. The workshop was to learn how to craft your own Biscuit Clutch bag which sounded intriguing. I waited for my husband to come home from work before handing over the kids and taking the  tube into the West End. I love a trip into town…

  • churros at the Handmade Fair
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    Our day at The Handmade Fair {2016}

    September 21, 2016 - By 

    This weekend I had my annual trip to The Handmade Fair. I went with my sister last year and had a brilliant time so was really keen to go again. If you haven’t heard of it, it’s a bit like a festival for crafty people, about appreciating the beauty of handmade, and learning the skills to become a maker yourself. The price of your ticket includes The Super Theatre, a Skills Workshop and Grand Make and there are also huge tents full of crafty shops to look around and buy from. Some of the workshops book up really quickly but…

  • Crochet for beginners
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    Crochet for beginners

    September 11, 2016 - By 

    I’m always keen to try new creative things. I love learning and making things with my hands. Nothing beats leaving my family bubble for a few hours, getting out and meeting new people and hopefully picking up a new hobby. Aside from crafting with my children I love to indulge my hobby of sewing but I’m pretty open to trying new things. I’ve tried keeping tabs on some of my favourite craft venues but it can be pretty time consuming looking through online calendars and reading newsletters trying to find what you’re looking for. So I was pretty excited to…

  • Scooby-Doo-Live logo
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    Scooby-Doo Live! at the London Palladium

    August 18, 2016 - By 

    Our summer holidays have been so much fun this year! Today we received an invite to see Scooby Doo Live! at the London Palladium. I loved Scooby Doo when I was a kid and we love to sit down and watch episodes together. We received a lovely parcel with our golden ticket to the theatre, a Scooby Doo magazine and some sweets which my children immediately ate. This afternoon we headed to the London Palladium to see Scooby Doo Live! image credit In this brand new family musical Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang have been called upon to help…

  • Lego birthday party
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    Monday Happy List – Week 99

    August 15, 2016 - By 

    I’m really enjoying the summer holidays. I’m not sure if it’s because the children are a little bit older or that we’ve not had a moment to be bored. I struggled to make a short list for my weekly Monday Happy List post, we’re just too busy at the moment! However, if I have to choose my 5 favourite things over the last week they would be as follows: My 6 year old was invited to an amazing Lego birthday party at the start of the week. It was well organised with 3 different Lego challenges. My son is Lego…

  • Nine Lives #NineLives
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    Learning the art of donut decorating (Nine Lives review)

    August 11, 2016 - By 

    Our Summer holiday fun continued with a donut decorating and activity workshop today. After a pretty dull trip to Ikea (more kitchen research) we hopped on the tube to the West End. Our destination was a donut decorating workshop with Vicky’s Donuts to celebrate the release of Nine Lives which is out on the 18th August. Nine Lives Tom Brand (Kevin Spacey) is a billionaire whose workaholic lifestyle has disconnected him from his family, particularly his beautiful wife Lara (Jennifer Garner) and his adoring daughter Rebecca. Rebecca’s 11th birthday is here and she wants the gift she want every year…

  • The Tiger Who Came to Tea at Cadogan Hall London
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    The Tiger Who Came to Tea at Cadogan Hall

    August 10, 2016 - By 

    I was so excited to receive an invitation for the family to attend the press performance of The Tiger Who Came to Tea, a musical adaptation of the classic picture book by Judith Kerr. The Tiger Who Came to Tea roars into Chelsea this summer in the truly magical Olivier Award nominated West End production which opened at Cadogan Hall on Saturday 6th August, running through to Sunday 4th September 2016. Adapted and directed by David Wood OBE, Judith Kerr’s ever popular tale The Tiger Who Came to Tea is the ideal introduction to theatre for children aged three plus…