• Win a cute Kawaii Box subscription box
    competition - subscription box

    Win a cute Kawaii Box subscription box

    December 27, 2019 - By 

    As soon as the postman handed me a Kawaii Box the children were really excited. The packaging is so bright and distinctive that they knew exactly what the box was. We’ve reviewed a Kawaii Box before and loved it. In case you haven’t heard of it, it’s a monthly subscription box from Japan filled with cute treats. They believe that a tiny dose of cuteness can provide a huge boost of positivity to our life – and we agree! What’s inside the December Kawaii Box? It’s been a while since we reviewed the Kawaii Box subscription box but we were so…

  • Win a Japan Candy Box sub box
    competition - subscription box

    Win a Japan Candy Box sub box

    October 30, 2019 - By 

    You all know how much we love subscription boxes. There’s nothing better than a box of treats delivered to your door, especially when most of my mail comes in a little brown envelope. Over the last few years we’ve tried a few of the Japan Candy Box and they never fail to delight. In case you haven’t come across it before, this is a delicious monthly subscription box filled with 8-10 sweet treats from Japan. We recently received the October 2019 Japan Candy Box Trick or Treat box. Everything came neatly packed in a cardboard box and the children literally…

  • Crafting rainbows
    Crafts for adults - subscription box

    Crafting rainbows {experimenting with rope weaving}

    September 22, 2019 - By 

    I haven’t had much crafting time lately but I really wanted to make a subscription box I treated myself to earlier this year. Have you heard of MakeBox+Co? They make monthly craft subscription boxes and past themes have included a succulent planter kit, vintage inspired bag making kit, Peony and Eucalyptus wreath kit and a watercolour box kit. As soon as I saw the pastel coloured Rainbow Rope Weaving kit I had to buy it. I just love rainbows and wanted to try a new craft. Crafting rainbows and experimenting with rope weaving I paid £24.99 for my craft box…

  • wool felt fox from the Winter Craftpod box
    crafts - Crafts for adults - subscription box - Winter

    Mistletoe embroidery and a felt winter fox

    January 20, 2019 - By 

    I try to make time to craft but I have to be honest, working outside of the home leaves me with little energy for it at the moment. I’ve been enjoying the quarterly Craftpod subscription though and always seem to make time to craft the contents. I ordered the Winter Craftpod box as a little treat to myself. It arrived just before Christmas so I packed it to take away with us over Christmas. This was a colourful winter-themed box with two crafts – a soft sculpture of a woodland fox and a mistletoe embroidery hoop. There were extras too,…

  • The Curiosity Box subscription box
    Crafts for kids - Elf on the Shelf - STEM activity - subscription box

    Easy Elf Snot Slime and The Curiosity Box

    December 18, 2018 - By 

    A few months ago I won a subscription to The Curiosity Box. This is a science subscription box for kids and I was pretty pleased to win it as my 7 year old just loves science and I love trying subscription boxes. I have to admit that the boxes have been stacking up as we’ve been so busy. However, when the December box landed, and we discovered it was a SLIME box, well we just had to open it straight away. The Curiosity Box subscription box The Curiosity Box is a science subscription box that send you monthly boxes of themed…

  • Mindful creativity with the Autumn Craftpod sub box
    Crafts for adults - Relationships - subscription box

    Mindful creativity with the Autumn Craftpod sub box

    November 20, 2018 - By 

    I’ve had loads of fun with the latest Craftpod subscription box. I wanted to share the projects as they are so lovely. Craftpod is a quarterly subscription box which usually includes a couple of seasonal craft projects, stationery and always a tea bag of some sorts. It’s my favourite crafty subscription box. Mindful creativity with the Autumn Craftpod sub box The Autumn Craftpod landed on my doorstep a few months ago. It contained a really fun paper project by Kate Kato of Kasasagi Designs, an Autumn treasure embroidery, seasonal postcard, English Breakfast teabag and roll of Japanese MT washi tape.…

  • Mindful weekend sewing {Summer Craftpod}
    Crafts for adults - sewing - subscription box

    Mindful weekend sewing {Summer Craftpod}

    September 23, 2018 - By 

    I’m cutting it pretty fine with the Summer Craftpod box as today marks the first day of Autumn. The subscription box arrived a few months ago but it’s taken me ages to find time to make the projects – Summer holidays and working leave little creative time. The constant rain this weekend has kept us indoors (by choice!) and today I found time to finish the little needle book and put it together. Mindful weekend sewing with the Summer Craftpod The Summer Craftpod contained a Rose cross stitch project designed by Lucy from Attic 24, a sweet floral needle book…

  • A gardening and nature crafts box for kids
    Crafts for kids - Nature crafts - subscription box

    A gardening and nature crafts box for kids

    August 8, 2018 - By 

    I’ve been a little busy since the school holidays started which meant a few subscription boxes have turned up over the last few weeks and remained unopened. I’ve had to cancel most of ours as I just don’t have time to open them which is such a shame. However today we had some time to explore the August mud + bloom subscription box. This is a fun gardening and nature crafts box for kids. The August mud + bloom gardening and nature crafts box for kids I really love the idea of this box. My 6 year old just loves to…

  • Mini Bakers Club
    Kids crafts - subscription box - Summer

    Mini Bakers Club review – children’s baking subscription box

    July 5, 2018 - By 

    There’s nothing better than a homemade treat. Both my children enjoy baking but I admit we don’t do it nearly often enough. We love crafting after school and were overjoyed to be sent a Mini Bakers Box from BKD to try at home. My children love subscription boxes and we’ve tried a lot of crafty ones. The Mini Bakers Box contains a baking and craft treat in a box every month, delivered to your door. Mini Bakers Club review – children’s baking subscription box It’s not hard to see why subscription boxes are so successful. They allow you to try…