Happy May the 4th! I love to start the week by writing the Monday Happy List. 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 usually a post I love to write but obviously life has changed considerably for us and everyone else in the UK over the last few weeks. Life is strange at the moment for everyone but I still want to try and record some of our happier moments.

Monday Happy List {Week 290}

Like a lot of people my husbands’ hours have been reduced at work. I’m grateful to have him around for an extra day to help with the children, and we usually manage a lovely walk after the children have finished their school work. Last week we explored Ickenham Marshes which were beautiful, I can’t believe we had never been before.

My son loves to sew but pre-lockdown we never had much time to make anything. With plenty of time on our hands we’ve been able to try embroidery and a patchwork cushion. He used my sewing machine to make the cushion cover and is really proud of what he has made. He is now full of ideas of what he would like to make.

We are crafting a lot and I’m really glad we already had plenty of supplies at home. It’s been fun to have an idea and be able to make it, raiding the junk modelling box or paint supplies. I haven’t had to order much and my children are being really creative and coming up with all sorts of ideas to keep themselves busy.

Are you celebrating the 75th anniversary of VE Day on Friday? We have been busy colouring Union flags, making bunting and planning the perfect Victoria Sponge for our front garden picnic. Our whole street will be having a socially distanced street party and we are really looking forward to it. Of course we’ve decorated a few VE Day painted rocks too. I’ve put together some ideas on how to celebrate the VE Day anniversary with kids if you need them.

We went on a scavenger hunt over the weekend to find rainbow hearts which had been hidden by Little Willows Pottery. They had made lots of ceramic hearts and decorated them with rainbows and messages for the NHS. They’ve hidden lots around Pinner, Ruislip, Northwood and Eastcote, the idea is that if you find one you can keep it and make a donation to the NHS Charities Together. The children loved this idea and were happy to walk around looking for them. We found two and made our donation.

Have a good week and enjoy the Bank Holiday weekend.