Starting the week by writing the Monday Happy List is something I’ve been doing for a while. 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 a post I always love to write. Monday…
12 Ways You Can Avoid The Winter Blues This Year
With winter fast approaching, a lot of people are anticipating the onset of the winter blues. For many people, this is the mild impatience felt while waiting for the sunshine and warm weather to allow the return to sun, sea, and sand. For others, it can be a real drain on their mental health. This…
Personalised pumpkin decoration for kids {Cricut made}
I love adding a few new personalised decorations each year. I wanted to use my Cricut to personalise some wooden blanks I bought from Hobbycraft. A lick of paint and some black vinyl was all that was needed to make these cute personalised pumpkin decoration for kids. Equipment used: Wooden blank pumpkin shapes from Hobbycraft…
Monday Happy Things {Week 365}
Starting the week by writing the Monday Happy List is something I’ve been doing for a while. 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 a post I always love to write. Monday…
Shadowghast by Thomas Taylor
I’m not sure how we first discovered Eerie on Sea but my son and I devoured the first two books in the series, Malamander and Gargantis. We love the world of Eerie on Sea so much it even inspired some World Book Day crafting earlier this year when we made our own Eerie Book Dispensary…
Free Halloween Q-Tip painting templates
Yesterday we stocked up on Halloween sweets for any Trick or Treaters who come calling this month. My children love celebrating Halloween and I think it’s a really fun time of year. Today I wanted to share our free Halloween Q-Tip painting templates. Painting with Q-tips (also known as cotton swabs or buds here in the UK)…
Picking pumpkins at the Pop Up Farm
As soon as October comes I am ready to go pumpkin picking. This year our street is having a pumpkin carving competition and I wanted to make sure we had the best pumpkins. There was only one place to go to get them so we went pumpkin picking at the Pop Up Farm. Picking pumpkins…
AD/How to encourage kids to love reading
Disclosure – post in collaboration with Very As an avid book reader I knew I always wanted my kids to love reading too. My husband is not a reader and although he loves watching films, he’s just never been the kind of person to lose himself in a book. Reading has always been a passion,…
Monday Happy Things {Week 364}
Starting the week by writing the Monday Happy List is something I’ve been doing for a while. 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 a post I always love to write. Monday…









