I love the Halloween season and it’s such a fun time to craft with kids! I love how we have started to craft round the table after school again. Today I wanted to share how to make an origami Witch’s Hat. My son loves origami and these are a really fun Halloween craft activity for…
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…
You all know that I love to explore my local area at the weekend. It’s easy to live somewhere and assume you know the area because you do the school run or shop on the high street. The first Lockdown we experienced last year meant we REALLY explored our local area. We took the chance…
The Wild Before is a stunning prequel to the bestselling and beloved The Last Wild trilogy, which explores the topical yet timeless themes of environmental awareness, friendship and hope. Piers Torday’s award-winning storytelling – which has earned him the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize and a CILIP Carnegie Medal nomination – builds an unforgettable world of classic…
Autumn has definitely arrived, despite that mini heatwave we enjoyed earlier this week. The days are getting shorter and we have already enjoyed homemade blackberry and apple pie! I love Autumn and I’ve been enjoying sitting with my children round the table after a day at school. We love to craft as we chat about…
Over the weekend my daughter was given homework from her new teacher. Thankfully it wasn’t Maths or English, the class was told to go and have some fun! So we seized the chance to take Little Sis to her favourite park. Her brother was able to take his model boat on the boating lake whilst…
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. Summer…
It seems ages ago we enjoyed our family holiday on the Isle of Wight. We’ve been fortunate to visit many times and had a great time exploring our favourite haunts. There were new places too, one of which was the delightfully named Snacks and Ladders Board Game Cafe. We are a family that just loves board…
I love the few subscription boxes I sign up for regularly. They are always something I look forward to and the contents usually keep me busy for weeks. The Summer Craftpod sub box arrived right at the beginning of Summer and I have finally finished it. Wild Rose and Strawberries {Summer Craftpod} The Summer 2021…