• Our Gingerbread Easter Biscuit Hunt
    Crafts for adults - Easter - gingerbread

    Our Gingerbread Easter Biscuit Hunt

    April 4, 2021 - By 

    I try to squeeze gingerbread into every major holiday. It is just the tastiest biscuit to make and decorate and enjoy all yer round. We were blessed with the most amazing blue skies and warm weather today which meant we could enjoy our annual Easter Egg Hunt outdoors. This years’ Easter Egg Hunt was special as I made the sweetest gingerbread biscuits for the children to find! Gingerbread biscuits make a great alternative in an egg hunt to plastic eggs or sweets. Find out how we made them! Our Gingerbread Easter Biscuit Hunt I love to bake gingerbread biscuits, they…

  • Exploring Hillingdon Court Park with kids
    Family Life - Hillingdon

    Exploring Hillingdon Court Park with kids

    April 3, 2021 - By 

    On our attempt to explore more of our local area we have been able to visit Hillingdon Court Park on numerous occasions. Hillingdon Court Park is a lovely open space within the London Borough of Hillingdon, another park carved out from an old estate, like Eastcote House Gardens. Exploring Hillingdon Court Park Hillingdon Court Park comprises a huge open space with outdoor gym, children’s playground, tennis courts, bowling green, as well as formal gardens. It’s a lovely space to walk the dog and take the children for a run. The children’s playground is lovely with different areas for different ages.…

  • Cricut made Easter treat bags
    Crafts for adults - Cricut Maker - Easter

    Cricut made Easter treat bags

    April 2, 2021 - By 

    I’ve been really enjoying using my Cricut lately. I wish I had space to keep it out all year round but my crafting table is overflowing at the moment. I wanted to make some Easter treat bags for the kids to fill over the Easter weekend. We always have an Easter egg hunt in the garden. Last yearI painted little wooden crates and personalised them with their names using my Cricut. This year I decided to make something new for the kids to store their treats in, sweet little Easter treat bags. I found an Easter egg svg I liked…

  • Easter egg chocolate tiffin
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    Easter egg chocolate tiffin (with mini eggs!)

    March 31, 2021 - By 

    The clocks springing forward have given us a much needed boost. The days are so much longer and we love having more daylight to do things after school. Easter egg chocolate tiffin ingredients: Cadbury mini eggs 50g cashew nuts 200g dark chocolate 200g milk chocolate 100g unsalted butter 50g golden syrup 150g Rich Tea biscuits What is tiffin? Tiffin is a simple chocolate fridge cake that doesn’t need baking. It’s a really easy treat to make with kids and you can use whatever ingredients you have at hand. Swap the cashews for seeds or different nuts, really anything goes. Easter…

  • Handmade Liberty Easter Eggs
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    Handmade Liberty Easter Eggs

    March 30, 2021 - By 

    I love Easter but it has really crept up on me this year. We’ve made Easter Egg Tiffin, folded origami bunnies and seem to be surrounded by eggs (both the edible and decorated kind). Over the last few days I’ve been decorating polystyrene eggs with some Liberty scraps. It’s a great little project for using up any Liberty scraps you have carefully kept. How to make handmade Liberty Easter Eggs I gathered my supplies: Scissors Liberty scraps Polystyrene eggs PVA glue Paint brush I made a small pot of watered down PVA glue and cut my chosen Liberty fabrics into…

  • Ruislip Easter post box topper
    Monday Happy List

    Monday Happy List {Week 337}

    March 29, 2021 - By 

    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 Happy List {Week 337} Last week we finally had our new patio put in. It seems a good few weeks ago that we took down the old playhouse and now we have a lovely, shiny new patio. Our garden furniture fits perfectly and we are…

  • Win a copy of Boost Your Watercolours
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    Win a copy of Boost Your Watercolour Confidence

    March 28, 2021 - By 

    My son has been enjoying his online art classes for a year now. He misses the face to face contact but I’m glad he has been able top carry on with something he enjoys so much. I am always on the lookout for books to help him improve his skills so was excited to see Boost Your Watercolour Confidence: Over 60 exercises to build skills and ignite creativity by Katie Putt, recently published by Search Press. Boost Your Watercolour Confidence With Boost Your Watercolour Confidence you can learn to use watercolours with confidence with this gorgeous and easy-to-use book of…

  • Making our own natural dyes
    Crafts for adults

    Making our own natural dyes

    March 25, 2021 - By 

    I love to experiment with dye. A few years ago I recycled a vintage blanket and used Dylon dye to make pretty bunting flags. I also updated a corduroy skirt with shop-bought black dye and my washing machine. It’s such an easy way to update an outfit. With Easter coming up I wanted to try making our own dyes, and use them for dyeing eggs for Easter. I only wanted to use natural materials so gathered red cabbage, onion, blueberries and turmeric. Natural dye equipment: Natural ingredients (red cabbage, onion, blueberries, turmeric) Saucepan Water Measuring spoon Sieve Kilner glass jars…

  • The Littlest Library
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    The Littlest Library {book review}

    March 23, 2021 - By 

    Today I am delighted to be taking part in a little blog tour for the latest book from Poppy Alexander, The Littlest Library. I love to read and this year challenged my children to read as many books as me. We record all the books we read on Goodreads and I’m pleased to say that a little healthy competition keeps us reading all year round! Last month I finished reading the epic The Book of Dust Vol. 2 The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman, so was delighted to curl up with a copy of The Littlest Library. The Littlest Library…