• Felt Shamrock craft for kids
    Crafts for kids - St Patrick's Day crafts

    Felt Shamrock craft for kids

    March 11, 2021 - By 

    We are looking forward to celebrating St Patrick’s Day this year. Whilst my children have been learning to sew more we thought it would be fun to stitch some seasonal felt shamrocks. Our Felt Shamrock craft for kids is a great activity to celebrate St Patrick’s Day, and also a lot of fun to stitch. List of supplies for our felt shamrock craft: Green felt Needle Stuffing Green Cotton Scissors Felt shamrock template How to stitch a felt Shamrock for kids Select green coloured felt for our shamrock stitching craft.  Print and cut out the shamrock pattern of your choice…

  • Pi Day hama bead necklace
    Crafts for kids

    Pi Day hama bead necklace

    March 9, 2021 - By 

    We celebrate Pi Day at the secondary school I work at so I thought it would be fun to celebrate Pi Day at home with my children this year. Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th, it’s an annual celebration of the mathematical sign pi. Founded in 1988 by physicist Larry Shaw, March 14th was selected because the numerical date (3.14) represents the first three digits of pi, it also happens to be Albert Einstein’s birthday. What is Pi? pi—which is written as the Greek letter for p, or π—is the ratio of the circumference of any circle to the diameter…

  • our lockdown journal
    Monday Happy List

    Monday Happy List {Week 334}

    March 8, 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. Today both my children went back to the classroom and we couldn’t be happier! However last week was all about our last week of home learning and celebrating World Book Day. Monday Happy List {Week 334} As a family that loves to read World Book…

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    A Spring Refresh Q&A

    March 7, 2021 - By 

    Image Credit: Wayfair.co.uk Spring is my favourite season. The weather is warmer, the days are longer and the garden is springing into life. I’ve teamed up with Wayfair to bring you ‘Spring Spruce Ups’, a collection of advice, inspiration, and little DIY hacks for you to try at home ahead of the spring season. A Spring Refresh Q&A with Jenny at the gingerbread house blog Wayfair: What expert tips do you have when it comes to keeping your home organised and clutter free? Living with two young children means our home can get quite messy. Despite our best intentions (and…

  • How to make a Book Nook
    Crafts for kids - World Book Day ideas

    How to make a Book Nook

    March 6, 2021 - By 

    A few days ago we shared our plans to make a book nook to celebrate World Book Day. The children had lots of ideas for celebrating World Book Day and we did so much crafting last week! We made our own book marks, decorated World Book Day cupcakes inspired by Varjak Paw (our current book), shared a giveaway to win a copy of the latest Draw With Rob book and planned our own book nooks. What is a Book Nook? A Book Nook is basically a small diorama of an alleyway visible between the books on your shelves. Search on…

  • Draw With Rob Build A Story
    competition - Crafts for kids - World Book Day ideas

    Win a copy of Draw With Rob Build A Story

    March 4, 2021 - By 

    This World Book Day we just had to bring you a book giveaway. Our family love books, fact or fiction, it doesn’t matter. My children have read a lot over the last few months and have been excited for the release of the latest activity book by Rob Biddulph. I don’t know how we first discovered Rob Biddulph but my children love his style and eagerly await his weekly draw alongs. His third activity book is published today and I was delighted that I could pre-order copies for them as a special World Book Day gift! I have one extra…

  • Stitched Shamrock craft for kids
    Crafts for kids - St Patrick's Day crafts

    Stitched Shamrock craft for kids

    March 3, 2021 - By 

    I’m lucky that my children seem to enjoy sewing as much as I do. I’ve been introducing some simple sewing crafts so they can get used to using a needle and thread confidently. Sewing is a great activity for encouraging fine motor skills and hand/eye co-ordination. With Irish ancestry we are keen for our children to learn more about St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Our stitched shamrock craft for kids is a fun way to start the St Patrick’s Day celebrations. List of supplies: Coloured paper White or cream paper Green embroidery thread Needle Scissors Stitched Shamrock craft…

  • World Book Day inspired cupcakes
    Crafts for kids - World Book Day ideas

    World Book Day inspired cupcakes

    March 2, 2021 - By 

    We have been excitedly talking about World Book Day for a good few weeks now As a family of bookworms we just love to read and World Book Day means everyone can celebrate the joy of reading. Thanks to home learning the whole family are getting involved in World Book Day this year. We are looking forward to taking part in an online assembly with David Walliams as well as a virtual meet with Tom Fletcher and Rob Biddulph through the World Book Day website on Thursday. World Book Day activities My children’s school challenged them to make book nooks…

  • homemade jaffa cakes
    Family Life - Monday Happy List

    Monday Happy List {Week 333}

    March 1, 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 333} We are all excited about the thought of both our children finally being back at school from next Monday. The news has definitely helped us get through the last few weeks. Of course we needed to try and find all the…