• Build Your Own Brand Ambassador - Crafts for kids

    Build Your Own Marble Run {review}

    We were recently sent a Marble Run kit, the latest kit from Build Your Own who make sustainable toys with less plastic. The Build Your Own range is suitable for children (and adults!) aged 8 and up. They use visual perception and thinking skills and make great STEM toys (ones which utilises science, technology, engineering and mathematics). *** Pop on over to my Instagram page where I’m giving away one of these fantastic BYO Marble Run kits. *** Build Your Own Marble Run BYO marble run kit comes in a smart cardboard box with all the pieces pre-printed for you…

  • Crafts for adults - Cricut Maker - Halloween crafts

    Cricut Halloween infusible ink coasters

    Disclosure – I was sent some of these products to review My children love Halloween. It’s a fun season and with a trip to the pumpkin patch, carving pumpkins and making a Halloween gingerbread house, we certainly have kept the fun in Halloween. Tomorrow we’re going on a scavenger hunt around the neighbourhood to look for decorated houses, and I have some really fun Halloween food from M&S for a spooky tea party. I received some Infusible Ink products from Cricut and thought they would be perfect for some Halloween crafting. Cricut Halloween coasters supplies: Cricut Maker Cricut Infusible Ink…

  • Gift guide - gingerbread - gingerbread house

    Gingerbread Gift Guide 2020

    Disclosure: Products marked with an * were sent for inclusion in this gift guide, however all opinions are my own. Gingerbread Gift Guide 2020 I’ve been a huge fan of gingerbread for as long as I can remember. Every year I love to source gingerbread items to try out. This year I’ve picked up quite a few gingerbread house kits, gingerbread biscuits and even gingerbread mulled wine. I thought it would be fun to put them all in one place for my readers to see too. My Gingerbread Gift Guide 2020 features gingerbread ornaments, gingerbread books, necklaces, kits and more.…

  • Family Life - gingerbread house - STEM activity

    Decorating a gingerbread house for Halloween

    It’s been a long time since we last made a Halloween gingerbread house. With the shops already full of delicious and tempting gingerbread house kits, I decided to pick one up for Halloween. Our house is decorated with all kinds of pumpkins and squashes as we’re trying to cut down on buying any new decorations. I thought decorating a gingerbread house would make a great Halloween activity for kids, and a bit of a STEM challenge to keep them busy too! Halloween gingerbread house supplies: M&S Gingerbread House Kit Green popcorn Mini gingerbread biscuits Edible eyes Edible glue Chocolate drops…

  • Gift guide

    Christmas gift guide for dog lovers 2020

    Disclosure: Products marked with an * were sent for inclusion in this gift guide, however all opinions are my own. This post contains affiliate links and I may receive commission if you visit a link and buy something. Purchasing via an affiliate link doesn’t cost you any extra, and I only recommend products and services I trust. 2020 has been the year of the puppy for us. In January we welcomed our little Bichon Frise to our house and life has never been the same since. As he plays such a big part in our family it’s only right that…

  • Crafts for kids - Crafts for tweens - free printables

    {Free printable} Candy Corn colouring sheet

    If you’re looking for a quick and easy activity to keep the kids busy this October then you’ll love my free printable Candy Corn colouring sheet. I love sharing free printables and this candy corn themed printable is great for keeping kids of all ages busy. What you will need: our printable Candy Corn colouring sheet dark orange, light orange and white colouring pencils Free printable Candy Corn colouring sheet First of all print our 3 sheet printable Candy Corn colouring sheet Secondly, grab your favourite colouring pens or colouring pencils Then sit down and relax. Our Candy Corn activity…

  • Monday Happy List

    Monday Happy List {Week 315}

    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 a post I love to write. Monday Happy List {Week 315} We were recently sent a parcel of LoDough products to try. This is the revolutionary food brand with the convenience, taste and texture of bread, pizza and pastry but with 90% fewer carbs. We were sent some of their pizza bases, Southern Style Crumb Coating, Miracle…

  • Blogger Board Game Club - Family Life

    Blogger Board Game Club: Just One

    We are a family that loves to play games together so we were excited to receive a bundle of family games from Asmodee to try. We love to play board games and have obviously been spending a lot of time together this year and playing more games than ever! Our latest #gifted game from the Blogger Board Game Club was Just One. Just One game review I really liked the sound of Just One and it’s been really popular with my children since we started playing it. It’s a fun party game of creative word association! Every round, each player…

  • Crafts for kids - Halloween crafts

    DIY lego brick Halloween costume for dogs

    You all know how much we love our Bichon Frise puppy. He’s a huge part of our family so we wanted ot include him in our Halloween celebrations. Although we won’t be going Trick or Treating this year we still wanted to make him a costume. Today we’re going to share our DIY lego brick Halloween costume for dogs. My 10 year old loves Lego so it he decided to make him into a walking Lego brick. The costume was really simple to put together and in an hour we had our lego brick puppy costume ready to go! Lego…