an award-winning craft and family lifestyle blog sharing fun crafts for kids and adults, days out and more
Ages ago I came across a really fun Pin on Pinterest, showing colourful marbles in a garden fence. This is something I’ve wanted to for ages. I couldn’t find the Pin when I looked but I knew it would be pretty simple to do. We’ve spent a lot of time in our garden over the last few months. It was already in pretty good shape but we tidied up our homemade mud kitchen, made a kennel for the puppy, as well as a plant table to stop him from eating all our flowers! How to add colour to your garden…
It’s so good to have a variety of activities to offer the children when they’ve finished their home learning. We are working hard to get everything finished by lunch time so we can enjoy our afternoons together. Our dining room table is always piled high with toys, but they always have a learning slant! We were recently gifted something from the new So Sand DIY range to try out at home. Read on for our review! So Sand DIY Sensory Studio It’s time to get creative and take your imagination to another level. Thanks to So Sand DIY, it’s now…
I don’t know about you but I just love playing Animal Crossing. I first came across it years ago when I played it on my DS (remember those?). When I heard about Pocket Camp I was so excited and have been playing it religiously since it first came out (if you want to add me as a friend just let me know!). Free Animal Crossing Summer Bucket List printable I find Animal Crossing to be the perfect game for me. You can make friends with adorable animal villagers and have fun creating a world of your own in the Animal…
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. Life has changed considerably for us and everyone else in the UK over the last few months but we’re beginning to see a little more fun in our week. As the UK is no longer in lockdown I’m reverting back to the original title of this weekly post. Monday Happy List…
We love to watch a family film, especially on Saturday night. New films have been in short supply over the last 3 months so we were delighted to receive a copy of Think Like a Dog which is out on Digital Download on 6th July and DVD on the 20th July from Lionsgate. It’s a very funny, entertaining film – perfect for kids who love dogs! Think Like a Dog Have you ever wished you could talk to your pet? Well, anything is paw-sible this summer as Josh Duhamel and Megan Fox star in Think Like a Dog, the whimsical…
It’s safe to say I’ve kept busy with a lot of crafting and making during this strange period. I’m thankful it was already a hobby and I had a lot of supplies and I haven’t really needed to purchase much. It was my birthday the weekend we went into lockdown and my husband had kindly bought me the Spring Craftpod subscription box as a gift. This is one of my favourite crafty subscription boxes, the quality of the materials is always perfect, which isn’t always the case (I’m looking at you Mollie Makes). Serene Spring embroidery with the Spring Craftpod…
We’ve been so excited, waiting for our favourite fruits and veggies to be ready to pick. It seems ages ago since our last visit to our local Pick Your Own farm in Iver, just down the road from Ruislip. You can now book a slot to visit, so we booked an early morning slot and set off to pick some delicious fresh fruit. Visiting the Pick Your Own Farm with kids A huge sign greeted us, letting us know what was available to pick. We showed our tickets and were let through to the fields. We picked up some buckets…
Regular readers will know that every month I challenge myself to make the Mollie Makes magazine cover gift. I’ve subscribed since it first came out and have had a drawer full of unopened kits – but no more! I’ve been making more time for grown up crafting and I love to make the kits and hopefully try something new. Winter wreath banner The cute little Winter wreath kit came with Issue 113 and I’m not sure why I didn’t make it. I love sewing with felt but this little kit got tucked away and forgotten about. With the Summer sunshine gone away for…
I do love a craft kit and was delighted to be sent some of the new range of re.cycle.me craft kits to try out with the children. We love junk modelling and always seem to have a full recycling bin, perfect for turning cardboard tubes and bottles into something else with the help of a re.cycle.me kit. Recycling the recycling with re.cycle.me craft kits With the objective to introduce more sustainable toys within the arts and crafts category Recycle Me was created. The overall goal is to teach children and parents to use household disposables and creatively turn them into…