• Dice Academy review
    Blogger Board Game Club - Family Life

    Blogger Board Game Club: Dice Academy

    February 20, 2020 - By 

    We love being part of Asmodee’s Blogger Board Game Club and were delighted to receive Dice Academy to review. We’ve had a few days away over half term and Dice Academy was the perfect size to take with us! We rented a lovely Airbnb which was 2 minutes away from a dog-friendly pub. We spent a great hour in the pub hiding from Storm Dennis and learning how to play Dice Academy. With an 8 and a 9 year old I always need a few games which I can whip out when they start to get bored. Family holidays are…

  • St Patricks Day notes
    Crafts for kids - free printables - St Patrick's Day crafts

    {FREE} St Patrick’s Day printable notes

    February 19, 2020 - By 

    I’ve been adding a lot of printables to my site recently. They seem really popular with my readers and my children have a lot of fun with them too. With St Patrick’s Day coming up next month I thought it was time to share our free St Patrick’s Day printable notes. These are easy to customise and so much fun for kids to colour and give to their friends. {FREE} St Patrick’s Day printable notes STEP 1 Print out my free St Patrick’s Day printable notes. Just right click on the St Patrick’s Day printable notes link here to print them…

  • Bichon Frise puppy 14 weeks
    Monday Happy List

    Monday Happy List {Week 279}

    February 17, 2020 - By 

    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 279} Last week my husband went to Norway for a few days for work. I don’t mind looking after my children on my own but it was a different matter with a puppy thrown into the mix. It was quite hard work and I was so…

  • 10 Step Drawing books
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    {Giveaway} 10 Step Drawing: Nature

    February 16, 2020 - By 

    My 8 year old loves to draw and paint. He’s been attending extra-curricular art classes for a while and he absolutely loves learning new things. He has already told me he would go to more art classes if he could! I love encouraging his hobbies and was excited to be gifted two new books from Search Press: 10 Step Drawing Nature and 10 Step Drawing People. You may remember we previously reviewed 10 Step Drawing: Animals so we were excited to see these. 10 Step Drawing: People by Justine Lecouffe, draw 30 people in 10 easy steps This is a…

  • A new location for The Handmade Festival
    Crafts for adults

    The Handmade Festival With Kirstie Allsopp

    February 15, 2020 - By 

    September update – sadly The Handmade Festival has been cancelled due to the current situation. Workshops will be help online instead. Find out more on their website. Living in London I’m surrounded by amazing craft events and workshops. I’m pretty picky about the ones I will go to though and spend my hard earned cash on. Location is really important for me though and last year I only went to the Knitting and Stitching Show at Ally Pally. I really wanted to go to the Handmade Festival, what was the Handmade Fair, but trains weren’t running to Hampton Court and…

  • Baking with the Lidl gingerbread dough kit
    baking - gingerbread

    Baking with the Lidl gingerbread dough kit

    February 13, 2020 - By 

    I love having a cheeky walk though Lidl when I can. They always seem to have some nice products I can’t find on my normal shop. On a recent visit I picked up a gingerbread dough kit. I love baking but will always cut corners if I can, a packet mix or ready made dough is fine with me. I decided to make some biscuits for the kids to come home to, who doesn’t love the smell of freshly baked gingerbread? Baking with the Lidl gingerbread dough kit The Lidl gingerbread dough kit contained a block of ready made gingerbread…

  • Valentine paper crafting
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    Valentine paper crafting {Love Paper Box from MakeBox + Co}

    February 12, 2020 - By 

    I always feel that Valentine’s Day should be celebrated but simply. It feels like I’m still paying off the excesses of Christmas in February and I want Valentine’s Day to be meaningful more than anything else. My daughter has already asked when she’s getting for Valentine’s Day so I’ve been emphasising the handmade nature of our gifts this year. The children have been busy making cards and have bought small chocolate gifts for their friends. I love that my 8 year old made a card for her boyfriend, I really hope she gets one back. Love Paper Box from MakeBox…

  • Win a Sylvanian Families Gingerbread Playhouse
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    Win a Sylvanian Families Gingerbread Playhouse

    February 11, 2020 - By 

    My daughter has always loved playing with her Sylvanian Families collection, especially the baby figures. When I spotted the Sylvanian Families Gingerbread Playhouse in our local toy shop I knew I had to buy it for her. Sylvanian Families Gingerbread Playhouse The Sylvanian Families Gingerbread Playhouse contains a baby figure dressed in a cute Santa costume and a delicious-looking Gingerbread house and a little cookie sleigh. The Gingerbread Playhouse set includes a Marshmallow Mouse Baby Santa that can go down the chimney of the cabin-like Gingerbread Playhouse and ride the cookie sleigh. The limited edition Gingerbread Playhouse and sleigh are…

  • 13 week old Bichon Frise
    Monday Happy List

    Monday Happy List {Week 278}

    February 10, 2020 - By 

    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 278} Did you survive Storm Ciara intact? Luckily we didn’t have any damage to our house and managed to do a few things and keep busy. Our poor little pup hated the wind and just didn’t want to go out in it (which resulted in a…