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…
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…
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…
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}…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…