I don’t know about you but sometimes it can be hard to make sure my children have a balanced diet. Now my youngest has started Junior School we decided she could join her brother in having packed lunches every day, so I feel under more pressure than ever to give them a healthy lunch. Like most schools, theirs promotes a healthy lunch and we are allowed to send a healthy snack for morning break time too. Little Sis has totally embraced her packed lunches and loves nothing more than helping to make and pack it every morning! As a working…
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There’s a new Lego Gingerbread House available from the Lego Store and I was lucky enough to receive it on Saturday from my lovely husband! When I first heard about it I was pretty excited. It was back in 2015 that I built my last Lego gingerbread house, definitely time to add another one to the display! Lego Creator Expert Gingerbread House Fortunately we live close to a Lego Store and as we are VIP members we were able to pick one up, although I think non-VIPs can buy this set from the 1st of October. It’s part of their…
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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 always enjoy writing. Monday Happy List {Week 258} Family My 7 year old was awarded a Certificate of Merit “for always doing the right thing and working independently” – not bad for the third week of term! Making I made sure to finish the Over the Rainbow subscription box from MakeBox+Co. It’s been…
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I haven’t had much crafting time lately but I really wanted to make a subscription box I treated myself to earlier this year. Have you heard of MakeBox+Co? They make monthly craft subscription boxes and past themes have included a succulent planter kit, vintage inspired bag making kit, Peony and Eucalyptus wreath kit and a watercolour box kit. As soon as I saw the pastel coloured Rainbow Rope Weaving kit I had to buy it. I just love rainbows and wanted to try a new craft. Crafting rainbows and experimenting with rope weaving I paid £24.99 for my craft box…
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Now the kids are back to school we have resurrected our regular Friday night family game night. We are a family that loves to play games, board games or online games, it doesn’t really matter as long as it’s something we can do together. Our latest #gifted game from the Blogger Board Game Club was Ticket to Ride. We reviewed Ticket to Ride Europe last year and it quickly became one of our favourite family board games. We soon added Ticket to Ride United Kingdom to our collection. It’s one of those games which is quite quick and easy to…
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Photo by Estée Janssens on Unsplash Disclosure – this is a collaborative post One of the fundamentals of formal education is learning how to read and write. Reading and writing, much like any other skill, require constant practice for improvement. However, once kids leave the school premises, their chances of practising are reduced unless they have homework. Why You Should Teach Your Kids How To Journal As a parent, you can teach your kids how to journal daily. Journaling gives your children many opportunities to hone on their communication skills. When done right, journaling can become a healthy habit that kids adapt and…
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Disclosure – post in collaboration with Plusnet. I hope that anyone stumbling across my blog would realise how much I love reading. I’ve always been a bit of a bookworm and love that I have two of my own little bookworms! My children just love to read and bedtime is a favourite part of the day for all of us, a time where we can sit and share our latest books together. The importance of sharing a bedtime story My children are now 7 and 9 and sometimes our story time does have to slip. Now the children are a…
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Yesterday I had the luxury of a train journey by myself and I knew exactly what I wanted to read! A few weeks ago I was gifted a copy of 35 cute pompom animals, birds, sea creatures and insects to make. I had a quick look through and couldn’t wait to try making something from one of the tutorials. Pocket Pompoms: 35 cute little woolly creatures to make Before my journey I made sure to flick through the projects and pack some basic equipment. I’ve made a few pom poms before using cardboard (the old fashioned way!) as well as…
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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 always enjoy writing. Monday Happy List {Week 257} Family Life The children are continuing to settle into their new classes at school which I’m really happy about. Little Sis has been given access to a website called Times Tables Rock Stars which she just loves. She’s embracing her homework (and she seems to…