• Half term crafting with Aquabeads Box of Fun - Safari
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    Half term crafting with Aquabeads Box of Fun – Safari

    June 6, 2019 - By 

    Half term was a little dramatic with Big Brother falling over and breaking his wrist. Accidents do happen but I felt so sorry for Little Sis who had to spend a lot of her half term sitting around in Hospital waiting rooms whilst her brother got patched up. I was so grateful that we were gifted the new Aquabeads Box of Fun set. Thankfully this arrived during half term and Little Sis had a lovely time crafting and making animals. Half term crafting with Aquabeads Box of Fun Have you heard of Aquabeads before? They are a brilliant, creative toy…

  • How to decorate simple Graduation Pretzel Rods
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    How to decorate simple Graduation Pretzel Rods

    June 5, 2019 - By 

    After a great half term we are looking forward to the end of term and our summer holiday adventures. There’s no doubt this will be a long term with 7 weeks until the start of the summer holidays but it will be a good term. We’ve already started to think about our end of year teacher gifts as well as graduation gifts for my daughter who will be finishing at Infant School. We’ve been playing around with our Graduation Pretzel Rods and can’t wait to show you how to make them and celebrate graduation! Graduation Pretzel Rods basic ingredients: Pretzel…

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    Five Happy Things {Week 243}

    June 3, 2019 - By 

    I love to start the week by writing Five Happy Things. 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. Half term has felt super busy as we started with a weekend at Centre Parcs Woburn, visited Bletchley Park, visited my mum in Wiltshire, spent a day at Chiltern Open Air Museum, went to the cinema, as well as another visit to the hospital to sort my son’s cast out. Looking…

  • A visit to Bletchley Park with tweens
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    A visit to Bletchley Park with tweens

    June 2, 2019 - By 

    I still can’t write about our trip to Centre Parc Woburn just yet (there was just far too much sick and blood!). However on the way home we decided to stop off at Bletchley Park. We hadn’t visited in over 10 years and definitely not with tweens, so were long overdue a visit. A visit to Bletchley Park with tweens Bletchley Park near Milton Keynes is a lovely Victorian country house built in the Victorian Gothic, Tudor, and Dutch Baroque styles. During the Second World War it was the home of the British Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS) and home…

  • How to make Galaxy Painted Rocks
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    How to make Galaxy Painted Rocks

    May 31, 2019 - By 

    Have you tried making painted rocks with your children? They are so much fun to make and hide that it’s been a favourite craft of ours for the last few months. Being part of an active Facebook group definitely helps as people regularly post that they have found and re-hidden our painted rocks. We recently had fun decorating Galaxy Painted Rocks so I thought I would share how we made them. Supplies Bag of smooth pebbles or rocks (we like these – Amazon affiliate link) Black spray paint Blue, purple and white acrylic paint Varnish to seal the painted rocks (we…

  • Celebrate Season 2 of Vampirina and win a goody bag
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    Celebrate Season 2 of Vampirina and win a goody bag

    May 30, 2019 - By 

    My daughter loves watching the Disney Junior TV show Vampirina, which celebrates friendship and difference – with a spooktacular twist! The show is based on the Vampirina Ballerina series of books written by Anne Marie Pace and illustrated by LeUyen Pham. Vampirina follows the story of Vampirina “Vee” Hauntley who becomes the new kid on the block after she and her family move from Transylvania to Pennsylvania to open a local bed and breakfast called the Scare B&B for visiting ghouls and goblins. The show launched last year on Disney Junior and we have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of…

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    The Warehouse by Rob Hart

    May 29, 2019 - By 

    I was looking for something to read recently when I came across The Warehouse by Rob Hart. The blurb grabbed my attention so I had to read it, even though it wasn’t the type of book I would normally go for. I’m so pleased I tried something new! The Warehouse is a dystopian novel set in America. The Warehouse by Rob Hart Gun violence, climate change and unemployment have ravaged the United States beyond recognition. Amidst the wreckage, an online retail giant named Cloud reigns supreme. Cloud brands itself not just as an online storefront, but as a global saviour.…

  • New Series 3 SuperZings out now!
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    New Series 3 SuperZings out now!

    May 28, 2019 - By 

    My son loves his SuperZings collection. He’s always been a huge Lego fan but for the first time even, this weekend he left his Lego at home and took his SuperZing collection when we went away for the weekend. This is huge! Series 3 SuperZings SuperZings are everyday objects transformed into Superheroes and Supervillains. They are a great pocket money toy and easy to collect and swap with friends. Series 3 carries on the Rivals of Kaboom theme but with lots of new characters to collect. They are great for imaginative kids who love to make up stories with their…

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    Family Life - Monday Happy List

    Five Happy Things {Week 242}

    May 27, 2019 - By 

    I love to start the week by writing Five Happy Things. 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. Five Happy Things {Week 242} Last week my daughter finished her Year 2 SATs. For some reason her school decided to run them over two weeks. I would have preferred them over and done with in one week but the school must have had their reasons for delaying them. My daughter…