• Alternative Easter gift guide for kids
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    Alternative Easter gift guide for kids {giveaway}

    April 17, 2019 - By 

    As much as I love Easter I really don’t want to give my children endless chocolate eggs. A few years ago we started our own Easter tradition of giving a small gift alongside a chocolate egg. This way they get to pick a yummy edible treat but enjoy something that will last a little longer too. An ‘alternative Easter gift guide’ It seems we are not the only parents to think like this as we have received some lovely toys to tell you about which would make great alternative Easter gifts. Earlier this month we told you about the Beaker…

  • An Easter egg hunt with Smash Eggs and Dinosaurs
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    An Easter egg hunt with Smash Eggs and Dinosaurs! {Smashers Series 3: Dino}

    April 16, 2019 - By 

    If you have a little lady who just loves Easter and dinosaurs then you may wonder how you can combine the two this Easter. Luckily Smashers Series 3 have just been launched with perfect timing for Easter. Each Smasher egg is shaped like an egg and contains a collectible dino! Last year we had so much fun unboxing the new Smashers from Zuru. The first series featured a sports-themed collectible toy. They came in a red Smashball which you smashed to reveal the collectible toy inside. Smashers Series 2 launched just in time for Halloween. Each Smashball was decorated to…

  • Where is Peter Rabbit? cast
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    Monday Happy Things {Week 236}

    April 15, 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 236} We were all ready for the Easter holidays. We spent last week at home and enjoyed lots of days out. On Tuesday we went into London, spending some time exploring Hamley’s which my children loved, before heading to the Theatre Royal Haymarket for the press performance…

  • experimenting with the art of collage
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    Experimenting with collage

    April 13, 2019 - By 

    I’ve been pushing myself to try new crafts so was delighted to be #gifted a book all about collage. It was packed full of different ideas which totally challenged the  way I thought about the art of collage. I couldn’t wait to try it for myself so printed out some vintage family photos. I found a website which removes the background of an image but you could also cut the image by hand. Then I placed my vintage photo over planes of flat coloured card to give it a totally different look. Reducing the background noise of an image really…

  • Easter paper bunny craft for kids from the gingerbread house blog
    Crafts for kids - Easter

    Easter paper bunny craft for kids

    April 12, 2019 - By 

    Easter is just a week away and we have been busy making and sending Easter cards to family and friends. I love a handmade touch and it’s so lovely to have the time to sit and craft with the children. This year we have added a fun Easter paper bunny craft for kids to our range of Easter crafts. Read on to see how you can make your own! Supplies to make our Easter bunny craft You will need to print out the Easter Bunny template Colourful craft paper – I used light blue and pink Scissors Paper glue Colour…

  • Painted rock Easter eggs from the gingerbread house blog
    Crafts for kids - Easter - Painted rocks

    Painted rock Easter eggs

    April 11, 2019 - By 

    I think everyone knows how much we love making and hiding painted rocks. We are part of a lovely ‘rocking’ community and always find as many painted rocks as we hide. We usually take a few away with us wherever we go and love finding them too. It’s been a while since we shared any of our painted rocks here, but that doesn’t mean we haven’t been busy behind the scenes making them. today I want to share a fun Easter craft for kids – painted rock Easter eggs. Painted rock Easter eggs We’ve experimented with all kinds of materials…

  • Oops Scoops game review
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    Oops Scoops game review

    April 11, 2019 - By 

    We were recently sent a brand new game to try out at home. Called Oops Scoops it looked colourful and fun and I was looking forward to trying it with my children. Oops Scoops game review So what was inside the box? Why not take a look at our unboxing video to find out!  As you can see the game included a vibrating ice cream cone, 12 coloured ice cream scoops, 2 difficulty level base scoops, a scoop with built in spinner and a cone stand. You will need 2 x AAA batteries before you start. The idea of…

  • How to make rainbow wall art with your Cricut Maker
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    How to make rainbow wall art with your Cricut Maker

    April 10, 2019 - By 

    This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine. Over the last few weeks I’ve shared a few projects made with my Cricut Maker. These include the personalised vinyl name sticker I decorated my Cricut Maker with, as well as the tea towel I made – which I can confirm has washed beautifully. Today I wanted to share another tutorial with you. My daughter loves rainbows so I used my Cricut Maker to make some rainbow wall art for her bedroom. Supplies needed: Heavy Chipboard 2.0mm Standard Grip mat Masking…

  • Beaker Creatures
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    Beaker Creatures Reactor Pod review and giveaway

    April 10, 2019 - By 

    With the Easter holidays in full swing we have been having so much fun with playdates and trips to London. The weather has been pretty terrible so I was delighted to introduce my children to the new Beaker Creatures, an exciting new range of science-themed collectibles, from Learning Resources. They have recently landed, and come to Earth in search of science adventures. Beaker Creatures Reactor Pod After travelling through space in their Reactor Pods from their tiny distant planets, Beaker Creatures uniquely combine the thrill of collecting with hands-on science experiments, building skills and sparking curiosity! By dissolving the Reactor Pods,…