Thankfully the weather has been amazing over the last few days. My children love to play outside, especially with water whenever they can. The tuff spot has been used for all kinds of water play, it definitely helps keep the children cool on a hot day. Self-sealing water balloons are a firm favourite, especially the…
Today is Global Hatching Day for Zuru Series 2 Rainbocorns! Have you heard of Rainbocorns before? Rainbocorns are the latest adorable sparkly, sequin surprises to hatch this year! Combining even more surprises and sequin magic, Rainbocorns Series 2 brings 10 layers of wonder for an array of sparkling adventures. Zuru Series 2 Rainbocorns Little Sis just loves…
Photo by Stéphane Juban on Unsplash We are off to visit my mum this weekend. I can’t wait to get away for a few days. She lives in one of the prettiest villages in Wiltshire and we are never short of anything to do with the kids when we are there. She’s done a lot of work on…
A few weeks ago I was sent an early copy of the latest book from Ali McNamara. You may remember that I’ve reviewed some of her previous books including The Summer of Serendipity and Daisy’s Vintage Cornish Camper Van. Tomorrow Sphere will be publishing Ali’s latest book, Secrets and Seashells at Rainbow Bay! They are also…
We’ve been doing a lot of junk modelling recently. It’s a great activity to keep the kids busy after school, and also encourages them to learn about what can and can’t be recycled. Today we raided the recycling for empty milk bottles for our latest craft. Recycled milk jug lantern materials Empty milk jug (washed…
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 246} It…
With the Summer holidays looming, now is a great time to stock up on books for your children. Reading is a great way to stop the dreaded Summer Drain Brain and a great way to keep kids learning over the holidays. I was recently sent a bundle of books for young readers from Stripes Publishing….
I’ve been pretty terrible at making time for me recently. My poor son broke his wrist and has been demanding a lot of attention – rightly so. Anyway, a few weeks ago I did manage a little progress on my Shipping Forecast quilt (I will finish it this year!). I used my Cricut Maker so…
My 9 year old loves playing Minecraft so I’m always keen to give him any Minecraft books to encourage him to keep reading. He’s enjoyed official Minecraft books, such as guides and annuals, Minecraft: The Island and Minecraft: The Crash. But he loves the unofficial books too, including the Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior series…