• Mollie Makes Spring Bunny Plushie Kit
    Crafts for adults - Mollie Makes crafts

    Mollie Makes Spring Bunny Plushie Kit

    April 26, 2018 - By 

    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 new. Mollie Makes Spring Bunny Plushie Kit I didn’t realise how far behind I had got until yet another issue of Mollie Makes landed on my doorstep this week. Issue 90 included a cute Spring Bunny Plush Kit. Issue 91 came with fabric and…

  • HAN SOLO painted rock
    Crafts for kids - Painted rocks - Star Wars crafts

    Han Solo painted rock

    April 25, 2018 - By 

    Are you looking forward to the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story next month? Our family all love Star Wars so I can’t wait to go and watch the film with the whole family. We love to craft around the Star Wars films. You can search for some of our Star Wars crafts here. Today we’ve combined our love of Star Wars with our enjoyment of painting and hiding rocks in our local area, and made a Star Wars/Han Solo painted rock to hide at the weekend. For our Star Wars themed painted rocks I used white cobblestones, a…

  • Mighty Muggs collectible figures from Hasbro
    Family Life - Hasbro Toy Tribe - playing - toy review

    Mighty Muggs collectible figures from Hasbro

    April 25, 2018 - By 

    We review quite a few collectibles here because they are so popular with my children. I was exactly the same when I was younger, I collected rubbers, stickers, pretty much anything. Today there are so many more things for children to collect, many tied to their favourite programme. We were recently sent a couple of the new Mighty Muggs from Hasbro to review. Mighty Muggs collectible figures from Hasbro Mighty Muggs are the new collectible figures from Hasbro. Each collectible hero and villain figure has a push-and-turn head feature that changes their facial expressions which is something we’ve never seen before.…

  • Petal mermaid nature craft for kids
    Crafts for kids - Nature crafts

    Petal mermaid nature craft for kids

    April 24, 2018 - By 

    We have a beautiful magnolia bush in our front garden. The petals are a deep purple colour on the outside and a lighter pink inside, and the bush has recently been in bloom. When we came home one day we noticed that the petals had been falling off (already!) so we picked them up to take a closer look at them. My daughter loves mermaids and I thought the silky smooth petals would be perfect for crafting with. I drew a rough outline of a mermaid on a sheet of card, and she glued them along the mermaids tail. The…

  • Exploring Castle Rising with kids
    days out - Family Life

    Exploring Castle Rising with kids

    April 24, 2018 - By 

    I can’t resist a castle. I just adore exploring the ruins of an ancient castle and whilst we were away in North Norfolk recently we found plenty. I’ve already shared our trip to Castle Acre Castle and Castle Acre Priory – both amazing historic sites to visit. Today I wanted to tell you a little more abut exploring Castle Rising with kids. Exploring Castle Rising with kids Castle Rising is a picturesque little village near to Kings Lynn, which was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1066. The building of the castle was begun in 1138 by the Norman lord…

  • How to make a DIY Nerf target
    Crafts for adults - screen-free activities - tutorial

    How to make a DIY Nerf target

    April 23, 2018 - By 

    My children love their Nerf blasters. They have so much fun with them but needed some kind of target to get more from them. With my son’s birthday party coming up, and a whole bunch of boys running around our house, I knew it was time to make a DIY Nerf target to use at home. I’m going to tell you how we made ours. There are loads of ideas out there for spinning Nerf targets but we wanted to make something a little more substantial. Most can be whipped up in 30 minutes if using cardboard but we really…

  • 5 happy things
    Family Life - London - Monday Happy List

    Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things

    April 23, 2018 - By 

    Happy Monday everyone. Hope you had a great weekend. I love starting off each week by writing my Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things blog post. It’s a great chance to 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 mindfulness – 5 happy things I’m British so have to comment on the recent amazing weather. I don’t really like hot hot weather but after a miserable Easter holiday it was just what we needed. The children were very happy…

  • The perfect outdoor activity for kids - playing with bubbles
    Family Life

    The perfect outdoor activity for kids – playing with bubbles

    April 22, 2018 - By 

    If you’re in the UK then you’ve probably been experiencing some crazy hot weather this week. The bad news is it’s not going to last, but it’s given us a taste of what’s to come. The whole family has enjoyed spending time outside. The garden is looking great and we’ve eaten outdoors a lot. I love that the children have come home from school and gone straight outside to play. The perfect outdoor activity for kids – playing with bubbles They love to play with bubbles and always have. Blowing and playing with bubbles is a great, low cost activity,…

  • paper cutting workshop with Poppy Chancellor at Chanel
    Crafts for adults - Paper cut art

    The Art of Paper Cutting at CHANEL School of Makeup

    April 21, 2018 - By 

    I love paper cutting but haven’t found much time for it recently. I was so happy to find that Poppy Chancellor was running a free Art of Paper Cutting workshop at the CHANEL School of Makeup in Harrods. I booked myself a place, told the husband to look after the children and headed into town. I’ve taken part in a few paper cutting workshops, such as at The Handmade Fair, but never in a department store before. I actually haven’t been to Harrods for years but I arrived a little early so I could have a look around. I found the CHANEL…