• Easy Duck Tape Christmas Cutlery Holder
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    Easy Duck Tape Christmas Cutlery Holders

    December 15, 2017 - By 

    It’s been a while since we made anything with Duck Tape, but with Christmas round the corner, I have the perfect Duck Tape DIY to share. I like to add a little colour to our table at Christmas time and made simple Duck Tape Christmas Cutlery Holders using Duck Tape Glitter tapes. Equipment to make Christmas Cutlery Holders Duck Tape Glitter tape in Red and Silver Duck Tape in Jet Cardboard Tubes Scissors, craft knife and self-healing mat How to make Christmas Cutlery Holders A Christmas cutlery holder is used to hold your cutlery together on the table. We used a cardboard…

  • 10 Star Wars Christmas decorations to make
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    10 Star Wars Christmas decorations to make

    December 14, 2017 - By 

    I love Christmas and I love Star Wars too. We’ve booked tickets to go and see Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi this weekend. My 6-year-old asked if anything was showing at the cinema but I said no! I really want to watch the new film as much as my husband and son. We’ve had so much fun with Star Wars crafts at home that I thought it would be fun to share a round-up of my favourites. 10 Star Wars Christmas decorations to make Easy BB-8 droid decoration from the gingerbread house This year we have a red…

  • Family-friendly films to watch on Netflix this Christmas
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    Family-friendly films to watch on Netflix this Christmas

    December 14, 2017 - By 

    I can’t wait for my kids to break up next week. Although this term has gone super quick, it’s been busy, especially the last few weeks. We made a conscious decision to not fill our weekends in December with too many events. There is so much pressure at this time of year – to pick your own Christmas tree, visit the latest Grotto, go ice skating and visit Winter Wonderland. My children have enough to do with school and after school clubs, so we wanted weekends to be fun and relaxing. Instead we’ve watched our favourite films at 9am on…

  • Zoomy 2.0 Handheld Digital Microscope
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    Zoomy 2.0 Handheld Digital Microscope from Learning Resources

    December 13, 2017 - By 

    I love STEM toys, those which encourage Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Children are naturally inquisitive and there are some amazing toys to encourage them to continue their learning at home. My daughter was recently given a microscope for her birthday. It was a lovely, thoughtful gift, but quite basic. So we were delighted to receive the Zoomy 2.0 Handheld Digital Microscope from Learning Resources to review. Zoomy 2.0 Handheld Digital Microscope The Zoomy 2.0 Handheld Digital Microscope is a compact, handheld digital microscope which is easy for young children to use. It is aimed at ages 4-8 years and gives…

  • Our Christmas Eve box tradition
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    Our Christmas Eve box tradition

    December 13, 2017 - By 

    I was in Asda a few days go and noticed that you could now pick and fill your own Christmas Eve box. For once I am on trend. We started this tradition a few years ago and even have our own Christmas Eve box which I made last year. Our Christmas Eve box tradition Our Christmas Even box isn’t a huge thing. After the excess of Advent and Christmas Day itself, it’s fair to see we don’t need more stuff! This year it will be bringing new pyjamas for the children (I really wanted matching family Christmas pyjamas but they…

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    Win amazing prizes with the uni-ball Snow Globe

    December 12, 2017 - By 

    Get your hands on one of 250 packs of uni-ball pens for absolutely FREE in uni-ball’s Snow Globe competition. Head over to the uni-ball Facebook page and play their Snow Globe competition to get involved and be in with a chance of winning! You can enter each day in December to be one of the lucky instant winners, plus each time you shake the snowball it will give you another entry into a sweepstake draw to win a huge £300 Amazon vouchers. How amazing is that? To enter, click the link now to take you to the uni-ball Facebook page where…

  • Dinner sorted with Box’d Fresh
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    Dinner sorted with Box’d Fresh

    December 11, 2017 - By 

    As a stay at home mum it’s a sad truth that mealtimes fall to me. Breakfast and packed lunches aren’t too bad but by the time it comes to the evening meal I have often run out of ideas – especially after the school run, after school clubs and homework are sorted. The children are easy to feed but I often fall into cooking the same uninspired meals for me and my husband – sorry hubby. Last week I was sent a complimentary box from Box’d Fresh to try out at home. This is an exciting new recipe box delivery service created…

  • Family Life - Monday Happy List

    Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things

    December 11, 2017 - By 

    I hope you all had a great weekend. We had planned a quiet weekend and were really glad we didn’t have to go anywhere yesterday as we woke up to snow! It hasn’t snowed in London for a few years so the children had a blast playing outside in it. Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things I was delighted to be names as one of the Top 10 Craft Blog by Vuelio in 2017. I love crafting and it is always lovely to be recognised for something I enjoy doing. My 7 year old was awarded The Chief Scout’s Bronze…

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    Our 2017 Gingerbread House {Witch’s Cottage}

    December 9, 2017 - By 

    We love gingerbread houses – but you know that, right? Over the last few weeks I bought a few gingerbread house kits which I couldn’t wait to make with the family. But then I came across the BKD Mini Bakers Club and found out that the December theme was a gingerbread house – so of course I went and subscribed. I actually found a 50% off code which made the price of the box very reasonable. A few days later there was a knock on the door and the Postman handed me our box. I’ve tried a few products from…