• book review - Christmas - crafts

    Dinosaur poo playdough {The Dinosaur That Pooped Christmas}

    November 2, 2016 - By 

    I’ve been sorting out our Christmas books trying to get a head start on our annual Book Advent. The kids love our Book Advent and I have as much fun choosing which books make the list as they do actually reading them. We discovered The Dinosaur That Pooped … series last year and since then the books have been a firm favourite with my two. The Dinosaur That Pooped Christmas made it on to our list last year and will definitely be included this year too. We’ve made a few dinosaur crafts but we wanted to make something special to…

  • easy firework crafts for kids
    Bonfire Night crafts - crafts

    11 Firework and Bonfire Night crafts for kids

    November 2, 2016 - By 

    It was so cold and frosty this morning that you can definitely tell Winter is on it’s way. Are you celebrating Bonfire Night this week? We are looking forward to going to our local firework display. I’ve always loved fireworks and thankfully the children do too. I thought I would mark Bonfire Night and the tradition of setting off fireworks with a round up of 11 of my favourite crafts for kids. 11 Firework and Bonfire Night crafts for kids Easy cardboard tube rockets from the gingerbread house Paper plate fireworks by treading on lego Constellation lacking cards for firework…

  • Devilishly delicious BEAR Claws
    eating - Halloween crafts - Happy By Nature

    Devilishly delicious BEAR Claws make the perfect Halloween treat

    November 2, 2016 - By 

    My children have been looking forward to Halloween throughout October. Our lightbox turned into a countdown and they were forever double checking how many days! Halloween can be a great event for children. There are the spooky costumes, the scary films, the pumpkin carving, the Halloween crafts and of course, the Trick or Treating. One thing I’m not so keen on is the emphasis on all the sweets and sugary stuff. The shops have been full of special Halloween branded sweets, cakes and biscuits for weeks. It’s hard to hide from those products, and even harder to hide them from…

  • How to bake the perfect gingerbread house cookies
    baking - Christmas - gingerbread

    How to bake the perfect gingerbread house cookies

    November 1, 2016 - By 

    Welcome November! I love the colder months, they’re a great excuse to stay in and bake! I’m sure you know that my favourite recipe all year round in gingerbread but they really are the perfect winter treat. Baking wit the family is always fun so I’m going to share our favourite gingerbread recipe and show you our gingerbread house cookies. Ingredients to make gingerbread cookies 140g golden syrup 200g soft light brown sugar 200g unsalted butter 4 tsps ground ginger 2 tsps ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg 1/4 tsp ground cloves 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 500g plain flour…

  • local miniature railway
    days out - holidays - London - Monday Happy List

    Monday Happy List – Week 110

    October 31, 2016 - By 

    Half term has whizzed by. We didn’t seem to sit down at all which was good although I am feeling in need of a little holiday now! I’m so happy to be sitting down writing this, hot cup of tea by my side, listening to the hum of the washing machine. As much as I love my kids, I was happy to see them off to school this morning!  Instead of my usual 5 favourite things from the previous week I thought I would write a recap of our half term adventures. We started our week with a trip to…

  • The Marvellous Activity Book
    baking - book review - gingerbread

    Moone Boy The Marvellous Activity Book blog hop {Imaginary Friend gingerbread biscuits}

    October 30, 2016 - By 

    Today we’re taking part in the Marvellous Moone Boy Activities blog hop! Have you read any of the Moone Boy books yet? Welcome to the world of Martin Moone, who is totally fed up with being the only boy in a family of girls. He’s desperate for a decent wingman to help him navigate his idiotic life. So when his best pal Padraic suggests Martin get an imaginary friend, or ‘IF’ for short, he goes for it. Start reading Martin Moone’s adventures with Moone Boy: The Blunder Years by Chris O’Dowd and Nick V. Murphy, followed by the second story The…

  • Pumpkin carving at Hughenden Manor
    Buckinghamshire - days out - Local Review - National Trust - parenting

    Pumpkin carving at Hughenden Manor

    October 29, 2016 - By 

    I’m so pleased we were able to squeeze in a trip to do some pumpkin carving at Hughenden Manor today. It was a great way to round off a very exciting half term. It’s also one of my favourite National Trust properties. Hughenden Manor was the home of Benjamin Disraeli, once Prime Minister, but also had an important role during the Second World War. Today you can visit part of the house, gardens, and extensive grounds. They also run some really fun events for families. Last year we went along to one of their Apple Days, this time we wanted…

  • Mr and Mrs Icing Num Noms
    competition - toy review

    Win limited edition Series 2 Num Noms {Mr and Mrs Icing}

    October 29, 2016 - By 

    We’re big fans of Num Noms and are so excited as we have a great competition to share with you today. We’ve teamed up with Num Noms, the scented collectables, to giveaway a limited edition pair – Mr and Mrs Icing! A very rare couple, this sparkling duo are the perfect edition to your Num Noms collection. Mrs Icing is pretty in pink and Mr Icing is glamorous in gold, both smelling of deliciously sweet icing. You can try and find these adorable limited editions in select deluxe packs within the Series 2 range. Uniquely scented, each Num and Nom…

  • Star Wars Force Lightning Energy Ball
    parenting - playing - toy review - UKMums.TV Preferred Blogger

    Star Wars Force Lightning Energy Ball {Uncle Milton Star Wars Science}

    October 28, 2016 - By 

    My 6 year old practically eats, sleeps and plays Star War. He is very excited about the release of Rogue One in December and has already started collecting the Rogue One trading cards. He loves anything Star Wars so I knew he would be intrigued by the Star Wars Force Lightning Energy Ball. Star Wars Force Lightning Energy Ball Harness the power of Force Lightning like Yoda and The Empire. Touch the Energy Ball and see pulses of real plasma energy stream directly towards your fingertips. Move light energy with your hands just like a Sith Lord. The energy ball is…