This year my 5 year has started studying Science as a subject at school. He’s been coming home full of stories so I thought we could try some simple science experiments at home. As it’s Halloween our first experiment has been to grow our own Monster salt crystals. It’s surprisingly easy so I thought I…
How to make fabric pumpkins
We’ve carved our pumpkins but they’re already beginning to look a little rough around the edges. This year my 5 year old made a little instruction booklet for my husband, each page has a different step in how to carve a pumpkin, which we both thought was very sweet. My 5 year old insisted on…
Decorating a Halloween gingerbread house
I posted a few pics of our gingerbread house on Instagram yesterday and got comments saying I was far too early for Christmas! Since when was a gingerbread house just for Christmas? I think they make a pretty good treat for Halloween too as they are really versatile and easy to decorate for any season….
October Lucky Dip Club Box
I was completely sold by the email announcing the October Lucky Dip Club Box which had the theme of BISCUITS!, especially as it featured two exclusive designs by Nikki McWilliams including a cool DIY kit. I pretty much signed up as soon as I received the email. I love Nikki McWilliams style. I already have a cool Nikki McWilliams…
Feeling house proud with Plenty
Our half term started with a visit from my lovely Father in Law. It was great to see him and the children loved having him around but to me visitors = cleaning. I’m no domestic goddess at the best of times but visits from family require a deeper clean than I usually do. His arrival…
Getting ready for Halloween with DYLON
My children have been looking forward to going trick or treating for a while. This year it looks like we will be away over Halloween so, to make up for them missing out, I thought I would help them make their own Halloween costumes so we can have a little party whilst we are away….
Monday happy things
How can I not start off my weekly Monday Happy Things post with Parents evening? Now both my children attend the local school I had the pleasure of two parents evenings. It’s always lovely to hear other people saying nice things about your children and they both got glowing school reports. At 3 and 5…
Cardboard tube rockets
I know that we are yet to celebrate Halloween but we have been busy thinking about crafts for Bonfire Night too. The other day we experimented with paper plate fireworks and today we wanted to share our cardboard tube rockets. To make cardboard tube rockets you will need: Cardboard tubes Metallic paint and paint brushes…
Win a £100 Amazon giveaway with DC Super Friends
If your children are looking for as much superhero action as possible in one place, DC Kids is their answer. DC Kids latest animated series features all of your favorite DC characters from Batman to Wonder Woman and even Aquaman joining forces against the bad guys. The DC Kids YouTube channel makes it easy for…



