I bake a lot of cakes with my children but recently we tried something different – jam tarts. I wanted to make it as easy as possible so used ready made short crust pastry. Time to make: 1 hour Equipment needed to make flower shaped jam tarts: Short crust pastry (but you can make your own if you prefer) Jam or lemon curd Flower shaped cookie cutter Mini tart tin (each hole measures 4×2 cm) First roll out your pastry until it is about 3mm thick. Lightly flour your cutter and cut out as many shapes as you can from…
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We were recently sent a box of arts and crafts supplies from Baker Ross. The children really enjoyed opening them as they sent a mixture of fun craft kits and supplies. These foam weather stickers immediately caught our eye. The pack contained around 100 of 24 different designs so the children had fun trying to find them all. I asked them what they wanted to create and they said paper plate weather stations. There aren’t many photographs because this is a quick and easy craft activity. Time to make: 10 minutes Equipment needed to make a paper plate weather station:…
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I have a small addiction to San Pellegrino sparkling fruit drinks, especially in the Summer months. The only problem with this is our recycling bin is full of empty cans. I’ve been looking for ways to recycle them and made some hand stamped plant markers for the garden. I don’t have the greenest fingers but this is a great craft for the garden which anyone can do. Time to make: 30 minutes You will need: Empty drinks can Dremmel Tin snips Metal alphabet stamps Centre punch Hammer How to make hand stamped plant markers: I used a Dremmel to cut…
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The last week was really fun and busy for us. I’m not quite sure how we survived the phenomenal heat, but we did. On the hottest day of the year I found myself enjoying a delicious lunch at The Ritz with my 3-year-old. We were invited there to meet parenting expert Sarah Ockwell-Smith and see the new My First Forever Friends range from Golden Bear. I will be telling you more about this shortly. When I was in the West End I popped in the flagship Cath Kidston store in Piccadilly and saw a button necklace which had been on…
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A couple of weeks ago we were sent a parcel of Peppa goodies as part of our role as a Peppa Pig Holiday Blogger. I’m not quite sure where the time has gone but today I am finally writing my second post and I have a great giveaway to share with you. The Peppa Pig products helped keep my children occupied over the holidays but there were far too many so I’m going to share some of them with you. My children are big Peppa Pig fans. As well as Peppa toys and watching episodes of Peppa Pig they also…
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I don;t review many children’s book anymore as my children have plenty. However, when I was contacted about Maggie Li’s new book for children age 5+, The Amazing Human Body Detectives, I knew my son would love it. It’s a stunningly illustrated, fun and fact-filled exploration of what makes us tick. image source At 5 years old my son is very inquisitive so this book is perfect for him. He doesn’t have many non-fiction books but this is a beautifully illustrated and engaging picture book packed-full of amazing facts about how our body works and how we can stay healthy.…
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Excitement about the new Minions film reached fever pitch this week. We received a lovely Minion Cinema Pack from frubes which included cinema tickets, frubes, a Minions inspired cool bag and sticker book. On Friday after school we packed our Minions cool bag with frubes and sweet treats and went to the cinema. As well as the usual flavours, Strawberry, Red Berries and Peach, you can currently purchase the NEW banana flavour, launched in light of the Minions favourite food. Frubes’ also have an exciting new on-pack promotion to win ‘Minions of prizes’ such as Minions branded scooters, backpacks and…
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I adore receiving snail mail, not the brown envelope kind, but the little box of monthly loveliness otherwise known as subscription boxes. Last week I received the June Stocking Box which I have been looking forward to sharing with you. The idea behind Stocking Box is a subscription box full of handmade goodies – a Christmas stocking every month! The June box contained all the goodies below wrapped in tissue paper so it was really exciting to look through. There was also a little booklet with information about each artist. I think my favourite item was the gorgeous Garden Birds…
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It can’t have escaped your notice that feathers are everywhere at the moment. What’s not to love about them? They are soft, pretty, make great table decorations, and are a fun accessory in a kid’s headdress. My daughter has been collecting them whenever she sees them but you can also buy them and we have a colourful selection from Hobbycraft. This week we’ve been spending a lot of time decorating our tipi. The weather has been unbelievably hot so the children have been enjoying playing outside. I wanted to make a dipped feather garland to decorate it and it turned…
