This week we have been crafting with aquabeads. You may remember we tried Aquabeads last year and we were keen to try them again with Big Brother being a little older. Aquabeads join together with just a spray of water. We received the Aquabeads Alpha Set which contained over 500 beads in eight different colours, and eight letter stands. We also received the Aquabeads tray and sprayer to review. My 5 year old knew exactly what to do and couldn’t wait to get started. The set contained a handy letter sheet which you place beneath the tray, then you place…
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Today we ‘re taking part in a fun 60 Day Junk Play Challege hosted by best toys 4 toddlers. The challenge is running throughout March and April so pop over for some really fun play ideas which turn everyday junk items to toys and play ideas. We love play and upcycling and the only hard part was choosing which material to play with. We chose matchboxes. Easy matchbox treasure box We took some empty cardboard matchboxes and covered them in pretty papers and old magazines to cover up the advertising and strike strip. We also cut a strip to fit…
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You know we’re huge fans of Miffy and we love to make sun catchers so today we’re sharing our really easy Miffy sun catcher craft. Everyone knows that Miffy loves to wear a pretty dress, like the ones in Miffy’s birthday book. Reading it totally inspired us to make Miffy a new colourful wardrobe. Equipment needed to make Miffy sun catchers: Printed image of Miffy (we found ours here) Coloured cellophane sheets Sticky tape Scissors Bakers twine How to make Miffy sun catchers I printed 6 pictures of Miffy and carefully cut out her dress. We chose as many pieces…
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Have you been bitten by Royal baby fever yet? I’m sure it hasn’t escaped your notice that the Duchess of Cambridge is due to give birth any day. In preparation, Philips Avent took ‘Charles’ and ‘Camilla’ out around London to ensure they had everything for the Royal Baby. They went shopping in Mothercare and Hamleys, as well as stopping by the Lindo Wing to ensure everything was in order. These photos really made me smile. Philips Avent have made their products in the UK since 1984, celebrating their 30th Anniversary last year. Avent founder, Edward Atkin, launched…
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Earlier this year I attended a Hand Stamped Jewellery workshop at the London Jewellery School. The workshop was a gift from my husband who knew I wanted to try something new. The London Jewellery School is over in Whitechapel so I basically hopped on the tube and read my Kindle until I reached the other end of the line. The Hand Stamped Jewellery workshop was a beginners class and a great introduction to working with silver. Class numbers were kept really small and everyone was really friendly. We all had the chance to make a piece completely from scratch using…
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Do you ever watch your children colouring in and wish you could join them? If you’re following me on Instagram you’ll probably know you can! Phoenix Yard Books have produced a brand new range of colouring books for grown-ups including The One and Only colouring book for adults and The One and Only colouring book for grown up children. We were sent a couple to try and they are so much fun to keep nearby. I especially like The One and Only colouring book for travelling adults which has a handy slipcase and is spiral bound which makes it easy…
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Today we took part in a very special home viewing party to celebrate the launch of Tinker Bell and the Legend of the Neverbeast which is out today (April 20th 2015) on DVD and Blu-Ray. My 3 year old loves Tinker Bell and was very excited to receive a special parcel of Disney magic containing a copy of TinkerBell and the Legend of the Neverbeast, some popcorn, magical fairy wings, a Tinkerbell doll and set of 6 fairies from the film -Tinker Bell, Rosetta, Fawn, Silvermist, Vidia and The Neverbeast. This afternoon we sat down to watch the film with…
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My favourite post of the week time – my Monday happy things! We had a quiet weekend as the children were poorly but that meant we had time to make them a mud kitchen! I can’t decide whether to paint it or not but it just needs a few more items to finish it off. I sent and received a mini quilt as part of a swap. Making mini quilts is one of my favourite things and it was fun to make something for someone else (rather than my daughter) for a change. As part of my swap package I…
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Tomorrow we’re taking part in a home viewing party to mark the release of TinkerBell and the Legend of the NeverBeast on DVD. We were sent a copy of the DVD, some fun props and a bag of yummy popcorn. The children have been ill this weekend and we had to cancel some fun plans so, to cheer them up, we perfected our Pixie Dust Popcorn recipe. Ingredients needed to make Pixie Dust popcorn 100g bar of white chocolate 80g bag of popcorn Pink and white edible stars Edible glitter Edible silver balls How to make Pixie Dust popcorn Break…