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image credit As we start a new month and a new year we are all in such a different position to last year. However I am still wearing a face mask all day on my commute and at work. I have a huge selection of masks in gorgeous Liberty fabrics which I always keep in my work bag. I’ve also got them tucked away in my desk drawer and car, just in case. This term my son has gone back to school with a selection of masks to wear at school, hopefully this will help keep the infection rate at…
Starting the week by writing the Monday Happy List is something I’ve been doing for a while. It’s a chance for me to sit down and reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. It’s a post I always love to write. Monday Happy Things {Week 377} We have really enjoyed the Christmas holidays with plenty of time to spend together. We’ve read books, watched films, played board games and baked pretzels. We’ve planted seeds from our Mud and Bloom subscription box. We’ve ticked off lots of jobs…
My daughter loves experimenting with Skittles and we had fun experimenting with the classic Skittles experiment, and adapting it for a little Halloween science and Christmas science too. We thought it would work just as well for New Year so designed this New Year Skittles experiment for kids, perfect for a little STEM exploration at home. New Year Skittles experiment for kids You don’t need much equipment. Just a big bag of Skittles, a white plate, and a jug of cold water. You could also grab a timer if you want to time how quickly the colour changes. The first thing…
Starting the week by writing the Monday Happy List is something I’ve been doing for a while. It’s a chance for me to sit down and reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. It’s a post I always love to write. I’m so happy to have finished work until January! Monday Happy Things {Week 376} I treated myself to Box 16 of Hoop Club by Cotton Clara as it was a collaboration with the amazing Donna Wilson. I was happy in arrived before Christmas as it…
I’ve been stocking up on craft kits to make over the winter months. I haven’t had a lot of time for stitching but I couldn’t resist buying the Barmy Fox and Copper Blush collaboration embroidered tree overlaid with a metal tree shape. It sounded odd, but it totally worked. Floral Christmas tree embroidery You can buy each of the five designs on their own or a mega kit of all five designs. I opted for the floral Christmas tree embroidery, although I could easily have stitched any of the designs. The kit came with 2 pieces of fabric (one to…
It’s been a while since we added free printables to our site but I couldn’t resist these gorgeous Winter Wonderland preschool activities to our site. We’re huge fans of Winter and love any activities around the theme. We are delighted to add this selection of Winter Wonderland activities for kids. There are four fun activities which will help develop kids fine motor skills. Winter Wonderland Preschool Packet equipment: Construction paper (or card) Scissors Crayons, Markers or coloured pencils Winter Wonderland Preschool Packet So how do you get your hands on my free Winter Wonderland Preschool Packet? 1 Download and print…
It’s funny to think that we only introduced our children to Elf on the Shelf 5 years ago in 2016. It’s a really fun tradition and definitely helps make the run up to Christmas day go quickly. What is Elf on the Shelf? In case you haven’t heard of this tradition, it was started by Carol Aebersold and her twin daughters, Chanda Bell and Christa Pitts. We bought our Elf on the Shelf kit from Amazon, and it consists of the Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition book and your very own Scout Elf. The story goes that Santa’s Scout Elves…
Starting the week by writing the Monday Happy List is something I’ve been doing for a while. It’s a chance for me to sit down and reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. It’s a post I always love to write. Monday Happy Things {Week 375} Last week was the last week of term for my two. Sadly a lot of the usual fun end of term activities were cancelled or went online. My son’s first music concert was pre-recorded, and my daughter’s Christmas play was recorded…
For me December means planning some fun antics for our two elves. As the children are 10 and 11 I wondered if this would the year where they don’t believe the Christmas magic, but thankfully they still do! It’s so much fun to come up with a different idea for each day. I know that everyone does Elf on the Shelf differently, some people just move their elf every night, some have really naughty elves. We have two elves which means they can have fun together. Most elf activities can easily be adapted for two of more elves. One of…