• New Year STEM Skittles experiment for kids
    Crafts for kids - New Year crafts - STEM activity

    New Year Skittles experiment for kids

    December 31, 2021 - By 

    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…

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    Monday Happy List

    Monday Happy Things {Week 376}

    December 27, 2021 - By 

    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…

  • Floral Christmas tree embroidery
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    Floral Christmas tree embroidery

    December 23, 2021 - By 

    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…

  • {Free printable} Winter Wonderland Preschool Packet
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    {Free printable} Winter Wonderland Preschool Packet

    December 22, 2021 - By 

    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…

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    Elf on the Shelf magic egg trick

    December 21, 2021 - By 

    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…

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    Monday Happy List

    Monday Happy Things {Week 375}

    December 20, 2021 - By 

    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…

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    Elf on the Shelf

    Elf on the Shelf selfies

    December 19, 2021 - By 

    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…

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    Sainsburys Make Your Own Gingerbread House kit

    December 18, 2021 - By 

    Last week it was time to try the Sainsbury’s Make Your Own Gingerbread House kit with my 10 year old. My son had previously made the M&S gingerbread house kit which tasted really good, so we were looking forward to building another gingerbread house. Sainsbury’s Make Your Own Gingerbread House kit The Sainsbury’s Make Your Own Gingerbread House kit contained all the dry ingredients to make the gingerbread house, we just needed to supply butter and golden syrup. The first step was making the gingerbread dough which I did whilst my daughter was at school. She never seems to like…

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    5 ways to get a better car finance deal

    December 15, 2021 - By 

    Disclosure – this is a collaborative post For many people, getting a car is the second most expensive purchase you will make in your lifetime! For this reason, it’s important to get the best deal possible. But how can you ensure that you are getting a good deal and a finance agreement that’s right for you? Whether you’re buying new or used, there are a few ways in which you can help to save money on your finance offered! Let’s take a look. 5 ways to get a better car finance deal Calculate your loan Using a car finance calculator…