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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 List {Week 323} We made it to the Christmas holidays. The last few weeks in the school I work in have been hard with so many staff and students sent home to isolate. I am happy to have a few weeks off to…
My 9 year old loves an easy science experiment at home. I wanted to try a fun experiment with her but with a Christmas twist and came up with a really fun dissolving candy cane experiment. My daughter just loves a candy cane and the skittles experiment we did earlier this year inspired us to do something similar with candy canes. This simple winter craft activity is great for keeping kids entertained whilst learning. For our Candy cane experiment you will need: Pack of candy canes Plastic beakers Sticky labels Different liquids Measuring jug Dissolving Candy Cane experiment Candy canes…
Disclosure – thanks to Very for sponsoring this post. Products marked with an * were sent for inclusion in this gift guide, however all opinions are my own. I love Christmas and one of my favourite things is planning gifts for my family and friends. I always start early with my Christmas shopping, usually in September. Whilst this might sound early it really helps me budget if I spread the cost of over a few months. Due to the second Lockdown I have turned to shopping online more for toys and games for my children. My son is such a…
With two creative kids we love our weekly Draw With Rob sessions. Every Saturday the kids look for clues on what the latest character will be, and we all look forward to sitting down for a drawing session. The kids have special notebooks just for their Draw with Rob drawings and my husband even bought a Kuretake pen, just like Rob uses! These drawing sessions kept us busy during the first Lockdown and we love that we have something to look forward to at the weekend. Draw With Rob at Christmas The kids loved his first book so were excited…
We were recently sent a Marble Run kit, the latest kit from Build Your Own who make sustainable toys with less plastic. The Build Your Own range is suitable for children (and adults!) aged 8 and up. They use visual perception and thinking skills and make great STEM toys (ones which utilises science, technology, engineering and mathematics). *** Pop on over to my Instagram page where I’m giving away one of these fantastic BYO Marble Run kits. *** Build Your Own Marble Run BYO marble run kit comes in a smart cardboard box with all the pieces pre-printed for you…
Disclosure: Products marked with an * were sent for inclusion in this gift guide, however all opinions are my own. Gingerbread Gift Guide 2020 I’ve been a huge fan of gingerbread for as long as I can remember. Every year I love to source gingerbread items to try out. This year I’ve picked up quite a few gingerbread house kits, gingerbread biscuits and even gingerbread mulled wine. I thought it would be fun to put them all in one place for my readers to see too. My Gingerbread Gift Guide 2020 features gingerbread ornaments, gingerbread books, necklaces, kits and more.…
It’s been a long time since we last made a Halloween gingerbread house. With the shops already full of delicious and tempting gingerbread house kits, I decided to pick one up for Halloween. Our house is decorated with all kinds of pumpkins and squashes as we’re trying to cut down on buying any new decorations. I thought decorating a gingerbread house would make a great Halloween activity for kids, and a bit of a STEM challenge to keep them busy too! Halloween gingerbread house supplies: M&S Gingerbread House Kit Green popcorn Mini gingerbread biscuits Edible eyes Edible glue Chocolate drops…
Disclosure: Products marked with an * were sent for inclusion in this gift guide, however all opinions are my own. This post contains affiliate links and I may receive commission if you visit a link and buy something. Purchasing via an affiliate link doesn’t cost you any extra, and I only recommend products and services I trust. 2020 has been the year of the puppy for us. In January we welcomed our little Bichon Frise to our house and life has never been the same since. As he plays such a big part in our family it’s only right that…
I love to start the week by writing the Monday Happy List. 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 love to write. Monday Happy List {Week 315} We were recently sent a parcel of LoDough products to try. This is the revolutionary food brand with the convenience, taste and texture of bread, pizza and pastry but with 90% fewer carbs. We were sent some of their pizza bases, Southern Style Crumb Coating, Miracle…