• 5 Minecraft treats for your Minecraft party bag
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    5 Minecraft treats for your Minecraft party bag

    June 21, 2018 - By 

    Earlier this year we threw a Minecraft themed party for my son. He just adores Minecraft, as do his friends, so this seemed like a great way to celebrate him turning another year older. He enjoyed helping me plan his Minecraft birthday party. Thankfully we found lots of ideas we could adapt on Pinterest. 5 Minecraft treats for your Minecraft party bag It’s not a party without some kind of party bag and I had great fun putting together Minecraft party bags for our guests. Inside each bag I placed a bottle of Creeper Juice and a piece of Minecraft…

  • Little Sis turns 6!
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    Little Sis turns 6! {Netflix birthdays on demand}

    November 28, 2017 - By 

    Today Little Sis turned 6! It’s hard to believe she is 6, its such a cliche but it really does feel as though she was born yesterday. We had her birthday party a few weekends ago so the house has been full of birthday cards, balloons, a birthday banner and presents. I was super organised and bought and wrapped all her presents a few weeks ago, so all I needed to do last night was bring the presents down – ready for this morning. I woke Little Sis early this morning as I was working. Fortunately she woke with a…

  • How to hold an Emoji birthday party
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    How to hold an Emoji birthday party

    March 21, 2017 - By 

    I’m not quite sure how my son discovered emoji’s but he has fully embraced it. Maybe it’s a boy thing, maybe it’s because he just turned 7. But it seemed like a great theme for his birthday. He first discovered them through playing on my iPhone, surprisingly they were only in the last few years added. They are part of our everyday lives, I’m definitely guilty of adding them to all my tweets, texts and WhatsApp messages, it’s not really surprising that my children have picked up on them too. Both my children love to use WhatsApp to send messages and they…

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    10 crafts to celebrate the Queens 90th birthday

    April 14, 2016 - By 

    Next week Queen Elizabeth II will celebrate her 90th birthday (April 21st 2016). She will be in Windsor on her birthday and in the evening she will light the principal beacon which will set in train a series of over 900 beacons across the country and worldwide. More events will be taking place in May including The Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebration (a 90-minute long extravaganza with 900 horses and more than 1,500 riders and performers, held every evening from May 12 to 15, with the Queen attending on the final evening); National Service of Thanksgiving at St. Paul’s Cathedral; The Queen’s Birthday Parade on Horse…

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    Drawing the Queen on her 90th birthday

    April 14, 2016 - By 

    This week we received another super box of craft supplies from Baker Ross. Included was a pack of Baker Ross Self Portrait blanks which are perfect for drawing friends, family or your favourite story book character. With Queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday next week, I challenged my children to draw a picture of the Queen. First they used pens to add her features and clothes. They glued on white hair, “just like Nanny!” they said. Then they added a gold crown. They accessorised with sparkly jewellery and they were finished. My 6 year old asked if we were going to send…

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    Monday happy list – week 78

    March 21, 2016 - By 

    I know I say it every week but that was a blooming busy weekend! Time to sit down and take stock of the last 7 days in my weekly Happy List post. My son got a new bed which he’s been really excited about. It’s one of those mid-sleeper ones with storage and a desk underneath the bed. I couldn’t believe my husband bought it a few days before my son’s birthday, especially as it meant helping to build it when I should have been finishing off making his presents! My son turned 6 on Friday and celebrated with a…

  • 30 minute Star Wars blanket
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    30 minute Star Wars blanket

    February 24, 2016 - By 

    Earlier this year I made my daughter a lovely Liberty quilt. She keeps it on her bed and I’m so happy she loves it, if she didn’t I would quite happily put it on my bed instead. My 5 year old son keeps asking if I can make him something as “you’re always making stuff for her” as he puts it. Little did he know that I was planning on making something for him too. Since Star Wars Episode VII came out he has turned into the biggest Star Wars fan. His birthday is coming up next month so I…

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    Monday happy things

    November 30, 2015 - By 

    I can’t believe it’s the last day of November already which means it’s time for my weekly Monday Happy Things post, 5 things which have made me happy this week. My beautiful daughter turned 4 on Saturday. She received a great mix of presents including Sylvanian Families, Peppa Pig, Dora and Doc McStuffins. She was given some birthday money and she enjoyed spending it, choosing her own clothes and more toys, Tsum Tsum seem to be her new favourites. I’d love to say we made her cake, but we didn’t. I received my second Happy Paper Club subscription box. I…

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    6 ways to celebrate Miffy’s 60th birthday

    June 21, 2015 - By 

    Today Miffy turns 60 and I think she’s looking pretty good for her age. We were lucky enough to attend Miffy’s party before attending the UK charity premiere of ‘miffy the movie’ this morning. We were also able to meet Miffy herself. As today is her birthday I thought I would share 6 ways to celebrate Miffy’s 60th birthday. 6 ways to celebrate Miffy’s 60th birthday 1. Miffy UK online shop The Miffy UK online shop relaunched today and is full of beautiful products. I love miffy’s dream lamp and some of the cushions may have been Pinned to my…