• Miffy Sugar Skull gingerbread biscuits
    baking - gingerbread - homestyle - Miffy Mums

    Miffy Sugar Skull gingerbread biscuits

    October 28, 2017 - By 

    I had a really silly idea a few weeks ago and it took me a long time to get round to making it. Half term has been busy and so much fun, but I’ve missed my crafting time with the kids being off school. My 5 year old adores Miffy (so do I). We have a Miffy biscuit cutter and I thought we could bake and decorate Miffy Sugar Skull gingerbread biscuits for Halloween! Miffy Sugar Skull gingerbread biscuits First I made my usual gingerbread recipe which you can find here. Then we cut out lots of Miffy shapes. When…

  • Planting Miffy tulips for Spring
    gardening - Miffy Mums

    Planting Miffy tulips for Spring

    November 20, 2016 - By 

    I know a lot of my posts have been about Winter and Christmas recently but it’s never too early to be thinking about Spring. We have had some lovely blue sky days but I’m already longing for warmer weather and  longer days – give me back my evenings! Anyway, we’ve been getting the garden ready for Winter and part of that was forward thinking to Spring bulbs. Today we planted our Miffy tulip bulbs which was very exciting. After 15 years of cross-fertilisation and patient cultivation, Dutch tulip breeders have finally produced a variety to represent the Netherlands’ most famous…

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    Win a plush Miffy as Miffy TV Comes to Tiny Pop!

    September 29, 2015 - By 

    As you know Miffy is celebrating 60 years this year. I have some exciting news to share with you today as Miffy’s Adventures: Big and Small launches on the Tiny Pop channel on Friday (2 October 2015). Miffy TV Comes to Tiny Pop! A new generation of British pre-schoolers can discover the charm of the classic character, Miffy, when a new TV series, Miffy’s Adventures Big and Small launches on Tiny Pop on 2 October 2015, at 7pm. Featuring the iconic white bunny from the storybooks by Dick Bruna, the new series marks the first time Miffy has been seen…

  • DIY Miffy stool
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    DIY Miffy stool

    September 3, 2015 - By 

    A while ago I bought a cute vintage wooden 3 legged stool. I painted it with some Annie Sloan paint, didn’t like it and packed it away on the loft. My 3 year old is starting a new nursery later this month so we’re trying to make a fuss of her and give her bedroom an inexpensive makeover. DIY Miffy stool Guess what I made my un-loved vintage 3 legged stool into? A fantastically cool Miffy stool and my daughter loves it. At 3 years old her bedroom is rocking the pink look so I have made a subtle stool in…

  • making miffy mail
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    Making Miffy mail!

    August 27, 2015 - By 

    The school holidays have given us lot of lovely time to craft and experiment. We’ve gone through lots of supplies and organised our craft supplies several times in a bid to keep tidy (not easy with two children who love to craft!). Yesterday we finally got the chance to try some products we were sent from Faber Castell – the Faber-Castell Connector Paint Box and the Clic & Go Water Pot. Making Miffy mail! We’ve never experimented with watercolour paint before but I came up with a fun activity to keep my children busy. We made our own Miffy mail…

  • exploring Utrecht with Miffy
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    Exploring Utrecht with Miffy

    August 23, 2015 - By 

    As a mum of two small children we love Miffy, the little white rabbit drawn by Dick Bruna. This year Miffy celebrates her 60th birthday with, amongst other things, a special exhibition called Celebrating 60 years of Miffy! at the Centraal Museum Utrecht. Exploring Utrecht with Miffy Dick Bruna was born and lives in Utrecht and created Miffy there so it is great to see such a huge exhibition dedicated to Miffy. The exhibition runs from 20 June 2015 until 20 September 2015 and earlier in the summer holidays my husband and I enjoyed a weekend away and found ourselves…

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    Monday happy things

    July 27, 2015 - By 

    I’m a little late with my weekly Monday happy things due to the Summer holidays. Anyone else feel as exhausted as I do already? I had a wonderful child-free weekend in Europe with my husband. We stayed in Antwerp and enjoyed sampling Belgian beers, waffles, and admiring lots of paintings by Reubens. We also caught the train to Utrecht to see the Miffy exhibition at the Centraal Museum and spot some of the statues from the Miffy art parade. I’ve had a beautiful bouquet of hydrangeas and cream roses brightening up our living room this week. The latest craft book…

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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…

  • Miffy at Zoo
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    Win tickets to the miffy the movie premiere

    June 16, 2015 - By 

    As a big Miffy fan I’m so excited to bring you the chance to attend the UK charity premiere of ‘miffy the movie’ on Sunday 21st June, the date of Miffy’s official 60th birthday, at VUE West End cinema, Leicester Square, London! I have 5 family tickets (2 adults and 2 children) to giveaway. Win tickets to the miffy the movie premiere Based on the stories by Dick Bruna, miffy the movie won best children’s film when it opened in the Netherlands in 2013. The film uses stop frame animation to tell the story of Miffy and her friends going…