• Mollie Makes Mini rainbow hanging
    Crafts for adults - Mollie Makes crafts

    Mini rainbow hanging

    April 26, 2020 - By 

    Regular readers will know that every month I challenge myself to make the Mollie Makes magazine cover gift. I’ve subscribed since it first came out and have had a drawer full of unopened kits – but no more! I’ve been making more time for grown up crafting and I love to make the kits and hopefully try something new. Mini rainbow hanging Issue 118 of Mollie Makes landed on my doorstep last week. I was excited to see it but upset that it’s going to be the last issue for a while. The magazine came with a cute plastic canvas rainbow kit which…

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    Monday Happy List

    Monday Happy List: Life in Lockdown {Week 4}

    April 20, 2020 - By 

    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 usually a post I love to write but obviously life has changed considerably for us and everyone else in the UK over the last few weeks. Life is hard at the moment for everyone but I still want to try and record some of our happier moments. Monday Happy List {Week 288} It felt like a short week…

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    Mindful journaling for kids with the HappySelf Journal {giveaway}

    April 19, 2020 - By 

    Disclosure – this post includes affiliate content Just before our schools closed and we were placed on lockdown we received a HappySelf Journal to try out at home. We’ve been fans of journal keeping and mindfulness for a few years so were looking forward to trying the HappySelf Journal during what we knew was going to be a difficult time for our family. Mindful journaling for kids with the HappySelf Journal The HappySelf Journal is a daily journal for children aged 6 to 12, used to help promote happiness, develop positive habits and nurture enquiring minds. Beautifully laid out with…

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    Monday Happy List

    Monday Happy List: Life in Lockdown {Week 3}

    April 13, 2020 - By 

    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 usually a post I love to write but obviously life has changed considerably for us and everyone else in the UK over the last few weeks. Life is hard at the moment for everyone but I still want to try and record some of our happier moments. Monday Happy List {Week 287} Technically last week was the start…

  • Free rainbow colouring page for kids from the gingerbread house
    Crafts for kids - free printables

    Free rainbow colouring page for kids

    March 26, 2020 - By 

    Are you making the most of your daily exercise time? With two young children our daily exercise is absolutely essential to stop us going crazy indoors. Thankfully the weather has been amazing all week and the children have been more than happy to go for a walk around the neighbourhood. Every day we have been on the look out for rainbows in windows, something that local children have been putting up in their windows to spread a little happiness. Free rainbow colouring page for kids My children have always adored a rainbow craft (see below for some of our favourites).…

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    Monday Happy List

    Monday Happy List {Week 284}

    March 23, 2020 - By 

    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 284} What a week last week was. Life gets stranger every day. Today the school I work in is closed indefinitely, as is my children’s school. My husband’s office has been closed so we’re all self isolating and trying to keep safe. I’ve decided to keep…

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    Family Life - Monday Happy List

    Monday Happy List {Week 283}

    March 16, 2020 - By 

    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 283} The last week has been pretty crazy. It’s been hard to hide from the news as it’s all anyone has been talking about. My husband’s office has been closed for the foreseeable future and we’re waiting to hear when the school I work at will…

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    Family Life - Monday Happy List

    Monday Happy List {Week 282}

    March 9, 2020 - By 

    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 282} As a family of book worms we just love World Book Day. This year the children took their favourite non-fiction book to school and we were all relieved they didn’t have to dress up. The Secondary school where I work held a scavenger hunt for…

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    Monday Happy List {Week 281}

    March 2, 2020 - By 

    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 281} It’s not often I’m able to help at my children’s school any more but as I don’t work on Mondays I volunteered at my daughter’s school to help with their Egyptian Day. My daughter hates dressing up so we compromised on her costume – I…