• Pumpkin patches near London {2020 update}
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    Pumpkin patches near London {2020 update}

    September 5, 2020 - By 

    For the past few years I have enjoyed putting together a post about the best pumpkin patches near London. Living on the edge of London we are able to travel into Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey and more to find the perfect pumpkin patch. There’s just something wonderful about a walk (and a photo or two) at a pumpkin patch. I’m sure I would never have said this a few years ago but it’s something the whole family enjoys, and the perfect Autumnal day out. Pumpkin patches near London {updated for 2020} As pumpkin patches are outdoors I’m hopeful that the…

  • Free Pumpkin Patch Scavenger Hunt printable
    Autumn - Crafts for kids - free printables

    Free Pumpkin Patch Scavenger Hunt printable

    October 15, 2019 - By 

    A few weeks ago we visited a pumpkin patch near London. We had a great time exploring the pumpkin patch and choosing our pumpkins and squashes. It’s the second time we’ve been able to visit a pumpkin patch, clearly a growing trend here in the UK. This time I made sure to take along a fun activity to keep the kids busy, our free Pumpkin Patch Scavenger Hunt printable. Free Pumpkin Patch Scavenger Hunt printable All you will need to have even more fun when you next visit a pumpkin patch is our Pumpkin Patch Scavenger Hunt free printable. Simply…

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    Pumpkin carving for beginners

    October 31, 2010 - By 

    As it’s Edward’s first Halloween we decided to go all out to have a party to remember. Edward had two outfits, or a morning and afternoon outfit, as he is a messy eater! This morning he wore a skeleton outfit and this afternoon a pumpkin outfit (hat knitted by nanny!). As well as an outfit we decided to have Halloween themed food and decorations, which meant a carved pumpkin. My husband is a novice pumpkin carver but managed to produce this beauty: Not bad for his first attempt!

  • Blythe - crafts

    My very own Blythe

    January 9, 2008 - By 

    With all the excitement over Christmas I completely forgot to post about my new Blythe doll. After much careful web research I decided to take a day off from work and go to Brighton to purchase my Blythe. Very few shops sell them in the UK but I managed to buy a mini Blythe in Forbidden Planet, London, in 2006. Nasty Nip in Brighton stock a couple of different Blythe dolls and I wanted to see them before I decided which one to buy. The guy in the shop was lovely and helpful and showed me all his stock, including…

  • crafts - giveaways

    Day 7

    November 7, 2007 - By 

    Yay, today I won a lovely pumpkin pin on a giveaway from sewSpun. I love the colour and aspire to make something like this one day. I popped into a new Christmas shop which has opened on Marylebone High Street at lunch time today. I got some great inspiration for the handmade ornament swap – I just need to stop watching Dirty Dancing: The Time of Your Life and get my sewing box out. And today my boyfriend got offered a proper job, the kind where you actually do work rather than sit around picking your nose all day. I…