• Easy homemade sidewalk chalk
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    Easy homemade sidewalk chalk

    August 11, 2020 - By 

    I wanted to make chalk for a long time. At the start of lockdown I couldn’t buy chalk anywhere. All the shops had sold out or the price was just out of this world. So I decided to make my own. It’s surprisingly easy to make your own coloured chalk and you only need 3 ingredients – Plaster of Paris, water and food colouring. Easy homemade sidewalk chalk supplies: Plaster of Paris Food colouring Water Old bowl to mix ingredients Cardboard tubes Duck Tape Baking parchment How to make easy homemade sidewalk chalk It couldn’t be easier to make your…

  • How to get free Blue Peter badges
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    How to get free Blue Peter badges {and free entry to attractions}

    July 17, 2020 - By 

    I’ve been meaning to write this post for ages. We’ve been sharing ideas on how to keep the kids busy over the summer holidays. We’ve shared all kinds of ideas from den building to geocaching, joining the Summer Reading Challenge to rock painting. Summer doesn’t have to be expensive and I will be trying my hardest to not spend too much this year. With two active children I need an endless supply of activities to keep them busy and one of our favourite low-cost activities is collecting free Blue Peter badges. How to get free Blue Peter badges {and free…

  • Free camping scavenger hunt printable
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    Free camping scavenger hunt printable

    July 10, 2020 - By 

    With the end of the school term in sight our thoughts are turning to a camping trip this Summer. We bought our tent a few years ago and try to go camping a few times each year. Camping is such a fun activity and the children love sleeping out under the canvas, we’ve even had the tent out in the garden during lockdown. Free camping scavenger hunt printable We usually look for a small-ish campsite. As long as the facilities are clean then we are happy. Everyone mucks in and helps with the cooking and cleaning, although if there is…

  • Free Animal Crossing Summer Bucket List printable
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    Free Animal Crossing Summer Bucket List printable

    July 7, 2020 - By 

    I don’t know about you but I just love playing Animal Crossing. I first came across it years ago when I played it on my DS (remember those?). When I heard about Pocket Camp I was so excited and have been playing it religiously since it first came out (if you want to add me as a friend just let me know!). Free Animal Crossing Summer Bucket List printable I find Animal Crossing to be the perfect game for me. You can make friends with adorable animal villagers and have fun creating a world of your own in the Animal…

  • Geocaching with kids {making walks fun!}
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    Geocaching with kids {making walks fun!}

    June 5, 2020 - By 

    Lockdown is going on for a long time. I know we shouldn’t complain as we are safe at home but it can be tiring walking the same paths every day. A few weeks into lockdown we tried geocaching again. This is something we have dipped into over the last 10 years and have always enjoyed. Ideas for making walks with kids fun There are a number of different things we’ve tried to keep our kids entertained on walks. Our children love being outside but the idea of just going for a walk doesn’t excite them. There are a few different…

  • Summer Reading Challenge Silly Squad
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    How to take part in the 2020 Summer Reading Challenge

    May 15, 2020 - By 

    The Summer Reading Challenge is always a highlight of our summer. We love the summer holidays but this year will obviously be totally different for everyone. Home learning gives shape to our days at the moment and I’m not quite sure what we’ll do come the summer holidays. I don’t think we’ll be going away anywhere which means 6 long weeks to fill, without the weekly routine of our timetable from school and online classes. Thankfully it looks like we will be able to rely on the Summer Reading Challenge to keep us motivated with our reading! The 2020 Summer…

  • Summer painted bee and ladybird rocks
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    Summer painted bee and ladybird rocks

    May 14, 2020 - By 

    With this lovely warm weather we are out and about a lot more. Being outside is good for the whole family and helps the kids to run off some of their endless energy. We’ve been decorating and hiding rocks for a while now and wanted to make some summer painted rocks. We used: Bag of smooth pebbles or rocks Selection of chalk pens Varnish to seal the painted rocks (we use Wilko Gloss Yacht Varnish) How to make painted bee and ladybird rocks: We always wash and dry our rocks before painting them, this makes sure there’s no dirt left…

  • Mindful weekend sewing {Summer Craftpod}
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    Mindful weekend sewing {Summer Craftpod}

    September 23, 2018 - By 

    I’m cutting it pretty fine with the Summer Craftpod box as today marks the first day of Autumn. The subscription box arrived a few months ago but it’s taken me ages to find time to make the projects – Summer holidays and working leave little creative time. The constant rain this weekend has kept us indoors (by choice!) and today I found time to finish the little needle book and put it together. Mindful weekend sewing with the Summer Craftpod The Summer Craftpod contained a Rose cross stitch project designed by Lucy from Attic 24, a sweet floral needle book…

  • 4 ways to play with pebbles at the beach
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    4 ways to play with pebbles at the beach

    August 27, 2018 - By 

    We’ve been fortunate to spend a few days at the beach over the summer holidays. The children just love the beach, much more than I do! They are happy to play and don’t really need anything special such as swimming clothes or toys. They seem happy with the sand, sea and stones – as long as I have a towel to dry off wet hands and feet. Over the weekend we visited the beautiful beach at Dawlish in Devon. We’ve holidayed there a lot and love to scour Dawlish Town beach for sea glass, shells and smooth pebbles. It’s become…