• Explorer Scavenger Hunt
    Kids crafts - playing - Toilet roll crafts

    Explorer Scavenger Hunt

    September 5, 2015 - By 

    Today I’m excited to be taking part in the A-Z of Pretend Play Activities Blog Hop hosted by Nicola at Crafty Kids at Home! We chose the letter E for Explorers as my children love to explore. Over the school holidays we explored lots of places from the beach, canals to country houses but our favourite was our overnight stay at Whipsnade Zoo. We took part in a treasure hunt exploring the zoo, helped feed some of the animals and drove around some of the enclosures. The children have talked about our trip to the zoo quite a lot so I…

  • Painting with recycled cardboard flowers
    crafts - handmade - Kids crafts - Toilet roll crafts - tutorial

    Painting with recycled cardboard flowers

    March 27, 2014 - By 

    Our routine has been established since my little man started nursery sessions every afternoon. When he gets home he’s quite tired but still wants to craft so I’ve started setting up a craft activity ready for when he gets home. Anything using cardboard rolls is generally a success as we have a ready supply of them, so yesterday we did some painting with recycled cardboard flowers. Painting with recycled cardboard flowers We used: cardboard tubes scissors paint I took some cardboard tubes from my stash and cut them in half. Then I cut them again, about an inch down, to…

  • book review - crafts - handmade - London

    {book review} Hello! London

    February 18, 2014 - By 

    We love living in London and the next best thing to being out and about is reading books about London. Hello! London, illustrated by Marion Billet, is a beautiful new book from Campbell Books. Aimed at 1 year+ my children have been enjoying looking at this book together. Turn the London Eye, open and close Tower Bridge, take a ride on the Tube and more! Push, pull and slide the scene to explore the sights of the busy city. Hello! London is a fantastic book as there’s so much to look at and talk about. Perfect for Londoners or those just…