Confession time – we are major Eurovision Song Contest fans in our house! Before moving house a gazillion times, we used to have a projector and big screen instead of a TV, and we would invite all our friends over for a big Eurovision viewing party. Usually we’d do a quiz as a warm up […] Read more…
How time has flown! Tomorrow, our school breaks up for the Christmas holidays and next week it’s the big event itself! I thought I was fairly organised, but suddenly there seem the be a gazillion little things I still need to do. So, to keep the boys from watching TV all day while I do […] Read more…
Whether you are looking for an alternative to chocolate Advent calendars (anyone else still working their way through the Hallowe’en candy?), are tired of those pre-filled toy calendars that just add more plastic tat to your house, or are simply in search or something a little bit different, an Activity Advent Calendar is a really […] Read more…
Have I mentioned yet how much I love Autumn? Every year, I have a long list of things I want to do with the kids during Autumn, and every year we get to the end of Autumn and have forgotten about half of them. So this year I’m being more organised and I have made […] Read more…
I wanted to surprise the boys on their last day of nursery, and to celebrate the start of both the summer holidays and the start of a new chapter in my older boy’s life (in case you missed it, he starts school after the summer). And what screams summer holiday more than ice cream? So […] Read more…
It’s easy enough to sew food from felt, but when it comes to bottles, it doesn’t really work that well. And what you really need in a play kitchen, is some milk and juice. So here’s a quick and simple idea how to turn old yoghurt bottles in to play kitchen staples. All you need […] Read more…
Today I’m sharing this week’s final birthday DIY with you. What’s a superhero party without some masks? I didn’t want to go crazy making all kinds of over the top giveaways for our little party guests, but I had some left over felt and elastic from other projects in the house anyway, and these seemed […] Read more…
This year, the boy wanted a superhero theme for his birthday party. We try not to go overboard where parties are concerned, but we do like to make the effort on a few themed decorations that are easy enough to put together. There are plenty of templates for superhero party decorations online to print off, […] Read more…