Raising brilliant girls!
We used this Rudolph Mincemeat Cup Cake Recipe last week. This is a great way to use up any left over mincemeat from the Christmas cake or pudding. The mincemeat makes the cupcakes have a more festive taste without being as rich as a whole mince pie or fruit cake – so perfect for children. … Read more
The first thing that we get out of the Christmas boxes when they come down from the loft are our Happyland characters and a few other winter friends. This year I wanted to make a couple of sensory boxes for the girls to play with. The first picture is a snow scene just for our … Read more
Here is our festive wrapping paper. This is an easy way to make plain brown paper a bit more festive. Molly was desperate to do this and get glitter into all the far flung corners of the house. You Will Need Glitter PVA glue Stencil Brown wrapping paper This would also make a lovely Christmas … Read more
We’ve been enjoying a bit of last minute crafting and made some Rudolph Candy Gift Boxes to put sweets inside as a last minute gift. This was such an easy craft. The only tricky bit was putting the pipe cleaners in. It would work well as a gift for a teacher or a friend and … Read more
For some stupid reason I volunteered to make some cakes for Molly’s school fayre last week. I enjoy baking but I know to do it properly I have to wait for all the children to go to bed so it isn’t as much fun. It’s strange baking on my own. The downside is I have … Read more
This year I wanted to make some cards using photographs. We also spent the morning doing hand and footprints so it was a good opportunity to combine the two. I used one of my favourite pictures of Molly and we printed it out a few times to get the size right. We then stuck on … Read more
I’ve been looking for a way to make Christmas cards using my own photos. Here is a picture I’ve edited in picnik to make into a card to send either by post or as an e-card. I edited the photo last week in order to show how to make an angel play tent. This is … Read more
The internet is great. You find lots of people who share your strange obsessions. I’ve been a little bit obsessed with pom poms recently (and I said POM POMS people – not anything else – I now know how your minds work – there is neither an r or an n in the word). I … Read more
I like to make a few handmade Christmas presents with my daughter. She has a bit of pocket money but not enough to buy presents so it’s nice to get her to make something. Last year we decorated plant pots and filled them with hyacinth bulbs. It was a lovely activity but I spent the … Read more