Raising brilliant girls!
Here is our cardboard box castle. This castle is perfect for a queen or princess to play with. It is quite girly, but you could easily change the colours and make it fit any story you like. We used a box a bit bigger than a shoe box. We decorated the box with glittery foam, … Read more
A photo journal of our day reading and doing activities on The Worst Princess as part of The Summer Book Exchange project.
Teddy bear Thank You Cards I’ve always liked doing thank you cards for the girls. They aren’t old enough yet to write a proper thank you letter but I kind of like them getting g in the practice of showing the are grateful for what they receive. Children are so lucky these days and they … Read more
A teaser for the contents of our book exchange parcel. Off to post it now!
Is homemade play dough better? Here is our first experiment with the soft stuff. Some lovely sparkly fairy play dough, perfect for making fairies and fairy cakes. But will we go back to the bought stuff?
I’m not entirely sure why we decided to make fairy toadstools. Molly wanted somewhere for the tooth fairy to stay when she comes to visit and I saw some salad bowls in the exact shape to fit a toadstool. We will probably use it as part of the table decoration at her Magic themed party … Read more
Fairy blossom bead curtains. A pretty decoration for a bedroom or for a party and a great way to use up any beads which are left over from making bracelets.
Spin painting is a fun way to make a mess – and explore colour and texture in paint – but mainly make a mess.
This week we made a fairy garden as a discovery bottle. It started off life as a Spring style snow globe with blossom instead of falling snow. Then the finished globe looked so pretty we decided to put a fairy inside. We used plastic cups which contain fruit as they have a really secure lid. … Read more
