Raising brilliant girls!
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
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
This is how we made an Angel play tent for Christmas. I had been wanting to make a tent or teepee for a while using the ball pool. I thought it would make a lovely quiet area for the girls to play in. As it was Christmas we decided to make it so the … 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
What? Wednesday is here and I wanted to design some T-shirts for my twins in order to advertise the old blog. I tried sticky notes last week but they didn’t last so I wanted something a bit harder for little fingers to remove. I know I’ve gone a little off the original idea which is to … Read more
Do you need somewhere to store your pirate treasure? Every discerning pirate needs a safe yet stylish place to put all his worldly possessions. this treasure chest is functional and economic as it is made out of a cardboard box! Materials You Will Need To Make A pirate Treasure Chest shoe box foam sheets – … Read more
I was so pleased when my daughter said she didn’t want to go to her school dress up day as a princess, but she wanted to be a pirate instead. Pirates are just much more fun. Unfortunately, she decided she wanted to be a pirate at 8.05 on the day of the dress up. Considering we … Read more
Do you love ice cream?Do you hate the calories and fat content of ice cream?Do you want to eat ice cream with the same nutritional content as a banana? Of course you do. This recipe will change your life – I mean it. When I tried this for the first time I could not believe … Read more