So, last weekend was fairly cold and wet. That doesn’t normally bother us, but after being out and about a lot lately we needed a weekend at home to catch up, chill out and get things like homework and other bits and bobs all up to date. That meant it was an ideal weekend to […]
The children love to craft. Any opportunity to get the glue, paper, scissors, paints, and of course glitter out, they are there with bells on. They have great imaginations and enjoy creating their own masterpieces out of a few bits and bobs. Recently they have been using supplies from Bostik to create a few Valentine’s inspired […]
Welcome to part five of our #12daysofparenting series when we join a whole host of other bloggers to write about a range of topics over 12 days. Today we are looking at ideas for Christmas craft with the children and I am following on from Mummies Waiting. For full Terms and Conditions of the #12daysofparenting please […]
If you are a regular reader of this blog, you will know that we do quite a lot of crafting and the children love making things. I wrote recently about that here. We have been doing some Halloween craft this last week. You can see our little pumpkins below. We told you a while back that […]
We took part in an action packed Nick Jr Halloween this week and had lots of fun – have you been watching the Halloween specials on Nick Jr? Tune in and check them out. You can also take part in some fun activities on the Nick Jr website – including Halloween inspired activities. Nick Jr. […]
Welcome to part seven in our ‘Christmas gift guide’ series. How is the Christmas shopping going? How far have you got? What sorts of things are you thinking of getting for the children this Christmas? I always like to get a few gifts that involve the children making things as they love to craft and […]
I am a big believer in spending quality time with each of my children individually. Studies have shown that children crave one-on-one time with their parents, away from their siblings. Which is why it’s so important to make the effort to spend quality time with each of your children. However, when you have lots of […]
A friend told me that these are the words that send shivers down her spine – in fact she told me that crafting is banned from her house “they can do all that at school” she told me. Now as much as the timing of these requests is often not always ideal, and as much […]