Arts and crafts are a huge part of our family life, I am a big crafter myself. I love to draw, knit, crochet, make jewellery and more. It pleases me greatly that the Beans also enjoy crafting, even if many of their preferences are of the ‘messy’ variety at the moment.
The day began with a spot of story time with Nanna, you know if you let them the tiddlers would happily sit there and let you read stories to them all day. I have been to Burghley House for picnics countless times and for whatever reason, I don’t think I have ever managed it on … Read more
Do you have a budding little designer in your midst, someone who loves to look good and like to put their own special stamp on their look? Then Skribbies are the perfect shoe for them. Skribbies are currently available in a choice of three colour ways along with a pack of six brightly coloured pens, … Read more
Little Bean takes after me when it comes to crafts, she loves nothing more than to make a crafty item for someone special. When I saw this post on Domestic Goddesque recently I knew it would be the perfect craft for Little Bean to try out and whilst walking home from school last week I … Read more
Don’t you just love Post-It Super Sticky Notes from 3M, during my working years I may have got a little over zealous with my notes and since I was in charge of the Stationery orders I may have ordered them in every colour/shape/style possible! There are a million and one uses for Post-It Super Sticky … Read more
I love nothing better than spending an afternoon crafting with the tiddlers. I have always had a passion for crafting myself so I’m over the moon that they enjoy it too. I particularly love doing crafts for Easter because they usually involve chocolate and it’s an opportunity to get lots of lovely pastel spring colours … Read more
With Christmas just days away we have had the perfect excuse to get crafting at home (not that you need an excuse). I have always been quite a crafty person myself and it seems that Little Bean and Beanie Boy are taking after me as they both love to get creative whenever possible. When talking … Read more
When we get home from school I have found that the best way to avoid bad behaviour is to have pre-planned activities to keep them busy. For those of you who haven’t noticed it’s only a matter of 4 weeks until Christmas so we are getting into the Christmas spirit by doing Christmas crafts. We … Read more
With my baby bump growing, I wanted to make something special for Jelly Bean’s arrival and decided to learn how to crochet to make him a blanket for his Stokke.
I love making things; my Grandad used to say that from the moment I had control of my hands, I was always making and creating something, be it a drawing, a model or my latest crafting fad. There’s something about making something yourself which really fills you with pride, you only need to take one … Read more