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.
With the half term holidays almost upon us it’s time to start thinking about how to entertain the children. What better way to keep them entertained than with some fun crafting ready for Halloween. As a family we always decorate our house for Halloween, the children love it and look forward to it every year. … Read more
If, like me, you like to hoard keep things which hold special memories then holidays and time with children can be an especially busy time because there are so many memories that you want to be reminded of. A very loooooooooong long time ago I spotted a picture online of a row of small jam … Read more
As much as the Beans and I love to do crafts, sometimes the house can be a little overrun with all of their nick-nacks and makes. I’m a hoarder too so I don’t like to throw away anything they have made because they all hold special memories for me and I am a Mum who … Read more
Little Bean is very much a girly girl, she loves all things pink, sparkly, fluffy and floaty so I knew the Interplay Indoor Fairy Garden would be right up her street. It arrived just before we set off for our holiday in Menorca and thanks to the house being upside down with builders so it’s … Read more
DISCLAIMER: We received a reduced price Birthday Party at Riverside Beads in exchange for Lillie’s Birthday Party’s honest account. All words, images and opinions are my own and may not be copied without my permission. As Lillie’s 7th Birthday approached, I racked my brains trying to think of a party that hadn’t already been done … Read more
When I was a child my Mum would often by me craft kits for birthdays and at Christmas, each year I would look forward to finding out which craft kit I would be given next and I definitely think it was those kits which spurred on a passion for crafting that has stuck with me. … Read more
After school I tend to keep ourselves pretty busy to avoid the pleas for watching the TV or worse still the continuous arguments of children who are overtired from a day at school. On nice days (and often on some rainy days) we will go out for a walk, collecting leaves, looking for treasures or … Read more
We’ve been having some chocolatey fun that didn’t involve eating it (well not straight away, that part came later) with the help of these fun Melt & Make Chocolate Egg Heads kits from Stay In Cornwall. The Beans thought it was great fun to make their own Easter Eggs although I must admit I was … Read more
When I became a Mummy, I decided (against my better judgement) that I should make all of my Bean’s birthday cakes until they asked me not to. Now I love baking and have done so since I was a teenager and I enjoy baking with the Beans but decorating cakes really isn’t my forte. I … Read more