I have always had a love of crafts right from being a young child and so it pleases me that my Beans all love to do crafts too. On the whole we have mostly stuck to painting, drawing and paper crafts up until now but as they get a little older I’m hoping that will … Read more
Long before I moved to Peterborough in 2012 I remember coming shopping to Queensgate with my Mum. The overall look of the Centre hasn’t changed that much over the years, new shops have come and gone, the clock was moved and there are more ‘Pop-Up shops’ on the lower mall but it’s still the place I remember … Read more
Between 14 May – 12 June young visitors at SEA LIFE London Aquarium can get creative as the attraction teams up with CBeebies’ Mister Maker to produce six exclusive sea creature craft activities, from a paper-plate stingray to a foil and tissue paper shark. As they explore the aquarium, young guests will collect all the … Read more
I’m only technically a day late this week so I’m quite impressed that I have made it this far. Last Sunday we popped into Peterborough with my Sister and her family as they wanted to check out Tiger Store since they don’t have one very close to where they live and it has fast become … Read more
Whoopsie I’m getting behind with this project already. Perhaps I needed it to run from a different day each week as Sunday seems to the day that I struggle to open my laptop, I’m sooooo busy relaxing after a busy weekend. After our busy day at Drayton Manor and Thomas Land on Saturday we enjoyed a … Read more
Daddy says . . . With all the different celebratory days in a year, Christmas, Valentines, Mother’s Day, Easter, Father’s Day, Birthdays and Anniversaries, it can be tough and expensive to make the day special and keep the gifts original and within a sensible budget. This Mother’s Day, I was lucky enough to have help … Read more
Sunday was of course Valentine’s Day and I was woken by my lovely Hubby shortly after 9am with scrummy breakfast in bed, poached egg and salmon on toasted bagels, as well as a beautiful card, a large bouquet of yellow roses (my favourite) and some lovely gifts. We had a relatively chilled day at home … Read more
Oohh Christmas! I love Christmas – the gifts, the music, the mince pies, the cookies and assorted Christmas treats, and most of all – the decorations! All sparkly and shiny and glittery and pretty and did I mention sparkly? I have a pretty big family – 5 brothers and sisters with their assorted children, 3 … Read more
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