I love this time of year when you can start to break open your summer wardrobe, walk out of the house in a morning without your coat on, you start to smell freshly cut grass AND you can start looking forward to holidays, BBQs and late nights sitting out on the patio. It is a … 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
Most of the local schools were closed today thanks to the heavy snowfall last night but Little Bean’s school was still open so she got to have lots of fun building snow castles and snowmen with her friends at school. After a rather slippery drive and a long walk to Beanie Boy’s pre-school I was … Read more
Some people really don’t like the snow and prefer to stay at home in the warm but depending on how long the snow lasts that can bring about it’s own problems. I hate being confined to the house for too long, I get ‘cabin fever’, I can’t bear to sit and watch daytime TV, I … Read more
This crochet project is something I am extremely proud of, I always like to make something for my baby before they arrive and this time I decided I wanted to try my hand at crochet. I had never done it before and so I asked a very lovely lady called Samantha from Crafty Mama if … 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
Galt Fantastic Foil Art Kit Little Bean and I first saw this kit being demonstrated in a toy store and Little Bean BEGGED me to buy it for her. Unfortunately at the time I had already spent a fortune on her so I suggested she asked asked Santa instead. Anyway, by the power of blogging … Read more
Scatter Brainz Darts Wave 1 (Pack of 3) Perfect little stocking filler, these super sticky darts will stick to almost anything and keep your little monkey amused. They are part of a collector series so you can keep on adding to it until they have collected all 48 or like trading cards they can be … 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