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Charity helps parents avoid last minute World Book Day panics with 43 free, easy to follow DIY costume guides
Continue ReadingWith one month to go until World Book Day, leading international book donation charity Book Aid International has released its 2018 World Book Day dress up guides. In total, the charity is offering 43 free DIY dress-up guides for children of all ages. Many of the costumes can be assembled using house-hold items and 16 […]
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Summer Holiday Crafts: Selfie Clothing
Continue ReadingThe Summer holidays are in full swing, I love the lazy mornings and slower pace of life during the Summer. Not having to rush around means that you can take time to do more of the things that you love and for us, that means more time outdoors (if the weather allows) and more time […]
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World Book Day Costume Ideas that won’t break the bank
Continue ReadingThat time is rolling around again when we get to dress our children up in a montage of fancy dress in the name of World Book Day. Standing on the school playground on World Book Day I am always amazed at some of the wonderful costumes which parents and their children think up; truly inspiring. […]
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Project 366 – Week 9 2016
Continue ReadingWhoopsie 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 […]
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Fancy Dress for World Book Day
Continue ReadingOh how times have changed since I was at school, the only time I remember wearing fancy dress costume at school was part of a school production. Since the Beans have been at school there seems to be a regular course of events for them to wear fancy dress costume and today is one such […]
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Grab these free Halloween Printables for half term crafting
Continue ReadingWith 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. […]
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Family Festival Fun . . . at home! #MakeSummer
Continue ReadingI really do quite fancy the idea of going to a festival with the family, we always have music playing in the house and the Beans love it, we love camping and enjoying the great outdoors but for some reason we still haven’t made it. Maybe next year will be the year for us?! I’ve […]
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Halloween Top Picks
Continue ReadingDo you do Halloween? I have to admit I’m not big on taking the children out ‘Trick or Treating’ although last year they did walk around our neighbours who had a pumpkin outside as we figured that meant they were ‘open’ to Halloween visitors. It’s that fine line between not spoiling the children’s fun when […]
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All Fancy Dress Giveaway
Continue ReadingEven before having children, fancy dress was a part of my life. I loved the opportunity to dress up in something silly and go out and have fun. Hen parties, birthdays, new years’ bashes were all a reason to find an outfit that was a bit out of the ordinary. Now having three children myself […]
