So, if you hadn’t already guessed by the fact that the high street shops, supermarket aisles and Pinterest boards have all gone mad for a bit of ‘Heart Art’ but our next excuse to get crafty is nearly here! Thursday is Valentines day! There are loads of amazing ideas out there, but with my in-laws […]
Author: Sarah Thorogood
10 Top Tips…to help your kids to LOVE food
Today I went along with the 66 kids which make up Beas reception (kindergarten) class to a local Chinese restaurant. They have all been learning about Chinese new year and brilliantly the teachers thought it would be a fun trip to take the kids to all taste some real Chinese food. Awesome! What struck me […]
How to make a dragon and other Chinese New Year Crafts
Did you know, it is nearly Chinese New Year? If you have a child in school I bet you do and its quite likely your kids have been set some homework about it too! On the 10th February, Chinese communities around the globe will begin celebrating the new year – the year of the snake. […]
Top 12 tips for dealing with kids coughs and colds this winter
Oh how I LOVE the winter months… yes it is fun to get all wrapped up and play in the snow if you are lucky enough to get any. Yes its fun to splash in puddles a la Peppa Pig BUT if you are anything like me, it is NO FUN dealing with the endless […]
Fantastical facepaint fun
So, Christmas is over, New Year is done and dusted and we are well on our way to February…. oh and its pretty much done nothing but rain here in Jersey since Christmas and its Ffffffreezing cold so playing outside just isn’t all that much fun for longer than 10 minutes – all of which […]
Keeping Kids Creations – craft keeping solutions for busy homes
Happy New Year everyone – I hope you had fun and that you and your children were spoilt rotten and you have come out the other side feeling somewhat more relaxed than you were before?! We had a lovely chaotic time – moving into my parents for three nights even though they are only a […]
Last minute Christmas bakes
SO this time next week we will have all eaten too much and our kids will be in hyper drive of enjoying their new toys and if they are anything like mine, there will be quite a few moments of madness when no one wants to share their new things but everyone wants to play […]
Make TIME for Christmas time….
If you, like me, have spent the last few weeks scouring the shops, spending money you don’t really have and trying hard to find the perfect present for each of your loved ones – you will be pleased to know; its nearly here, there are only a handful of sleeps until Christmas! But, if you […]
Seven simple seasonal crafts
‘Tis the season (had you heard?!) SO, even if my husband is being a bit bah humbug and didn’t want the decorations to go up on the first of December the girls and I have embraced our festive spirit and along with spending most of our spare time humming ‘Away in a manger’ we have […]
Art gallery
What do you do with all your kids art? I used to have it sprawled all over y kitchen cupboards, on every space of dresser shelf etc and now that Bea has started school AND Freya and I are producing the odd masterpiece at home, i found it was all getting too much and something […]