Grow a Valentine’s Day crystal heart

  Instead of growing the expected winter snowflake crystal (although those are fun too), why not grow crystal hearts with your kids this weekend? What you’ll need:-string-pipe cleaners-borax,which you can buy in the laundry section of most grocery stores-boiling water-a heat-safe tin or tub-something long enough to balance across the top (pencil, paint brush handle, ruler) […]

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 […]

Take one box and…..

Do you struggle to throw away a cereal box? Can you rarely put a plastic bottle in your recycling bin? Do you always say yes to taking your shoe boxes home or heaven forbid……have you ever thrown a button or cotton reel away? If not; you too share my biggest problem – i think officially, […]