Just a little post from us this week as we are in the middle of Easter school break and we have daddy off for a week of it so are FAR TO BUSY HAVING FUN! We are also at the beginning of the journey of the house buy / sell so I have spent the […]
Category: Activities
Make a simple origami tulip!
I saw these beautiful origami tulips on education.com a while back and they are so pretty and easy to do that I want to show you here how to make them with your children. You’ll need: -a flower-coloured square of paper -a green square of paper for your stem (Origami paper is best because it’s […]
Free April Kids’ Activity Calendar!
Since today is so close to the end of March, I’m trying something a little different for today’s post. I’ve made a free activity calendar for you to download for April, with loads of ideas for stories and activities that you can click on directly to get to. I hope you like it! Just click […]
Easter Holiday Survival list
Where is this year going?! For me, it seems as though it is travelling at supersonic speed and scarily, the end of the Spring term means that Bea also only has one term left of her first year of school. WOW! SO – we are still putting up with some pretty grim weather here in […]
Paper egg ornaments for Easter
This craft has been around since I was a kid, and comes out for almost every holiday in different forms. However, it’s a classic for a reason, so today I’d like to show you how to make this fun paper ornament craft that we did for Easter. Trace and cut a LOT of Easter egg […]
5 Fast craft ideas
Having been in the grips of a big snowstorm here in Jersey – the biggest storm in 30 years! We have are going into our third day of closed schools and I am feeling rather frazzled having had two girls pretty much housebound for the whole time! Don’t get me wrong, we love to play […]
10 ways to SPRING into SPRINGTIME!
Finally for those of us here in the UK the temperatures seem to be increasing and Jack Frost is packing his bags and leaving us to get excited and to start enjoying my favourite season SPRING! Yippee! I love the fact it is lighter in the evenings, I love the flowers that slowly start waking […]
A Quick and Easy Shamrock Craft
Looking for a quick St. Patrick’s Day shamrock craft so easy that you can do it with kids from toddler to 5? If you can draw, then make a big shamrock on a paintable piece of paper. If, like me, you can barely draw stick people, go to Google and search for a printable shamrock […]
10 quick Valentine craft and gift ideas
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 […]
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) […]