Our 2020 Reading Journey – Month 5
As I mentioned in my previous post from earlier this year, I decided that this year I would record all the books my 5 year old and I read together. I’ve been snapping a quick picture of all the books from
Orange Flavoured Potato Cake
Like half of the rest of the country, we've been baking a lot during lockdown and trying out new recipes. I've always wanted to try out using mashed potato in gluten free baking, so I experimented by mixing and matching
Raising Butterflies
30 Days Wild kicked off in the UK this week. It’s an annual initiative by the National Trusts to get people appreciate, enjoying and engaging with nature more. Obviously we’re still a bit limited on what we can do right
Easy Shepherd’s Pie
When drawing up a meal plan for last week, and trying to avoid choosing the same dishes week after week, I realised that I hadn't made Shepherd's Pie in, like, forever. So it promptly went on the list, and luckily
DIY Recycled Toilet Roll Castle
Today we have an easy craft to share with use that uses recycled materials. My 5 year old was studying castle at school and had to draw or create a castle, and he decided he wanted to make one from
Review: Family Fun with Crazy Eggz [AD]
We’re back this week with another game review for the for the Asmodee UK Blogger Board Game Club, whom we are currently working with. Asmodee UK is an established distributor of toys and games, and the Board Game Club works with bloggers
Coconut & Chocolate Cream Cake (GF)
Are you even on lockdown if you haven't baked banana bread yet? For anyone who is getting tired of banana bread and looking for a new challenge, here's one of our favourite cakes to make for afternoon tea. And you
5 Favourite Family Friendly Museums
Happy International Museum Day! With all the museums closed, unfortunately we can't go and visit a museum today to celebrate, so instead for a little armchair travelling I thought I would round up some of our favourite family friendly museums.
Paper Plate Rainbow Cloud
We have a lovely little craft activity to share with you today. Everyone is all about the rainbows right now, and my youngest has been studying weather at school too. So when he asked if we could do some crafting,
Peanut Butter Chicken Traybake
I've been watching Time To Eat on Netflix over the past week, hosted by Nadiya Hussain of Great British Bake Off fame, who is just a pleasure to watch. Besides the massive kitchen envy I get from watching the programme,
Our 2020 Reading Journey – Month 4
In case you missed my previous post, I decided that this year I would record all the books my 5 year old and I read together. I’ve been snapping a quick picture of all the books from each day, and collecting
Easy-Peasy DIY Castle Entrance
How are we all doing with keeping the kids entertained at home? I joined a couple of Facebook groups when the lockdown started, to get some fresh ideas on how to entertain the kids. I don't know about you, but