Can you earn money doing surveys? Well, I have been putting it to the test by doing some with Opinion Outpost. As a mum of two boys, I am always looking for ways to earn some extra cash and every penny counts and I have found Opinions Outpost to be a great way to earn […]
If you are anything like me you do not throw anything way and I have a box full of felt scraps. Felt is such a beautiful material and perfect for making things with as it doesn’t fray. After using some of our felt scraps to make our Kandinsky inspired trees I decided to come up with some
I am delighted to be working with SSE in raising awareness of and increasing the opportunity for girls to get involved in football from a young age and am over the moon to be able to share with you this amazing video about football (soccer to my American readers) helping overcome life’s greatest challenges as part
These yarn wrapped pumpkin lanterns are wonderfully hands-on and messy process art. Not all children enjoy getting this hands-on, it is not something that Maxi my eldest enjoys, but Mini loves the whole sensory experience of making these.
Anyone that knows me will contest the fact that I am an introvert. As much as I love my family and the noise and joy that brings, I need my solitude too and in a world of noise, be that digital and sensory sound it can be really hard to find moments of quiet in
As parents, we always want to do what is best for our children, but the question of are you saving enough for your child is one that always leaves me in two minds. I would love to be able to say that we are constantly saving for the boys, but at the moment, that isn’t strictly true.
Back to school 2016, a bittersweet time for a lot of Mums. My boys have had seven weeks off this summer and at the beginning of it, they were ready to kill each other. In some ways, it has been the summer of bickering, but in others, it has been wonderful.
I am a really big advocate of cooking with children and getting kids in the kitchen from an early age. Some of my happiest memories are of helping my mum bake and cook, but more than just happy memories, she left me with the legacy of being pretty handy in the kitchen and this is
We had so much fun making this Kandinsky-inspired tree with some of the felt scraps that I have. This is a super process art for working on scissor skills, especially as felt and circles can be tricky to cut.
