Miss Frugal is just like me - she loves shiny things, especially pink shiny things!Everywhere we go she's on the look out for something new to add to her special shiny things collection - whether it's a special stone she sees on the floor, a shiny jewel in a gift shop or even an old brooch or other shiny jewellery in a charity shop or at a car boot sale.Until recently she had about ten trinket boxes of various sizes filled with her treasured but when we were sent a lovely wooden box (I can't even remember what was in it now) with a little tray in that lifts in and out, she decided to … [Read more...]
My top three ways to save your pennies….
Are you saving for something special?I've just started saving for our holiday next year and as well as saving larger amounts when I can afford it (not often at the minute), I'm also saving smaller amounts as often as I can.You might think that it's not worth saving pennies but it really is, you'll see your savings increase lots quicker by doing it. I guarantee it ;-)1. Save all the small change you get. We save all of our coppers and 5p coins in various pots and vases around the house. When they're all full we take them along to our supermarket and change it in one of those … [Read more...]
Cupcake Sunday – Vanilla and sour cream cupcakes with chocolate spread frosting….
Today is a bit of a special Cupcake Sunday because it's a 99p Stores edition ;-)You might remember that I visited my local 99p Stores shop a little while ago and was pleasantly surprised by the wide range of products they stock. I've been a regular since then, usually just popping in before I do my weekly shop to see if they have any bargains but last week, we were sent some vouchers and asked to pop in and buy some baking goodies to celebrate the fact that sales in the home baking section of 99p Stores have doubled in the last three months - no doubt because of the Great British Bake Off … [Read more...]
Saturday Science – Make a Rocket….
Last week we were sent a copy of the brilliant Incredible Edibles book (you know the CBBC series where they eat yucky things) to review. To a mini mad scientist in the making like Master Frugal it's apparently the most awesome book ever. This week we've been trying some of the experiments in there and we decided to show you our favourite one. It's my favourite because it's (almost) mess free and can be done with things you would usually have lying around the house and it's the kids favourite because they can do it all themselves and there's a big bang at the end!In case you didn't get … [Read more...]
Unusual Places to read a book….
Our school have been setting us some unusual challenges recently.The letter we got last week instructed us to take a photograph of our child reading in an unusual place! After a few failed attempts (including a climbing wall and the sea), we ended up with these pictures....Now on to this weeks challenge - we have to decorate an egg and take care of it for a week! A whole week without it cracking is highly unlikely considering ours have already been on the trampoline because they wanted to play out. We also have to write a diary for our eggs and take our fragile friends to visit … [Read more...]
Cupcake Sunday – Peanut butter brownie cupcakes….
These are my favourite cupcakes so far by a mile - you can tell just by the name of them that they're going to be yummy and I guarantee you won't be disappointed!Peanut Butter Brownie Cupcakes The recipe for the brownie batter I use is here - it's the one I use for brownies all the time but I wouldn't add the chilli if you're using it to make these cupcakes. The only other thing you need is peanut butter.1. Make the brownie batter according to the instructions in the other post.2. Spoon a little of the brownie batter into the bottom of each cake case.3. Add a dollop of … [Read more...]
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