This time next week I shall be in a tent, camping for the first time ever.I think I'm looking forward to it but I'm a bit worried about the cold, possibly wet part and a lot worried about the lack of internet and running water part. We had a trial run in the back garden last week but I had to come inside because I couldn't get a reception on my phone and The Voice was on ;-)This was our practice tent but we're going with some lovely friends who have loaned us their tent and even promised that they would help put it up for us.For those fellow camping virgins out there, I wanted … [Read more...]
Frugal Bubble Fun….
One Bottle of Bubbles + Two Children = Lots of Frugal Fun and Laughter + Two tired children. … [Read more...]
How we make room in our budget for fun….
As I've said before, my main reason for being frugal is so that I can afford to work part time and spend more time with the kids.But (there's always a but).... It's also really important to me that, as a family, we have lots of fun together and even though I know there are plenty of things we can do together that don't cost a penny, there are also lots of things we like to do together that do cost money.We allow a set amount of money each month in our budget for fun things, which could include anything from going to the pictures or bowling (doesn't happen often as it costs so much … [Read more...]
Anyone for a Cake Pop….
I've just made some cake pops for Miss Frugal's sleepover tonight and they've gone down so well that I never even got to try one! I'm going to share the recipe with you anyway though but you'll have to trust the word of three nine year old's and a six year old that it was a success ;-)For the cake pop: 1 Sponge cake - I made one using the classic Victoria sponge recipe of 100g sugar, 100g butter, 2 eggs and 100g flour. 80g white chocolate 50g butter Few drops of vanilla extract 100g icing sugarOnce your cake has completely cooled you need to crumble it as finely as you can … [Read more...]
How to have a Frugal Christmas – Fun Stuff to do together….
There's so much fun to be had at this time of year, so I thought I'd do a quick round up of some of the activities we've done over the last couple of years - just click on the title and you'll go right to the post about it. Reindeer DustA must have for Christmas Eve - how else is Santa going to find his way to your house?Homemade Snow GlobesWhat's Christmas without a snow globe or two?Christmas Spice BiscuitsDelicious and if you use a straw to make a hole in them before cooking, you could even hang them on the tree.Make a Free Personalised Video from SantaI can't … [Read more...]
Half Term at the National Railway Museum in York….
If you're looking for a day out this half term, I can strongly recommend the National Railway Museum in York. We went on Sunday and had a fantastic day.The theme for this week is Big Fun with Little Trains and there's loads going on. We had a go on the indoor pedal trains, the crafts table, the minature railway, the simulator ride and had a ride on the steam engine. We also took the road train into York city centre and spent at least 40 minutes trying to build a Meccano aeroplane that did not turn out like we wanted it to, no matter how much the lovely man tried to help us … [Read more...]
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