We're getting to that time of year again where the schools are challenging children to decorate eggs creatively so today, I thought I'd share some ideas on how you can colour eggs naturally.I've seen a few egg colouring kits appearing in the shops over the last few weeks and although I haven't bought one, it looks like they're just tablets of colour that you add to the water when you're boiling your eggs. That got me thinking that there must be some natural colourants that you can use instead - just like when we had a go at dying fabrics with food a while ago.I've done lots … [Read more...]
20 Free things to do at Christmas….
We all know that Christmas can be an expensive time but one thing that you don't need to spend a fortune on is the time you spend together as a family having fun and enjoying the build-up to the big day. There are plenty of completely free things to do at Christmas!20 Free things to do together at Christmas Always top of our list for free family fun at Christmas is a good old movie afternoon watching Christmas movies - we have quite a collection of Christmas DVDs but we try to add a new one each year. The two that we can quite happily watch time after time are Elf and Santa … [Read more...]
Unicorn cupcakes using a cheap kit from Amazon – success or fail?
Today I'm going to share the cheats way to making a batch of super cute unicorn cupcakes!Unicorns are definitely the 'in' thing right now aren't they?I jumped on the bandwagon and made my unicorn fudge, some unicorn bath salts and even some colourful unicorn cookie dough and in my wisdom when I was planning this month's posts, I decided to have a go at making unicorn cupcakes to share with you.My blog post planning process usually takes place once a month and I'll sit down and plan all of the posts I want to share the following month. These are usually random ideas that I haven't … [Read more...]
Five Simple Ways to Make Memories with your kids this Summer….
Did you know that the average amount that parents spend over the Summer to keep their kids entertained is a whopping £127.00 which is just crazy? Today, I'm working with Pizza Romano by Goodfellas to share five ways to help make sure that this Summer, you make memories with your children without breaking the bank...I was really shocked when I read that on average, parents will spend an eye-watering £2,602 keeping their children entertained during the course of one year! How mad is that?The research, commissioned by frozen pizza brand Goodfella’s found days out, food and drink and … [Read more...]
A bored jar for teenagers….
Over the years, we've had various different bored jars that have kept the kids occupied during the long Summer Holidays but this year, I'm very aware that, at 13 and 15, the kids are too old for the bored jars we've made and used so much in the past. That's why I thought I'd do an updated version with a bored jar for teenagers!I absolutely HATE the words "I'm bored' and ever since the kids were old enough to say them, I've tried to be prepared with ways to keep them occupied. My favourite things to do this have without question been our bored jars and we've had a few over … [Read more...]
Super Cute Unicorn Poop Cookie Dough….
After the success of my unicorn bath salts and my unicorn fudge, I sat down to try and think of something else unicorn themed that I could make and share with you and this is what I came up with - unicorn poop cookie dough. And you know what? I think you're going to love this one just as much as the others. How to make Unicorn Poop Cookie Dough285g (1 1/4 cups) sugar 225 g (1 cup) unsalted butter 2 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp salt 220g (1 3/4 cups) plain flour 1 tub of Unicorn Sprinkles (basically just coloured sprinkles that you'll find in any … [Read more...]
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