I found a couple of good cake moulds on e bay but they are all around £15.00 so I thought that I might as well buy the big cake for Asda for that price and not have the stress of making a cake on top of the rest if the usual party stresses. That was until I came across the instructions for how to make a princess castle birthday cake....I have watched this twice and I really think that I could do this and it would look so much better than a shop bought, mass produced one. I am not sure if I dare though in case it all goes wrong!Time for a think.... (Although I am already seeing the admiration … [Read more...]
What food to make for a kids party….
Miss Frugal's party is a week on Sunday so I am starting to plan the finer details of it now. She gave out the invites yesterday at school and so far we have 10 definites, we are waiting for about another 20 to get back to us. I reckon that I am going to be looking at about 25 kids, which would be good as that's how many party bags the entertainer includes in his price. Any others are £1.50 each....The entertainment side of things is sorted as the entertainer we have hired will do a 45 miniute magic show and will then sit them all down for something to eat, while they're eating he will do … [Read more...]
Sad Post….
Its been five years this week since my brother died of mouth cancer, he was only 35 so was very young for mouth cancer. I've been feeling a bit down this week and have just been having a look through some of the posts that he made on his cancer support website. One of them is very poignant (or at least I think so). I thought I would share it on here but before I do, I just wanted to explain that he had several operations to remove the cancer and he had half of his tongue and jaw bone removed which meant he couldn't speak properly or eat anything solid. It also made people stare at him … [Read more...]
Healthy Lunches for Work….
Now that I am back at work and on Slimming world, I need to sort out my lunches. The canteen at work is ridiculously priced and there is nothing else near to where I work so I have spent a fortune in there in the past. I now need to make and take frugal lunches that are yummy, filling, frugal and slimming....I regularly don't get away from my desk to eat and as I work with a computer I have been suffering from eye strain and headaches - to the point where I thought I needed glasses. The optician told me that I didn't need glasses but I needed to take more regular breaks so I am going to do … [Read more...]
Making a Dad Survival Kit….
I can't believe that I am back at work tomorrow.... I am gutted as I have loved spending time with the kids. I thought that they were back at school but they don't go back until Wednesday so I am trying to make a Dad survival kit as Mr Frugal is at home with them tomorrow and Tuesday and I don't want them sat in front of the TV all day.My first idea was baking and decorating fairy cakes as the kids love this but Mr Frugal is not so good with cooking so I have weighed out all of the ingredients and written out some super basic instructions so hopefully everything will go well.I spent the last … [Read more...]
The importance of eating together….
I know that everyone says that it is really important for a family to eat together but in reality that is sometimes easier said than done isn't it?I have just been having a look around the internet for some more packed lunch box ideas and I came across a site called http://www.dinewithoutwhine.com/. I haven't looked around this site as yet but am intrigued by a couple of the facts that are quoted on the site's home page.- The average parent spends 38.5 minutes per week in meaningful conversation with their children. (A.C. Nielsen Co.)- Family dinners are more important than play, story time … [Read more...]
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