Getting Messy with Music

Persil sent me a pack full of bits and bobs with the aim of encouraging my family to  start getting messy with music and start carrying…

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My Creative Child

When I think of my creative daughter I can’t help but think of glue and glitter, felt tips and scissors, wild hair, her pretty smile…

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Makedo Junk Modelling: Elfie the Dog

We have recently become a Makedo making family  so we will be bring you a few makedo posts over the next few months. I honestly…

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Vertbaudet’s Budding Designer International Competition: FAB prizes!

Vertbaudet’s Budding Designer International Competition 28th August to 17th September, 2012  Vertbaudet launches its eighth Budding Designer Competition. Loved by its customers, the competition allows…

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Showing Off Our Car Boot Booty

As a pretty regular car booting family we get some lovely finds and I have been neglecting to share them with you. Car boots are brilliant you…

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We Literally Ate our (Fruity) Hat!

Those lovely people at Innocent and Club Penguin are teaming up . They sent me a basket of fruit and challenged me to make  a…

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Art: Let your child lead

Art: Let your child lead I was showing my daughter how to make stained glass windows using black paper with tissue behind. She was having…

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Stone Crafts with Kids

today – Stone crafts with Kids I love stones and making stone art with kids. I love their irregular shapes their solid, ancient feeling. I love…

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How to make an Olympic Torch

How to make an Olympic Torch With the summer sporting bonanza nearly upon us, what better way to get the kids excited of a once…

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Sheet Music Makes a Meaningful Gift

Sheet Music Makes a Meaningful Gift  Over at Great scores you can find many wonderful, musical treasures. Great Scores is the number 1 site for…

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Are these the 3 top toys for Christmas 2012

Top toys for Christmas 2012 Last week the lovely people at UK Mums TV invited me to their Christmas in July toy event where toy…

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How to make Olympic ring bagels

Olympic Ring Bagels I recently saw some cupcakes iced and arranged to look like the Olympic Rings. I thought they looked wonderful but how much…

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Frugal and Fun: Actvities for every day of the school summer holidays

We have just launched our brand new ebook over at Frugal and Fun. It is written by myself and 2 other frugal parenting bloggers, Jen…

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The Minifolk Market, Nottingham on June 23rd

If you have little ones and live in Notts this is the place to be this Saturday their will be stalls and crafts, lovely items…

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ToucanBox Review

Today – ToucanBox review My daughter is an artist. She is 5  years old (today – Happy birthday baby!) and she loves nothing more than to create…

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A great new online resource for pre-schoolers

I have a freind called Maggy who is an awesome crafter and she has a marvellous site that showcases her crafting called RedTedArt Maggy is however…

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Vertbaudet: Design a school bag competition

Vertbaudet,  is giving 1 child aged four to twelve the chance to design a school bag of their dreams, win a family trip to Paris…

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Last minute, free and fabulous Father’s day gift idea

I think you will agree this is pretty fabulous right? This is a Tagxedo hand print (but you choose any shape or colour combo you…

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Cardboard Box Crafts

Cardboard box crafts Well half term was full of rain so budget in mind we looked around our us for entertainment. A bulging recycling box means…

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Free Jubilee crowns, bunting, flags and party hats

For free Jubilee crowns, bunting, flags and party hats you need look no further. Kodak has created the perfect printable party app ahead of the…

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