Do your kids have sleepovers yet? L seems to be in the minority amongst his friends in that he does. L and his best friend from nursery have had several sIeepovers and they love it. Even If they are little terrors.
It helps that we are good friends with the parents and that both of us are happy for the other to look after and tell each others children what’s what!
At the end of last year I was asked by LoveCrafts if there was anything new on the craft front I would like to learn in the new year. Now as you all know, I love my crafts and cross stitch, embroidery, papercrafts, jewelry making and more have all all been staples of my crafting life. However, for the longest time, both crochet and knitting have eluded me.
Many a time I have tried my hand at both crafts, having slightly more success with knitting than crochet, but never finishing a project. After a bit of thought I decided crochet was probably still a bit out of my reach but I could actually learn how to knit.
Continue reading Learning to Knit with LoveCraftsWe’re big fans of So Slime DIY here. It’s quick, easy, mess free and a lot of fun. So what is the perfect thing to do on a rainy day during the summer holidays? A day where we just want to chill at home? Make Slime, that’s what! So Slime DIY Slimelicious to be precise.
Is your child’s imagination constantly running away with them? Are they always drawing on any scrap of paper they can find? After receiving 1,000+ amazing entries and over 20,000 votes last year, the competition that gives budding young artists a chance to let their creativity shine is now open for 2019. This summer, the BIC® KIDS Young Artist Award is giving proud parents across the UK and Republic of Ireland the opportunity to see their child’s drawings graduate from the fridge door to billboards!
Continue reading THE BIC® KIDS YOUNG ARTIST AWARD IS BACKWe love Little Brian Paint Sticks in our house, they are really fun, stop all the mess and come in loads of amazing colours. If you haven’t tried them for yourself you are going to want to enter my competition and if you have already used them you’ll now what I’m talking about and you’ll already be entering! They are great.
Continue reading Win A Selection of Little Brian Paint SticksEaster is literally at the weekend, like a few days away. With everything that has been going on recently I am far from usual organised crafty self. Thankfully, as ever, Hobbycraft have the goods to make sure I get to have a little bit of Easter fun over the holidays with the kids.
Continue reading Quick Easter Crafts for Kids from HobbycraftI do enjoy the chance to craft and I also love the surprise offered by a subscription box. Not knowing what you’ll get, the fun of unwrapping it, then a little project to complete. So exciting. That is exactly what you get with Makerly.
Continue reading Makerly Craft Box – MarchThe multi-award winning Fuzzikins sets are ideal for creative kids.
The craft sets offer hours of fun customising the adorable fuzzy animals and their world! Wash them and you can colour them again with a new look!
Over the last couple of months I have been beavering away at home, working my way through some course from The Centre of Excellence.
The Centre of Excellence offers a huge range of home learning courses but I was mostly interested in their crafting courses. I do love to craft and so it is naturally a topic that interests me.
I do enjoy the chance to craft and I also love the surprise offered by a subscription box. Not knowing what you’ll get, the fun of unwrapping it, then a little project to complete. So exciting. That is exactly what you get with Makerly.
Continue reading Makerly Craft Box – January
