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Eggs… Not Just for Boiling

26 Feb

If you follow our Facebook Page you will already know we like to have fun with our eggs at breakfast. It’s easy to make a simple dippy egg and soldiers into something that will start everyone with the right attitude for the day.

in Indoor Fun

Monster Men Bottle Banks

24 Feb

We wanted to make some piggy banks so set about making some alternatives, We bought some bottles of value water for 17p each. We painted our empty bottle with Matt emulsion (because that’s what we had in the garage!) we left a viewing window so we could see our savings building up. We cut out some lips.. We then added… View Post

in Indoor Fun· Outdoor Fun

Easy & Cheap Light up Umbrellas

13 Feb

Have you seen those light up umbrellas and thought they’re cool but just too expensive to justify the cost when kids break and lose umbrellas so easily? We too wanted to have one so we found a really easy and very cheap way of making one.

in Embrace Imagination· Indoor Fun

Under Table Ocean Den

12 Feb

We love building dens. We love them in the house, in the garden, at the beach or in the woods. We simply adore letting our imagination take us to new places. Under table dens are some of the simplest ideas to get you started. We wanted a watery theme without the wetness so chose an under the table ocean.

in Autumn· Indoor Fun

Autumnal Story Themed Busy Box

23 Sep

Basing our simple busy box on one of our current favourite books we set about recreating our seasonal story. We found a nicely sized box which I drew a picture on to reflect our story, our story was ‘Guess how much I love you Autumn’.. We then took a walk in the woods to collect leaves which we placed in… View Post

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