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in Embrace Imagination· Indoor Fun· Outdoor Fun

Stained Glass Butterfly Wings Costume

21 Jan

Children love to dress up and run wild with their imaginations and this is the perfect craft to combine the joys of a gluing and sticking craft together with an end result of a magical butterfly outdoor adventure….

in Christmas· Indoor Fun· Seasonal

Sweetie Wrapper Stained Glass Window

13 Jan

So what do you do with all those sweetie wrappers left over from Christmas that you’ve been saving to do a craft with?

in Christmas· Embrace Imagination· Indoor Fun· Simple Play Ideas

Making Christmas Jumpers with Toddlers

3 Dec

Who doesn’t love a Christmas Jumper? Here’s a fabulous way to get the toddlers to design their own with a really simple, cheap and effective idea…

in Indoor Fun· Parenting Realities

Managing Kids & Screen Time

27 Aug

I’m constantly being asked how we achieve managing screen time so here’s a little insight into how we manage it with a 14, 12, 9 and 5 year old.

Yogurt Pot Play

in Indoor Fun

Yogurt Pot Play

28 Jul

I knew I’d been saving them yogurt pots for something! They are ideal to make small invitations to play. Here’s a few of our ideas…

in Garden· Outdoor Fun· Themed Bath

Mouldable Soap Hair Salon

28 Jun

Here’s a great idea for some good clean fun. Mouldable soap! Welcome to the mouldable foam hair salon…

in Indoor Fun· Outdoor Fun

Fun In The Dark Ideas For Kids

21 Jun

Kids love glow in the dark fun: building dark dens and playing with torches and light-up objects, experimenting with shadows and star gazing… So I’ve put together a great bunch of ideas for you to have your own ‘Darkness’ themed fun.

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Kitchen floor update...slowly but surely 🙂 Once Kitchen floor update...slowly but surely 🙂
Once set we can start on the pew wood seating booth, get the pipe work in and start building the kitchen. 
The kitchen sink will sit below the window. 
Where I’m standing will be a doorway that steps out of the living pod and into the kitchen.
We have chosen not to have any under flooring heating in the kitchen as we wanted to maintain the wonderful natural feel of the building, it’s a pretty ambient temperature so if needed a fan heater will do the job. The feel of the stone beneath your feet is very grounding. Hopefully it will make for many happy hours spent washing dishes. 

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💪 I finished the restoration works on the font 💪 I finished the restoration works on the font today 🥰
We’re not sure what it will be used for in the future but as a temporary measure I’ve used it to store some of the artificial flowers I bought for our upcoming wedding 👰‍♀️🤵‍♂️💒💐 I won’t lie, I don’t particularly like how it looks with the flowers in, maybe it will grow on me, I do however love how well the font cleaned up 🥰...that’s another job off the list ✔️💪
Ignore the mess on the wall surrounding it, this is still work in progress.

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They grow so quick in the blink of an eye, Time do They grow so quick
in the blink of an eye,
Time doesn't stand still
it whizzes on by.

with each breath their changing
a new stage each day,
a new phase to go through
new games to play

One day their crawling,
then stumbling steps stood up tall,
we watch on with arms
awaiting a fall.. 

We scoop them up when they're crying,
we wipe away tears,
and we try to slow moments 
as the days turn to years.

We listen to gurgles, 
new smiles make us proud
They find a new voice
that turns from quiet to loud.

They learn independence 
their wings slowly grow
and they venture further and further
but always come home.

They explore life with wonder, 
they adventure in awe
they discover new boundaries 
and push a bit more. 

They grasp onto the world
they step out on their own,
and they look over their shoulder,
as we watch how they've grown.

And our babies grow up,
overtake us in height 
but we remember them teeny 
when we paced through the night

When we didn't quite realise 
that time flew so fast
that childhood would fleet by
leaving memories to last

and in the moments we faltered 
as toys littered the floor 
we didn't think we'd miss that
and wish to falter some more

we wish for the traumas
we wish for the noise
we wish to go back
and be surrounded by toys 

But the funny thing about children,
and the way that they grow
is how the time flies on past
and we don't even know

Until suddenly one day you'll sit,
you'll get caught unawares
and realise your babies have grown,
are no longer there... 

So take heed to the moments,
Each day that their small
and remember it fleets by
so savour it all.

Mrs FD 💕
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