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in Christmas· Embrace Imagination· Magical Adventures· Outdoor Fun

Elf Arrival – Discovering Reindeer Poo

24 Nov

We decided to go on a magical festive adventure to see if we could find any signs of Christmas reindeer in the woods and ended up finding our very own elf! A few days before, I made some reindeer poop using play dough and glitter and hid it in my pocket along with a Christmas elf. This is how our elf… View Post

in Embrace Imagination· Magical Adventures· Outdoor Fun

Magical Marshmallow Farms

9 Aug

Today we went in search of a magical marshmallow farm! We’d heard of them before but without seeing one with our own eyes we were not sure if they actually existed… But, as we found out, they do! And here’s the proof…

Feather Hunt Adventure

in Embrace Imagination· Magical Adventures· Outdoor Fun

Feather Hunt Adventure

9 Aug

We decided we were going to embark on a feather hunt! A few weeks before I had managed to find a peacock feather in a charity shop along with an old straw hat that we would use to display all our collected finds, I hid these from the kids as they were to be the basis for our hunt. (You… View Post

in Local Exploring· Magical Adventures

The Magical Dewstow Gardens & Grottoes

29 Jul

This really is a hidden gem, we visited on a gloriously sunny day in the middle of summer when the gardens were at there best bloom. 

in Embrace Imagination· Magical Adventures

Fairies in a Jar

11 May

Imagine having your own magical fairy in a jar! I made this lovely nightlight for the girls in lest than 30 minutes… I’ve left it in their bedroom to discover and have left a note to tell them it’s from the fairies and will capture all their wishes. Here’s how I did it.

in Embrace Imagination· Magical Adventures

Draw An Adventure

5 May

We had some fun using a simple drawing app to make Ms A part of some adventures. We took her photo on a white background and then used the drawing app and basic keyboard emojis to add some fun.. Here’s what we did…

in Chepstow· Embrace Imagination· Local Exploring· Magical Adventures· Outdoor Fun

We’re Going On A Bear Hunt In The Wye Valley

21 Mar

???? We’re going on a bear hunt. We’re going to catch a big one. What a beautiful day! We’re not scared… ????✨????We went on a bear hunt, I took a hoard of chocolate bears to hide, a potato stamper so I could make paw prints to track in the mud, & a bear story to read by the river. I… View Post

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When you start your day as Miss Honey & turn into When you start your day as Miss Honey & turn into Miss Trunchable...

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Here’s to another day of homeschooling, we’ve got this 🙌👩‍🏫🍯
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Feeling a bit me’h today so I’ve cheered myself up by booking a spring date for our wedding...it’s only taken 8 children, around 30 years and a church to get around to doing it 😁

And as it’s going to be a lockdown affair we’ve chosen the spring given the abundance of flowers in the churchyard that we’ll get to enjoy our day surrounded by 🌸🌼🌸🥰
Restoration realities... 🧡 Windowsil grubs, the Restoration realities...
🧡 Windowsil grubs, they just seem to be forever filthy and gather muck more indoors than out. 
Everyday I remind myself that the dirt will wash away but the memories will remain forever 😬
🪚 🪛 🪵 🧁 🧑‍🍳 We made our own ru 🪚 🪛 🪵 🧁 🧑‍🍳 We made our own rustic cake stand! The 8 year old made a plan before using tools to cut some wood slices, drill some holes and screw together his design.
He then made some fairy cakes and decorated them  to make a centrepiece dessert 🌸🧁

It was really easy to do and highly effective, he was very proud of himself 🥰👏
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