Inspired by a memory of a post I saw at Red Ted Art a few years ago, today The Girls and I made some super-easy Thank You Cards that would work well not just post-Christmas but any time you receive a present. I cut different-sized squares from brown paper, which we stuck to pre-folded cards you can get in most Arts and Crafts shops. Then we used various colours of washi tape to 'wrap' the parcels. I added a few bows here and there, … [Read more...]
New Year’s Interview printable
I mentioned in my last post that we like to talk with the children about what they have enjoyed and achieved in the outgoing year and if there is anything they would be keen to do in the year ahead. We look at our memory jar of funny clever and insightful things that they have said throughout the year, and talk about the future. It helps get a focus as a family. But it's also a great way of charting change in your growing [up] family. In … [Read more...]
Bringing the New Year In: our stay-at-home new year celebration.
For the past few years we've been having New Year In. Which is no bad thing: I was never a huge fan of New Years Eve as it held such enchantment yet never seemed to fulfill on it's promise. Check out the Handbags and Wellies girls discussing our thoughts on New Year for more information. Since The Girls arrived, and the pressure has been off, I've actually begun to enjoy it so much more. We have friends to stay, plan elaborate meals and … [Read more...]
11 Christmas Expletives that should keep you on Santa’s Good List
I read a post on Facebook the other day which implies that those who use swear words are more honest and trustworthy. I don't know if that is true of me, though I do use quite a few profanities in daily life. But over the festive period I have found that I need greater restraint at a time which is intrinsically more stressful and swear-word inducing. So to spare the embarrassment of inappropriate swearing moments, I have asked a few bloggers … [Read more...]
Christmas Character Corks
It's no secret that I love making things from corks and I'm lucky that I have quite a few Champagne corks to hand when I need them. The Cork Nativity that I made a few years ago is still doing great service but I wanted a few new cork characters this Christmas and came up with Santa after being inspired by Red Ted Art Cork Santa. Santa obviously lead to a reindeer and on to a snowman. Then LBG suggested a 'girl' which is how we came to have … [Read more...]
The Week That Was 49
Monday: which seems like a very long time ago now, was a usual kind of Monday. Dimples was extraordinarily tired and ended up sleeping all the way through my shopping experience, waking only as I popped her in the car for the school run. I did get to eat my lunch in peace though so there's a silver lining! The sunset after I picked up LBG was divine: we spotted colours all the way home, and finally decorated our Christmas Tree. It lights up our … [Read more...]
five ways to set your Instagrams free!
I recently mentioned that I am a bit Mamarazzi when it comes to taking pictures of my children. The thing is that with the advent of digital photography, all those images seem to remain on my phone or Dropbox and I do nothing with them. Christmas is a perfect time to really make full advantage of the pictures you take using the Instagram App so I've been having a look around at what you can do with your pictures: here are five ways to set your … [Read more...]
