When Red Ted Art challenged me to make a Day of the Dead craft I had no idea where to start. I knew nothing about Day of the Dead. But I did some research and checked out the Dia de los Muertos crafts on Pinterest and it gave me an idea to make super easy 'shrunken heads' from plastic spoons. I say shrunken heads because I made them with disposable teaspoons, but you could make larger ones using dessert spoons. All you need is a few disposable … [Read more...]
Benihana Chelsea: fun for all the family
I first went to Benihana on my first date with the man I now call DH. We in fact met at Benihana Piccadilly for the first time after speaking online for a couple of weeks. It was an experience I will never forget. I introduced my mother to my intended in Benihana Chelsea on the King's Road. I hadn't thought about taking my children to Benihana's until last week when the Tour de Force that is London Baby put together a fabulous event at the very … [Read more...]
Up all night to get Lucky Voice
The last time I went to Lucky Voice, it was a friend's 40th. We spent the night singing the hits of the eighties and drinking shots with Cola Bottles in them. I woke up with a sore head and a sore throat the next morning. It was awesome. On Sunday morning, my sore head was the result of getting up too early and trying to read instructions to our Lucky Voice Karaoke Kit without my glasses on. Once I'd located them I realised that … [Read more...]
Make the Eiffel Tower from a cardboard box
It was French Day on Friday for LBG. I had two days' notice to whip up a costume from stuff lying around the house. A pair of navy leggings, a stripey blue and white top- with red rosette, and her velvet jacket and some of my fake pearls was the simplest way of fulfilling the brief. But I had a delivery that day which came in a large cardboard box. And the large cardboard box spoke to me. It said: I want to be the Eiffel Tower. So armed with … [Read more...]
Kids Capture The Colour
I happened to be online when Mammasaurus' post about Travelsupermarket's Kids Capture the Colour competition went live and was delighted to be sent a free camera for LBG to take her very own pictures to enter in the competition. As a child of a blogger she is very used to not eating until I have instagrammed her food, or posing with a product for a review photograph, or just turning around to find her Mamma with a camera in her face, recording … [Read more...]
{Why You Should} be all over the Pinterest Moms Linky!
We were so lucky last month to have 125 great parent bloggers join the Instagram Linky that was the brain child of Michelle from Molly Moo. I hope that everyone who joined in has been following some new great creative and inspiring mums that Instagram every moment of every day (that may just me.) Anyway, tha Instagram linky was such a hit, we've mixed it up with a Pinterest Blog Hop. I say a Pinterest Blog Hop, I of course mean the Pinterest … [Read more...]
How to cook the perfect Christmas Turkey
This week I got to spend time in the kitchen of Marco Pierre White whilst he told me how to cook the perfect turkey ahead of Christmas Day, thanks to the #leanonturkey campaign. This meant eating Christmas lunch in September. Just to check that it was indeed excellent turkey. Who was I to say no? It turns out that Marco recommends the domestic cook buy a Turkey Crown. He demonstrated in a very caveman fashion how to cut up the bird to get the … [Read more...]
