A really simple craft for children to make ahead of Mother's Day is a tiny egg carton flower pot with pompom flowers. You need: egg carton green card or felt playdough- air drying clay would work too pompom flowers Cut your egg carton divots out. Cut the card or felt into strips a little longer that the egg carton is round, and a third higher. Feather- make little cuts- all the way down the long side of the … [Read more...]
Mother’s Day Gift suggestions
So Sunday is Mother's Day. Unsurprisingly Brother Adam has done nothing about it, which is fair enough. He is, after all, a bloke, and it was only Mum's birthday on Thursday so that's a lot of present in a short space of time. With that in mind, I have put together a list of some lovely things I have found around the web that I my Mum- any Mum- would love to receive this Mother's Day. You can never go wrong with a … [Read more...]
{Review} The Mummyfesto GIVEAWAY
Written last week: I am in Galway without my Kindle. It is sunning itself on the Kent coast, forgotten in the rush to leave ahead of the snow last time that we were down there. We will be reunited in a couple of weeks, but what it does mean is that I am back to reading old-fashioned printed matter for the Half-Term break. … [Read more...]
What to buy a three-year-old girl for her birthday
Dimples is milliseconds away from celebrating her third birthday. I am obviously milliseconds from clinging to an almost-empty Gin bottle sobbing "where did my baby go?" but will refrain until after the watershed. When asked what she wanted for her birthday, Dimples had one answer: baby things. Baby clothes, baby real food (I know!) baby highchair, baby cot, baby snowsuit, baby bibs, baby tights. The irony. Now, whilst this is good and … [Read more...]
how to make a pompom flower
How to make a pompom flower from a stick and a pompom*. What I love about this craft is it's simplicity. They genuinely look sweet and rustic and pretty. Yet they also have many, many applications. The purple ones would make great thistles for anything Scottish-themed- St Andrews' Day or Burn's Night for example. The white ones look like dandelion heads or cotton balls. They make great trees in … [Read more...]
{Review} WeightWatchers Food
So last week I got my nails done. They looked utterly beautiful for all off one evening and then they went back to looking chipped and euw. But whilst I was waiting for them to dry, I got to spend time chatting to some fabulous people whilst sampling LOTS of delicious food and wine. It was only as proceedings were drawing to a close that I remembered that I was at a Weight Watchers event. That's clearly how easy it is to absorb … [Read more...]
{Recipe} Yorkshire puddings with maple syrup
I am technically Yorkshire. The Father is proper Yorkshire. He begat me, who shrieks with glee when I am again within the safety net that others call the M25. I am sure he's embarrassed. My brothers support Leeds and Bradford at the relevant sports. They can both cook Yorkshires. I was very kindly sent a smart Mermaid Yorkshire Pudding tray and have been practising relentlessly and am utterly, utterly hopeless at making the Yorkshires rise. My … [Read more...]
