Here's the super-quick scoop. It's embarrassingly easy. Had I known, I wouldn't have spent years messing with actually making them from scratch and then trying to keep The Girls from eating the raw-egg-laced dough (hence my embarrassment). You need: 1. Leftover fondant icing from icing your cake 2. Peppermint oil or flavouring 3. Optional: food colouring Mix colouring and flavouring into your icing, by kneading until … [Read more...]
Seeking Pinspiration?
Crikey- this time next week it'll all be over! Can you believe it? I thank the good Lord for coming up with Pinterest, and the interweb in general. Aside from providing my beloved husband (the internet, not Pinterest) it provides hours and hours of distraction and ideas to keep the Girls occupied. We've been busy with our Advent Activity Calendar, as inspired by Activity Mom this month, and it has been wonderful, so thanks to Activity Mom. … [Read more...]
Snow is falling: top sledging tips
Dashing (safely) Through the Snow Top Tobogganing Safety Tips from The Handpicked Collection If the forecasters are to be believed, we’re in for more snow this winter, which is great news for children who can’t wait to wrap up warmly and run outside for some sledging fun! Make sure your children know exactly what’s what to prevent accidents ruining their favourite wintry activity with these sensible … [Read more...]
Quick and easy Christmas Pudding biscuits
I love it when your child announces that they absolutely must take 'something yummy into school today, Mamma' on the very day that said item is required. There's nothing like a flat-out impending parent-fail to make your creative juices flow. It also helps if you have what could be described as a 'sprinkle fetish'. Thus I found myself with a packet of Chocolate Digestives, a bar of white chocolate, some jelly diamonds, red chocolate buttons and a … [Read more...]
Coca-cola gives free drinks to designated drivers!
One of the first real hints that Christmas is not too far away has to be when you see the Coca-Cola "Holidays are comin'" ad on the television. I may even have posted that I'd seen it as a Facebook status once. I suspect it has a lot to do with actually seeing the Coca-Cola trucks roll through the centre of Frankfurt all lit up way back in *mumbles a year that is now a considerable time ago*. Honestly: they actually have light-up trucks to … [Read more...]
Pinspired
If you know about Pinterest, you will know that the single most used word to describe it is 'addictive'. Trouble is, I get more than a little bit carried away with the pinning and forget to get on with the actual making part. And thus was born my idea for a linky. It doesn't matter what you've done, visited, made or bought, if Pinterest is the inspiration behind it, and you've blogged it, then link it. To get you started, here … [Read more...]
Land’s End Review
You've got to love all this talk about the weather. It's so very British. This morning, as I whacked up the heating in the car on the school run, Radio 4 told me that Blacks had experienced worse sales than usual in November because of the exceptionally mild weather. Fast forward seven days and even the South of England is expected to have snow before term ends. Despite the frigid temperatures, LBG is still reluctant to wear a coat. She … [Read more...]
