Our house is slowly starting to take shape. Now that we have weathered our first winter and almost unpacked all the boxes, it feels like home. We have decorated several rooms: The Guest Loo The Kitchen Dimples' Room LBG's Room and this weekend the finishing touches were put in the Family Room. The Family Room- part playroom, part office for me, part snug- is off the hall but leads to the sitting room so is a bit of a through room. It … [Read more...]
Carte Noire Collection Espresso: finding your perfect pod partner
Welcome to Coffee Noire-ation: Carte Noire Collection Espresso helping you find your perfect pod partner. Today we have the lovely Kiki- a mother of two young children, she is short on time and long on tiredness. She says she feels a bit stuck in a rut with her usual morning coffee and is looking for something with flavour and character to really get her morning school run off with a zoom. She needs a capsule that is Nespresso®* compatible, a … [Read more...]
TP printed Spring Chick Easter Card
Loo rolls. toilet rolls, TP rolls. Whatever you call the paper tubes, they are a great crafting tool, especially with pre-schoolers. Dimples and I have been printing some spring chicks with them. You need to shape your toilet roll before you start. Hold it on either side with your fingers at 10 and 5 (positions on the clock) then pinch. This should created two pointed edges, which form the beak and tail. I found that you need to … [Read more...]
A Magical Mysterious Marvellous Bed
The Girls were sent a bundle of goodies by Memory Foam Warehouse so that we could enjoy talking about the Classic film Bedknobs and Broomsticks, but also so that we could talk about beds. As if I need encouragement: my bed would be my Desert Island Luxury item! My Girls are similarly inclined. They take care to make sure the covers are just so when they get into bed. They arrange their favourite possessions, including dolls house furniture, … [Read more...]
How to make a sock bunny
There was an accidental sock-dying incident recently: Dimples ended up with one white sock and one peachy-pink one. No longer a pair, she refuses to wear them, and so I came to find myself learning how to make a sock bunny. More specifically, how to make one each. They are fairly straight forward and all you need is: a sock stuffing: I conveniently had a dog-savaged cushion. a needle and thread sharp scissors. Although this … [Read more...]
Dora The Explorer Craft Party Ideas
Dimples was very clear when she had her party that she wanted a Dora Craft Party. I came up with some simple Dora themed Party decor for the areas of the house that we were using. I put together a colouring and activity pack by printing pages from internet searches on the internet. These kept the children busy until everyone arrived. We made Toilet roll binoculars for the main craft. Once the children had finished their … [Read more...]
February 2014
1. DH and I go to the wedding of a good friend. Without the children. Overnight. 2. Back home we plant a few (dozen) trees. The Girls stage sword fights with the supporting canes. 3. The wonder Hound gets a tennis ball stuck in my boot. I may have laughed for a good ten minutes watching her trying to reacquire it. 4. She fell asleep in Daddy's office. Little sister fell asleep next to me in the sitting room. Why … [Read more...]
