You know something is good when it takes a few weeks for there to be any on the shelves when you want to buy it. I've been popping in to my local Sainsbury's and Waitrose regularly without success. To make it worse, all I kept reading from Utterly Scrummy Michelle was how fabulous the stuff was. I succeeded at last though and it was totally worth the wait. The Collective Gourmet Yogurt is made in the UK, though originally an idea of two New … [Read more...]
Djeco Velvet crafts
LBG was sent a couple of Djeco craft packs by Craft and Play some time ago. The sticker sets were used up almost immediately: what child doesn't adore stickers? The Colouring Velvet Birdz are designed for children slightly older than mine, and undoubtedly work best with felt tips, as the brighter colours show up best against the black velvet. LBG nevertheless enjoyed colouring in the gaps between the velvet and creating the pictures, and … [Read more...]
Toyella Magnatabs Giveaway
I am very annoyed to be hosting this giveaway for the lovely Carl at Toyella because it means that I will not be eligible to enter. Have you seen the Magnatabs toys before? How awesome are they? The Magnatabs are ideal for children at playgroup and early school year ages. Children can learn and practise handwriting using the tablet and magnetic pen. Ball bearings rise up when the pen passes over. The game is very fascinating and … [Read more...]
We have reached the #tippingpoint. Stop the Killing.
I'll be brief, because time is of the essence. There are people dying. More specifically, there are children dying. Children. My children are 2 and 4. If someone killed them you can bet your ass I would make it my life's work to hunt down the person who did it and revisit their crime upon them in as slow and fascinatingly painful a way as possible. The parents of the Syrian children murdered in Houla last Friday can't do this because they … [Read more...]
How to give your doormat a new look
Take one can of spray paint, one service-able but tired doormat and a warm day and what do you get? To make a personalised door mat it really is as easy as 1, 2, 3. Here's How to give your doormat a new look. First, mark out your pattern on the doormat. I used Bin Stickers I bought at the 99p Store, and some packing tape. Take the time to make sure everything is firmly stick down and all the lines are … [Read more...]
How to make a Toilet Roll Cannon.
The Mothership used to be a Cub Scout leader. Periodically, whilst playing with The Girls, she is reminded of the utterly brilliant projects she used to make with her tribe of boys. Only recently she recalled this which may actually be the best craft ever and perfect for Jubilee Weekend: How to make a Toilet Roll Cannon. You need: a toilet roll tube a cork two bottle lids a wooden skewer a small balloon a nail or pin some … [Read more...]
Of cookies and EU law
As Domestic Goddesque is written in the EU and read by many in the EU, it is obliged to follow a new EU directive relating to cookies. I don't mean the edible kind that frequently feature in my Recipe Book, but small snippets of code that are left on a user’s website and are read by the application when the user returns to the website. There are a number of different cookies on our site. There are a number of applications on this site that … [Read more...]
