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Beach fun

Kids love the beach, so when we got the opportunity to spend a day at the beach last week, we grabbed the chance. Off we went, buckets and spades in hand to the beach. In the morning, we went to the local stoney beach and decided to do something a bit different. We took paints. …Continue reading

Apr

Craft box essentials for parents

Most children enjoy some form of art and craft occasionally. Some children love it and would spend hours drawing and crafting, while for others, it’s more of a quick art session before moving onto something else. Some parents love crafting with their children, while others loathe it. Whatever category you fit in, I believe it …Continue reading

Apr

Fishy windsock fun

Last week we were at Nana and Grandads caravan in the New Forest. We love it there, but staying in a caravan with three small children can be fraught at times, if you are not prepared. I have found the best thing to do is to take a few art or craft activities to do …Continue reading

Apr

20 Spring activities

Every season I like to make a list of all the activities I plan to do. That way I have things planned and equipment ready for when the moment is right. So here’s our spring activity list. Spring activities Gardening and planting Spring scavenger hunt Easter egg hunt Easter crafts Egg decorating Easter egg nests …Continue reading

Mar

Caterpillar and butterfly peg craft

Last week we had a free day with no plans, so I asked my girls what they wanted to do. They replied “I want to make a caterpillar”. Ok, so “how are you going to make a caterpillar?” I answered. They said “we can get some balls and stick them together in a line, then …Continue reading

Mar

How to catch a star activity fun

We were very lucky to be sent a beautiful presentation box of Oliver Jeffers ‘How to catch a star’ 10th Anniversary edition to review. You can read the review here. In the presentation box, we received 2 stunning books, one for us to review and one to give away (you can enter the giveaway here). …Continue reading

Mar

Weekend box review

In our house, we all love doing crafts, activities and cooking, so when we received our first weekend box to review, we were thrilled. A weekend box is a box of activities for children aged 3-8 years old, sent to your home every fortnight. The box contains: Something to make Something to explore Something to …Continue reading

Jan

Child’s play is infectious

Christmas is well and truly over, yet it is still cold, dark and wet! January can be a deflating month, but there is no need for it to be. There’s still so much you can do. If you need some inspiration, take a look here. Last weekend, my children had the right idea. They were …Continue reading

Jan

Handprint christmas tree

I love christmas crafts, so I am excited to be able to start now it’s December. This week we loved making a handprint christmas tree. It was so easy, fun and messy! Handprint christmas tree I put some green paint on a sponge and the children used that to create lots of handprints. They did …Continue reading

Dec

Reading challenge

Last week I read a post, linked into my Let kids be kids linky, over at 92three30, by the lovely Erica Hughes. It was a reading challenge. It really inspired me to do something similar for BB. We love christmas and all the build up to it, but sometimes it can get a bit much …Continue reading

Dec

Puddle scooting

One of my children’s favourite activity, is jumping in puddles. At the weekend, daddy was away and we ‘really‘ needed to get out of the house, even in the rain! So, on went the wellies and coats. Two of my kids wanted to take scooters, so I thought, fine. We walked/scooted through the park, unfortunately …Continue reading

Nov

Winter fun activity list

Autumn is over and winter has well and truly arrived, with its cold short days. I am guessing lots of people don’t like winter, however, I don’t mind it. I like wrapping up in a cosy warm jumper, going for a walk in the very fresh morning air, surrounded by frost. I love coming home …Continue reading

Nov

Autumn activities list round up

At the beginning of Autumn, I wrote my autumn activities list (on my twinlifeonline site), which was a kind of bucket list of all the things we wanted to do throughout autumn. As we are fast approaching December and christmas, I thought I’d write about how we got on…… Go on a leaf walk (kick about …Continue reading

Nov

Play trail walk

Last weekend, we went to the New Forest for a few days. We had the best family break together. The New Forest is such an amazing place to take children, there is so much to do, whatever the weather. I particularly like it in autumn, it can be so beautiful, with all the amazing range …Continue reading

Nov

Volcano magic!

Most of us like to do arts and crafts with our children at some point, but how many of us do experiments? I know I never have. Last week, BB desperately wanted to take part in an after school science club, but unfortunately (for the 3rd time), he didn’t get in (well, not until January …Continue reading

Nov

Pumpkins, spiders and lanterns

As it’s halloween, I thought I ought to do some things with the children (even though I don’t really like halloween). But I must admit, you can get lots of fun activities out of halloween. Spider cakes First, we made some spider and cat cakes. Nana baked the cakes. The children then iced them with …Continue reading

Nov