Making Gingerbread men and Flapjacks
As the weather has started to get cooler and we have spent less time outdoors, I've been having a look through our cookbooks to see what...
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Anika
- Oct 3
- 2 min
Stuck for homemade Christmas Card ideas?
It's that time of the year when we make Christmas cards at my children's school... Every year there is a mad dash to get it done in time,...
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Anika
- Aug 9, 2022
- 5 min
Activities for older children to do over the summer - keep them fit and connect with their history
Today I want to talk to you about some slightly different activities for children to do over the summer holidays. I don’t know about you,...
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Anika
- Aug 3, 2022
- 9 min
Entertaining kids while travelling – our favourite Audiobooks and Travel games (for 3-9 year-olds)
Travelling, exploring new places, meeting up with friends and family – can be so much fun, and since I’ve had my children I have found I...
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Anika
- Jul 26, 2022
- 5 min
My 10 favourite 'days out' ideas with the kids for the summer
Today I want to talk to you about some ideas for summer. I don’t know about you – but the summer holidays often fill me with dread, until...
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Anika
- Jul 13, 2022
- 5 min
Why inspiring children through creative play is so important (but hard!)
All parents instinctively know: children need less screen time. But as busy parents juggling multiple demands – from work, house chores...
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Anika
- Jul 6, 2022
- 5 min
This is a really easy way to entertain the kids while you are out and about – that’s good for them!
Today I want to introduce our DoodleCloth to you. It is our newest product and I am really excited about it. I recently tested it at my...
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Anika
- Jun 8, 2022
- 3 min
How to go on a Family Walk without the nagging and complaining
I don’t know about you, but I have found that once my two little ones outgrew the buggy, it was increasingly hard to get out for a...
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Anika
- Mar 25, 2022
- 6 min
Tired of doing ALL the chores? Find out how I got my kids involved successfully!
Today’s blog is around getting kids involved in household chores – what worked for me, and what didn’t! My mission is help make parents’...
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Anika
- Mar 11, 2022
- 6 min
Making Bath Bombs
This week we made our very own Bath bombs! And I think, if I had to decide which of the crafting activities were my favourite to date,...
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Anika
- Mar 5, 2022
- 4 min
How to make a Snow Globe
Last week we made Play-Doh at home (with its own challenges - take a look at the video on my You Tube Channel mummymadethis if you missed...
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Anika
- Feb 25, 2022
- 3 min
Home made Play doh (and what not to do)
Over the coming weeks I want to share with you some activity ideas that we are trying as a family. These are ideas that we do instead of...
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Anika
- Feb 22, 2022
- 7 min
10+ things to do instead of screen time
If you've been following our 3 part series on screen time, you know that in our family we established that we had too much screen time...
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Anika
- Jul 30, 2021
- 3 min
Our current favourite AUDIOBOOKS to listen to with kids
This summer we will be doing various visits around the country to catch up with family and friends that we have not been able to see in...
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Anika
- Jul 8, 2020
- 1 min
Our Homemade Mayonnaise Recipe
In our family mayonnaise holds a special place and we make it for pleasure, for comfort and everything in between. I remember sitting on...
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Anika
- May 20, 2020
- 3 min
Top 3 things to try with the kids over half term
I don't know about you, but home schooling seems to be getting harder. Rather than getting through the work quickly and with the minimal...
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