Sunday, 10 July 2016
It's never to early to mention the C word!
I acknowledge its July and that most of you will want to punch me in the face when you read this BUT we are now half way through the year and that time is fast approaching. Yes, I mean Christmas!!! Once the children return to school we are on the cost ridden slide down to the 25th December!
Does it still seem ages away? Well, what if I said Christmas is now only twenty-four weeks away! Doesn't sound long does it. For many it is only five more pay days away! If you gasped a little like I did when I worked it out don't worry we've got this covered. Let's get things in order now to avoid stress come December. As everyone else dashes round in a mad panic you can sit and relax, sip hot chocolate in your onesie and watch Elf for the forty-seventh time.
Monday, 6 June 2016
Mini Ice Hockey
This a great little activity. It's super cheap and can be used as an indoor rainy day activity or on a sunny day for an outside game! You'll probably have all the things in your cupboard. You just need to decide the night before if you want to do it so you can make the ice.
You will need
- Large dish or baking tray
- Tap water
- Lego/duplo/building blocks
- Bottle top
- Spoons
Wednesday, 1 June 2016
Paper Airplane Target Game
Today has been one of those rainy, dull days and to top it off its half term. For many of you this means being stuck indoors with the kids, which can lead to them bouncing off the walls at some point.
Reinforcements are here in the shape of this quick to do craft and game. Hopefully you will have the items needed for the activity in the house.
You will need
- A large piece of paper - wrapping paper or even newspaper will do
- Scissors
- Felt tips
- A ruler or items to draw round
- Tape or Blu-Tack
Wednesday, 25 May 2016
Live Lagom - Living Sustainably - The Final Blog
When we started on this journey back in the autumn I never expected it to change our lives. I was the person that signed up in the hope of saving money and the joy of being given £500 to spend at Ikea! But it has honestly changed our lives. It's changed our house into a home. It's made us more aware of where things come from and if it's from a sustainable source. It's made us recycle more, which I didn't think possible. It's made us declutter, donate and share on. Somehow, it has given me more confidence, more faith in myself and what we, as a family and individuals, are trying to achieve.
Yes, we have saved money and yes, we got to spend £500 but the task the team at Ikea set themselves, to teach about living lagom and sustainability teaches so much more than that. 'Living Lagom' is about living just right. With just enough, not too little or too much. With that comes an awareness of your waste and how wasteful you can be. Our waste was in food and energy.
Sunday, 22 May 2016
Making Toad Hall
Spring has sprung and along with the flowers come the animals. Furry, slimy and feathered, you can spot them all at this time of year.
Why not welcome them into your garden by building them a home. This week we've built a toad house, aptly named Toad Hall!
If you want to make one too here's what you'll need. You shouldn't need to buy anything. We found all our bits lying round the garden.
You will need
- Plant put
- Watering can or jug
- Hand trowel / spade
- A few weeds
- Stones
- Twigs or small pieces of wood
Wednesday, 11 May 2016
The reasons why I'm unsure about baby number 2
Within moments of your first born making their arrival the inevitable questions start.
"Will you have another?"
"When will you have another?"
And with the questions comes the 'advice'.
"Don't leave too much of a gap."
"You're pushing 40, don't leave it too long." (I'm 33, you nobhead)
But the thought of having another feels me full of warm fuzzy, motherly feelings and the same amount of dread all at the same time. A friend recently asked me why I wasn't sure and I spilled out a bucket full of reasons.
Here's the most rational ones.
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