Winter is well and truly here with a bang – the temperature has dropped right down, and with the forecast for heavy snow in the coming weeks, a good hat and gloves set is essential. I have been trying out a thermal hat and set of gloves from Heat Holders for the…

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Following on from our Christmas fingerprint wreaths and Stained glass pictures the children were keen to continue with more Christmas themed crafts. So next up, we made Paper plate snowmen. Ever so simple to make, and they look great! What you need 2 paper plates coloured paper string glue scissors hole punch How to…

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You may remember that I was recently lucky enough to be chosen as a Koo-di and Purflo ambassador. This week, our first parcel of goodies arrived – and Max and I both dived into the box (literally in Max’s case). First out the box was the Koo-di kneeling mat. Designed to…

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Thomas the Tank Engine has been a regular feature in this house for a long time now – both Gemma and Jacob grew up loving the big blue engine and his friends, and even now at 7 and 5 they enjoy a Thomas story or DVD. So we were very…

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