I blame The Reading Residence for it. A year ago, I don’t think I even knew what washi tape was and now I am no longer able to walk past Paperchase without seeing what they have in stock. It’s just as well that we don’t have one in our nearest town! My washi tape collection… Read More
Jessica saw the Three Little Pigs performed at the Duplo Valley puppet show at Legoland on a recent visit. The story seems to have really captured her imagination ever since. She spent quite a long time on the phone to my mum telling her all about the “piggies” and loved playing the Three Little Pigs… Read More
I love painting with my girls but sometimes I’m just not in the right frame of mind for dealing with the mess that it generates. Ziplock bag painting seemed to be the perfect way to let the girls enjoy having fun with paints and not have any mess to clear up afterwards – plus I… Read More
It’s been all about sharing papery loveliness over on Instagram this month as I’ve been joining in with The Reading Residence’s #30daysofpaper photo challenge for the month – sharing a photo of papery products each day in response to the daily theme. It’s also encouraged me to treat myself to a couple more notebooks, some… Read More
This year I’ve set myself a reading target of one book a month and so far I’m managing to stay on track with this. This month’s #BringBackPaper papery challenge from The Reading Residence was a book swap and it was lovely to receive a surprise book in the post as part of this. The book… Read More
Tuesday morning toddler group is one of my favourites – time to sit with a cup of tea and a piece of cake, catching up with some mummy friends while my children run around and play in a safe environment. Some weeks we have a lady there doing hand massage and manicures for the mums… Read More
Paper plates are a key item in our craft box. They are so useful as a paint palette whenever Jessica is doing painting or as the basis of a craft project. This week we’ve been making a paper plate aquarium. You will need: A blue paper plate (we used a white one that we… Read More