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Three monster puppets made from felt, craft sticks, googly eyes, feathers, pipe cleaners and foam shapes

Simple monster puppets – a fun craft for preschoolers

My girls love putting on shows with their toys. When this month’s monster-themed #BostikBlogger craft box arrived, I knew just what we could make with the contents. These simple monster…

Jessica sitting on top of a tree stump

To Jessica – now you are six..

Darling Jessica, Today is your sixth birthday, one of your heart days and your first day of Year 1. What a lot of lovely milestones for one day! This morning,…

Jessica as a toddler with a speech bubble saying "From the mouths of babes" and the text "A linky for sharing the things kids say"

From the mouths of babes #135 – Riding on Daddy’s shoulders

From the mouths of babes is a weekly linky which invites you to share a post, old or new, about something your children have said. Those adorable mispronounced words, the…

A sunset in Malta with the text "#365daysofgratitude"

#365daysofgratitude – Week 35

#365daysofgratitude is my challenge for 2017 to share one photo a day on Instagram of something I am grateful for. I took part in a similar challenge last year and…

A bumble bee on a pale pink flower

My Sunday Photo 03/09/17

Seer Green, Jordans and Chalfont St Giles: a trail of three villages

Treasure trails are such a brilliant way of exploring different places. Even with familiar places, they get you looking in a different way, making you spot things that you’d never…

Cracks - this week's word of the week

Friday Focus 01/09/17 – Cracks in the facade

I’ve been trying to stay strong and enjoy the summer holidays with my girls as much as possible but this week has seen cracks appearing in the façade. We had…

Me, hubby, Jessica and Sophie with one of the fairies at Trentham Gardens

Me and Mine – August 2017

When we started the summer holidays, we didn’t know if we would get to the end without Jessica having her next heart surgery. In many ways we have been in…

Jessica as a toddler with a speech bubble saying "From the mouths of babes" and the text "A linky for sharing the things kids say"

From the mouths of babes #134 – I don’t believe it!

From the mouths of babes is a weekly linky which invites you to share a post, old or new, about something your children have said. Those adorable mispronounced words, the…

A sunset in Malta with the text "#365daysofgratitude"

#365daysofgratitude – Week 34

#365daysofgratitude is my challenge for 2017 to share one photo a day on Instagram of something I am grateful for. I took part in a similar challenge last year and…