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A heart with the text "Heart to Heart" on one side and a picture of hands making a heart over a child's chest with the text "A linky for sharing posts about CHD"

Heart to Heart – June 2017

Heart to Heart linky was set up to help other heart families share their stories and experiences in order to help support each other as a community.  It opens on…

Sophie emptying the 'ingredients' into the bowl while Jessica stirs the fairy potion

#30DaysWild – Making a fairy potion

Making a fairy potion using water and natural things found around the garden is a fun, simple activity for children, combining outdoor fun with imaginative play. I remember doing something…

A starry night glitter jar

Making a starry night glitter jar

I’ve been meaning to make a calm-down glitter jar with the girls for quite a while now ever since reading Life with Baby Kicks’ post on the one she made…

Jessica wearing a flower crown made from woven grass, daisies, buttercups and white clover

#30DaysWild – Daisy chains and flower crowns

I used to love making daisy chains as a child. I can remember sitting in the grass in the sunshine, spending ages threading daisies together and seeing how long a…

The Magic of My Name book

Review and giveaway – The Magic of My Name personalised children’s book

My girls love sitting and listening to stories. Listening to a story where they are the main character is even more special. Jessica has a few personalised storybooks but we…

A diagram showing the ladybird life cycle - from egg to larva to pupa to adult

#30DaysWild – The ladybird life cycle

Jessica has been learning about minibeasts at school and about the life cycle of a caterpillar. Her latest home learning task was to learn something about another insect that she…

Burgers and sausages cooking on the barbecue

#30DaysWild – Cooking outside: the first barbecue of the year

A sunny Sunday afternoon seemed to be the perfect opportunity for the first barbecue of the year. By the time we were ready to get the barbecue out though and…

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 #123 – Some people are French…

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 23

#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 some wildflowers

#30DaysWild – Taking a closer look

One of the many things I love about having children is the way it has encouraged me to take a closer look at the world around me. They point out…