A mild winter’s afternoon, sunshine and dressing up; the perfect combination for making an ordinary moment out playing in the garden into a magical fairytale moment. It is amazing just how much magic can be found, if only you step into the wonderful world of childhood imagination. Little Red Riding Hood was making her… Read More
We had a brief period of sunshine in amongst all the rain the other week. The girls were keen to get outside but also wanted to do some crafting so I thought we’d combine the two and make some nature collages out in the garden. Setting up was easy – two colourful pieces of… Read More
There’s something magical about the first snow of the winter. That feeling of opening the curtains in the morning and seeing the garden covered with a blanket (or more usually, a light dusting) of snow. And the joy of being able to then turn around to the girls and sing “do you wanna build a… Read More
We hadn’t told the girls that we were going to see Father Christmas at Legoland ahead of time. Jessica, I think, would have guessed as soon as she realised we were heading in that direction, had I not made it so clear that Legoland was closed over the winter. It wasn’t until we took the… Read More
The walk to preschool is the most fun thing ever at the moment as far as my two-year old is concerned. It’s just a five-minute walk but for those few minutes, the world is a wonderful place and it’s mostly because of the muddy puddles along the way. “Look, Mummy, look!” Sophie squeals within seconds… Read More
Footprint painting in the garden is one of the girls’ favourite things to do on a hot sunny day. Standing barefoot in trays of coloured paint, walking across lining paper and then washing off in the paddling pool afterwards is so much fun. Whilst the paddling pool has been well and truly packed away, I… Read More
As winter edges closer, our favourite places are now closing for the winter. A beautiful autumn day gave us the perfect opportunity to have one last day out at Chiltern Open Air Museum before the end of the season. Our previous visits have mostly focused on the houses around the green – this time we… Read More