Alice in Wonderland Dressing Up World Book Day

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Dressing up doesn’t have to be expensive and it can be so much fun! Not only that but it can give new confidence – pretending to be someone or something else; develop creativity, imagination and thinking skills. Of course I am belatedly sharing with you my boys’ costumes from World Book Day – but they … Read more

Spring Dressing Up with Paper Plates and Other things

spring dressing up

I love spending some quality time with my children. One way to have some quality family fun is to do something crafty. This time we made some Spring Dressing up masks from paper plates. We decided to go with Rabbits and Sheep. We started by drawing and cutting out the eyes. We didn’t want to … Read more

Christmas Dressing up Ideas for Children #MotivationalMonday

Christmas dressing up ideas for children

Have you had a last minute letter from the school telling you that your child or children need costumes like yesterday? Or maybe your child just likes dressing up? I love Christmas but there’s so much expense, especially with four boys. So when it comes to  Christmas dressing up ideas for children I like to keep … Read more

Halloween Make-Up Effects

halloween make up

Halloween is a great time to get creative and dress up. It doesn’t have to be expensive to get into the spirit of things – and you can get really effective looks with make-up. This does not need to be by a professional and can be done at home. Eleven year old Katie Long loves … Read more

Super Heroes World Record Event – Oldbury Toys R Us

Super Heroes World Record Event - Oldbury Toys R Us

Our little boy has turned 6 years old. What better way for a boy to spend his time that surrounded by the people he loves, doing the things that he loves. So last Saturday we took part in the Super Heroes World Record Event. This meant all 6 of us dressing up as Superheroes, before … Read more

Superhero Party Planning

superhero party planning Batman cake

I have previously written about things to consider when planning a Children’s Birthday party and moved onto themes with my dinosaur party. So I thought I would tell you my thoughts on Superhero Party planning. Starting with invites right through to Thank you notes. A Superhero Party – The Invites A Superhero party starts with the invites. … Read more

Home-made Superheroes Villains

Home made superheroes villains

There is nothing more precious than spending time with your children – for both them and you. Half term was a marvellous opportunity to do this and it need not be expensive. We spent quality time together playing Superheroes (and Villains) and Lego, inspired by watching The Lego Movie. I am currently planning a Superheroes … Read more