THE CROODS is the Dreamworks Animation UK box office blockbuster hit, earning over £26 million! If, like us, you missed it then you will be pleased to know that Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment are releasing it on DVD and Blue Ray just in time for Christmas! By that I mean the 9th December – so … Read more
You may recall that I was preparing for my family to go and have a Christmas photo shoot. That one of my ideas was about dressing up. Well we thought that we would go for a real Christmassy feel and take our onesies. What I like about photo shoots these days is that you can … Read more
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
There are lots of reasons people are put off getting fit, and just lack the motivation to try. I think this is especially true in these cold months. Trying to find time to regularly attend a gym, or worried about body shape, family commitments and money, I think are probably high up there in the … Read more
It is pretty hard not to notice that this week is Thanksgiving. Therefore, it seemed obvious that a Turkey Toilet Roll Holder Craft would be a good idea. Now we don’t do Thanks Giving in the UK but we do traditionally eat Turkeys on Christmas day too I thought it would be fitting to make … Read more
As you may remember at the start of this month my good cause was to help support local The Roses Theatre with their Panto Jack and the Beanstalk. They were asking for the help of the local community to help them knit a Beanstalk to decorate as much of the theatre as possible. Being a … Read more
Regular readers will know that we love dinosaurs here. Actually the youngest is starting to grow out of them now but I LOVE them, so in order to keep his interest a while longer I have incorporated some fantastic dinosaur books into the Christmas TRH Book Advent Calendar. Today we have, “Can you find 1001 … Read more
Christmas TRH and Book Advent is about combing two of my favourite things. This year I have been purchasing books slowly (24 books do not come cheap). So this year we are making 24 different TRH Christmas crafts and then securing the bottom with a bit of cardboard (from the bottom of a cereal box), … Read more
A nice photo can make a lovely gift at Christmas and in this day and age you can do so much with the images – canvas, calendars, cups, keyrings, magnets, t-shirts, baubles and so on. I tend to buy the school picture every year at this time of year, but with the children being in … Read more
Some days you just want a simple activity to keep the kids entertained. What I love about this Star Badge Craft is that it is so versatile. We made them for their Dad for his birthday, but could easily have been applied to Father’s day, as a Christmas Craft, or even a Teacher leaving gift … Read more