Advent Calendar Bags
My kids have had commercial advent calendars for the last couple of years. They love opening each day, and they play with when it’s not the festive season, so we have been happy to give them these. Last year, however, we were going away before Christmas, and I did not want to have to pack…
(Fairly) Simple Soft Toys
Yesterday I sat down at my sewing machine to get on with some projects that are long overdue. Time to finish them and get all the bits put away! However, with a two and a four year old hanging over my arms and asking how they could help, my long-overdue projects became more overdue, and…
Travel tips – travelling with kids
In my last post I uploaded my newly consolidated “master packing list”. There are a few things in it that I think are quite smart, so I thought I’d share them here. In no particular order, here are some things you might like to think of next time you’re travelling, in particular travelling with kids.…
Travel packing lists
I’m busy preparing for a long trip, for two adults and two small children, involving long-haul flights, time staying with friends and family, and a long road trip with tenting accommodation in camp grounds. It is occupying about 98% of my brain processing power at the moment (not least because it’s cold here, and I…
Simple paper wreaths for toddlers
Today we made Christmas wreaths. This is a really simple paper activity that is great for children just learning how to use scissors. It also results in a pretty decoration that doesn’t jar my unfortunate perfectionist tendencies! My two year old got his first pair of scissors a few months ago, and he loved them. For…
Entertainment for a rainy day
Take: 1 bathtub Some finger paint 1 child Put all together and enjoy. Optional extras: Some plastic tubs from the recycling A paint brush A sponge paint roller Some teaspoons A facecloth or rag (for the child who has paint all over, but gets distressed if it gets on his fingers!) Our clean up consisted…
Baby carrier bag
Baby-Carrier Bag: Pattern/Tutorial I’ve seen through the stats page for this blog that quite a few people seem to have found their way here through searching something like “baby carrier storage bag”. I put into my review about my Onya carrier that one of the first things I did was make a bag for it,…
Reversible tote with tie handles
I put together this tote for a present for a friend in hospital. I filled it with bits and pieces that would hopefully be fun for someone who was bed-bound, and let the bag be the wrapping and present in one! It has patch pockets on both sides, so one inside and one outside pocket.…
More balloon balls
T’s balloon ball has been quite popular with some visiting kids, so I decided to make some as gifts. My pentagon pattern worked quite well, but has to be hand sewed. I wasn’t feeling that generous with my time so as to want to make too many more like that! So I went back to…
Cupcakes and chatter
I had some of my mothers’ group and their babies over for fika (one day, now quite a while ago…). Fika is a Swedish word that is so good, I think it ought to be used in English too. It is pronounced sort of “fee-ka”. Noun: The word “Fika” can mean what you eat at…
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