Dear mummy, thank goodness for Toucan Boxes! It’s our 3rd day on holiday and the weather is awful. We’re confined to my caravan and I’m climbing the walls. Luckily my mummy packed my Mister Maker Toucan Box, as she knew I’d need occupying if the heavens opened. It’s now raining cats and dogs and our caravan … More Mister Maker saves the day!
Dear Mummy, we love making pom-poms animals, this week for Easter we have made an Easter chick. It’s actually easier than it looks and great fun to do. This is what we did. Making pom-poms . . . with a pom-pom maker This ingenious little machine allows you to make pom-poms without having to cut out … More How to make a pom-pom chick
Dear Mummy, a couple of weekends ago we visited Hayling Island on the South Coast. Hayling Island is a true island, completely surrounded by sea. It is shaped like an inverted T and is about 4 miles long and wide. A road bridge connects its northern end to the mainland of England at Langstone, Hampshire. … More Finding treasure on Hayling Island
That’s a smart rocket….where are you off to? The moon replied baby bear. Dear mummy, I went on my first flying lesson the other day and it was out of this world! We made some space rockets and it was easy peasy! We had such a fun time making them. Would you like to make … More That’s a smart rocket!
My Daddy’s Cufflinks Woweee mummy, I feel just like a movie star! You recently commemorated my handprints and footprints in fine silver encasing them forever. Just like they do on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! It’s lovely to capture precious moments in life, through photographs and videos and you believe it is really important. My Daddy carries a … More My Daddy’s Cufflinks
Pots 2 Paint, Basingstoke, Hampshire Dear mummy, it’s the start of the February half term and it’s miserable. Heavy rain, high winds and all the local soft play centres are packed. Oh mummy, after a horrible trip to a nearby soft play centre for an hour we retreat back home to put on our comfy … More Pots 2 Paint Basingstoke
Preparation for my magic star party. Dear mummy, I turn two this weekend! Where did the time go? We’ve booked the venue, sorted the party bags and invited all my little friends and family. To keep costs down my mummy has also started to make the decorations for the community centre. She’s recycled old cardboard … More Preparation for my Magic Star Party
My #somum leafy love notes For my Daddy… Dear mummy, tonight we’re joining with Story of Mum and her ‘make date’ twitter party. It starts at eight so don’t be late, come and see the wonderful creations that mums and dads from all over the country have been making. As the autumn leaves are falling, … More My #somum leafy love notes
All Our Own Crafts Pop-up shop in Basingstoke’s Festival Place, Hampshire. Dear Mummy, we popped into Festival Place in Basingstoke over the weekend and stumbled upon this great little shop that only opened a couple of week ago. It’s called All Our Own Crafts. It’s a pop-up shop selling crafts and other fun stuff made … More All Our Own Crafts
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