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Simple DIY Christmas card with washi tape
Ok, so I'm finally allowing myself to think about Christmas. This weekend we have been making some Christmas cards. This is probably the easiest one and it looks pretty too :)What we usedCardBurlap...
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Poem: An autumn day of play
Let me start by saying I am no poet, but the boys LOVE autumn. Jakob even helped me write a blog post about the best things to do in Autumn last month - so we already had some ideas for the centre...
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Tips on using fairy light backgrounds for Christmas pictures
Before I begin, let me just say I am not a photographer. I like taking pictures and I like playing with my camera. A few people asked me about this last Christmas, but I didn't have a blog. It also...
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Our Nature exchange with a family from the US
Last month I saw a post on the fabulous Mud Puddles to Meteors blog about hosting a nature exchange. How exciting. We sent of our details and waited to hear.At the end of the month we found out our...
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Elf on the shelf comes to the UK
Elf on the shelf. A curious little tradition popular in the US.But now it is here! Yep we got a gorgeous little parcel from 'American Nanny and Grandad' a couple of weeks ago and low and behold, it was...
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December learn through play blog hop
Welcome to the Learn Through Play Blog Hop Please link up ANY activities you've done with the kids, I'd love to see them :) Whether it be from last week, last year... Christmas, Easter, Halloween......
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So I read this article today. I don't exactly know why I read it, because it's on the daily mail website... but I did anyway. It's about a lovely woman and her lovely family and how they unschool.I...
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London Wetland Centre at Christmas
Last weekend we visited the WWT in London. They had a weekend event for families with husky sleigh rides, hug a husky, visit santa etc.We have never been before, we've been to the Wetland centre in...
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Making our gingerbread house 2013 (with recipe)
After our attempts in previous years of making gingerbread houses, this year we decided to take the easy route and buy the lakeland fairy tale cottage mould. And I'm soooo glad we did. This year our...
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24 Days of elf on the shelf {2013}
So, it's finally here! Yes I am still catching up with Christmas posts, it's been a busy December for us! I originally wanted to post weekly about our elf's adventures over advent, but alas... that was...
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Looking forward in 2014
Standing in the garden, my bare feet in puddles, dressed in only my cosy dressing gown I watched the fireworks. Listening to cheers. I know I couldn't have heard it from where I was, but the sound of...
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Writing Christmas thank you cards (free printables)
We have finally gotten around to writing thank you cards for all the lovely Christmas presents the boys received this year.Jakob is old enough to write now but he only writes super short sentences and...
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The day I realised I'm not 23 anymore & my new bucket list
25 things to do before you're 25? There's a lot of these kind of lists around the net... things to do before you die, things to do before you reach milestone ages. Most of them involve things like...
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Siblings {January} 2014
I have no problem with taking pictures of the boys together... in fact probably 60% of my pictures are of the boys playing, holding hands or cuddling. I love those pictures and I hope the boys will...
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Winter outdoor play in the garden
It was a lovely sunny mild day in January (What is going on? Last summer we had April showers, then in autumn we had an Indian summer, winter is still trudging alone as if it were autumn... I reckon...
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Unschooling: Learning doesn't change when child turns four
Welcome to the January 2014 Carnival of Natural Parenting: The More Things Stay the SameThis post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code...
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Valentines Day stamp painting
We have been having fun today, well actually the boys have been having fun and I have mainly been tidying up! Jakob wanted to paint - so I set out his paints and paper, as usual I put some random...
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Nature Ice suncatchers for winter fun in the garden
Last week we had a nice day of outdoor play in the garden, collecting leaves and twigs and lot's of wonderful things for our nature suncatchers.Once the boys were happy with the bits they had collected...
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How to dress kids for winter outdoor play
This post came about because I never found a comprehensive post about dressing kids for outdoor play in the cold! I'm sure they're out there, maybe I'm just rubbish at searching! Anyway, it took me a...
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Center parcs - Our perfect day
The center parcs & Tots 100 blogger challenge for January is to describe your family’s perfect day at Center Parcs. Sounds easy, right? I thought so too until I tried to write this post. They offer...
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Learning to love myself again.
Disclaimer: This post may sound a bit depressing, but actually if you read all the way to the bottom it does get better, I promise!I've spent a long time trying to be happy with me. I think it's...
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How a flooded park turned into the perfect day out
Last week we went to visit one of our favourite parks. It's a national trust park, but free and open every day, so there is always lot's to do. There is a river, streams, open spaces of grass, a...
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