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How To Make A Woodland Crown

Today we woke up to a beautiful sunny morning. After the grey, cold weather of late I knew I wanted to spend this morning outside. In a perfect act of fate I had already made plans to meet a friend in...

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Teddy Bear’s Picnic

Wonder Girl truelly loves her cuddly toys. One of her favourite games involves lining them up, reading them a story and feeding them play food. So for her second birthday I decided a teddy bear’s...

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Top Five Tips For Car Travel With Kids

I would compare going on a long car journey with children to being locked in a room with a chattering, rabid monkey who has been denied his bananas for far too long. In a word bad. That said after...

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Five Ways To Get Organised

It’s January, the traditional time of year to make resolutions. Having read many a blog on the topic of resolutions recently I’ve noticed lots of people are resolving to get more organised. For me...

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How To Make A Healthy Snack Bag For Children

  My children each eat three meals and two snacks a day. Even with the eldest two at school that works out as 32 snacks I need to provide each week. I was struggling to keep on top of stocking the...

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Easy pillowcase dress tutorial

This is a tutorial to make a super easy pillowcase dress. What qualifies me to tell you that this is easy is that it’s the first dress I’ve ever made. I previously believed I wasn’t capable of crafts...

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Needle felted mobile

I made this needle felted mobile for my niece who has recently had a baby boy. I needle felted three little bees and three little ladybirds. Felted on embroidery thread to attach to the mobile which I...

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Minecraft Pig Tutorial

Super Kid and Robo Boy love Minecraft, so I decided to make my next sewing project making a Minecraft pig. When I gave the pig to Super Kid he was amazed and thrilled with his toy. He took it into...

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How to pimp your festival wagon with Brandon Wagons

  The excitement level in the Purple household is reaching fever pitch because Camp Bestival is only one sleep away! Tomorrow morning we’ll be loading the car and heading to our first ever family...

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How to do the 16/8 fasting diet

  You’ve probably heard a lot about the 5/2 diet, popularised by Michael Mosley who did it for a Horizon documentary. It’s a compelling idea, fast only two days a week, then eat what you like on the...

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How to simplify your wardrobe and save money

Sometimes getting dressed in the morning can feel genuinely stressful. Deciding what to wear, is decision making at a time when your brain is not fully online yet. For me[...] The post How to simplify...

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Tips for teaching school aged children to organise themselves

I’ve had school aged children for nearly four years now. I’d foolishly imagined that once at school my life was going to get significantly easier, but what I hadn’t bargained[...] The post Tips for...

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Ideas for the Easter holidays

The school Easter holidays have officially begun. Personally I love it when the children are off school. No school runs or timetabled activities means we can slow down, enjoy each[...] The post Ideas...

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Tips for raising a confident child

Last week in the playground we bumped into one of Wonder Girl’s preschool friends. As the little girl hid shyly behind her Daddy’s legs I was unsure how to help[...] The post Tips for raising a...

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How to make bunk bed curtains

Robo boy sleeps on the bottom bunk. Sharing a room isn’t easy, especially when you don’t have a space to retreat to for a snuggle with your cuddly toys. The[...] The post How to make bunk bed curtains...

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Ideas for the weekend

It’s the weekend baby! I love weekends, Mr Purple doesn’t have to work, the children don’t have to go to school/preschool. It’s a two day family fest every single week[...] The post Ideas for the...

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Five ideas for a better tech life balance

Facebook, Twitter, smart phones, tablets, downloading, streaming, all words which didn’t exist with their current meaning when I was a child. I’m hooked on technology, and my instinct is to[...] The...

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Doc Mcstuffins party ideas collection

Wonder Girl had her fourth birthday last week. She’s been a fan of Doc Mcstuffins for over two years now so it was no surprise that she wanted a Doc[...] The post Doc Mcstuffins party ideas collection...

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How to eat less meat

This week is National Vegetarian Week. A week to promote the benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle, which is better for the environment, animals and your health. We are pescetarian, meaning[...] The post...

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How to raise confident daughters

My daughter is extremely confident. She has a very can do attitude. Raising her to believe in herself is extremely important to me. It’s been the focus of my parenting[...] The post How to raise...

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