Family Diary 5 Things We’ve Enjoyed This Last Week Posted on January 22, 2014May 11, 2016 By Becky This year, whilst I’m not a fan of making lots of easily-breakable resolutions (yes, Evans, i’m talking to you), one thing I did want to be this year was more positive in general. Now, i’m mostly a pretty perky, glass-half-full type, but the daily grind of being at home with… Read more
Crafts & Activities for Kids Tea Set Washing Up Posted on January 21, 2014 By Becky Whilst Freddie is at preschool, I often have to crack on with a few jobs, including washing up. Sasha is too small to really help with this, but is at the stage now when she wants to do what Mummy is doing, and I am definitely NOT going to discourage… Read more
Photo Projects The 52 Project 2014 – 2/52 Posted on January 16, 2014May 9, 2016 By Becky I couldn’t resist including this one! They spent ages talking to each other, whilst lying down on the floor. I had to step over them several times! BeckyMeet the award-nominated UK lifestyle blogger behind Spirited Puddle Jumper – a mum of three living in South East London! Becky shares the… Read more
Crafts & Activities for Kids Learning letters with Play-Doh Posted on January 14, 2014 By Becky The other morning, whilst we were still in Pyjamas, the littles asked to get the good old Play-Doh out. Now, when we do this, I also get out an assortment of rolling pins, cutters, rubber stamps for them to use with the Doh, but this time I thought that I… Read more
Crafts & Activities for Kids Rainbow Finger Paint Trees Posted on January 10, 2014May 2, 2025 By Becky Today we made Rainbow Finger-Paint Trees, inspired by a favourite book of Freddie’s, and now Sasha’s, called ‘I am a Zebra’, about a zebra who lives in a “forest of beautiful rainbow trees”. This was a great bit of respite this morning, as we were indoors due to the rubbish weather AGAIN (hello,… Read more
Crafts & Activities for Kids Painting Fillings On Toast Posted on January 8, 2014 By Becky Bet you never thought about using bread for this activity huh? No, me neither, but desperate times called for desperate measures yesterday, when Fred reached the height of tinker behaviour, and I was racking my brains for something to keep him occupied (and away from wrestling with his sister). Now,… Read more
Photo Projects The 52 Project 2014 – 1/52 Posted on January 7, 2014May 9, 2016 By Becky After thoroughly enjoying the ’52 Project’ posts on various blogs last year, I really wanted to give it a go myself in 2014. For those not in the know, it is a portrait of your child once a week, every week, for one year. I really would like to capture… Read more
Crafts & Activities for Kids Amazing Wooden Train Track Creations Posted on January 7, 2014 By Becky The first in a new mini-series shows off the creativity of my OH when it comes to building complicated wooden train tracks with Freddie and Sasha! I’m rubbish, and Freddie is already getting better than me- just hoping Sasha takes after Daddy rather than Mummy when it comes to this…… Read more
Crafts & Activities for Kids DIY Wooden Train Station Signs Posted on January 6, 2014September 23, 2025 By Becky Happy Monday evening all! If like Freddie, your child is totally train-mad, then these DIY wooden train station signs would make a welcome addition to any train set. We gave them to F as one of his Christmas presents, and he absolutely LOVES them! Over the last few months, he’s… Read more