We have returned from the sea and, oh, what adventures we have had! I have so much to write that I fear my head may actually burst but the children don’t go back for a couple of days and I have uniforms, lunch boxes and salt tangled hair to sort before they do!...
I am reliably informed that there are now only six weeks until Christmas so this week we have been making bath bombs! Homemade bath bombs make excellent teacher gifts, teenagers adore them and they are a lovely addition to any festive hampers you are making for family...
How to make jam jar lanterns to bring some spooky light to your Halloween celebrations! Halloween in my house is an excuse to get ALL the candles out and start the sparkle and these jam jar lanterns seem like a good place to start. I’ve lost count of the number...
Salt painting is one of those childhood crafts which are totally absorbing, the ones that stick in your mind. I remember very clearly marbling paper in Junior 2 when I was about seven and finger painting when I was in nursery aged three. One of my fondest memories...
This super simple beach-comber craft using driftwood and pebbles is a perfect summer holiday craft, winter beach walk activity or Father’s Day Gift. We spend a lot of time on Chesil Beach in Dorset and it is a brilliant place for driftwood and pebble...
I do love an Easter parade, I like all the pagan undertones as the bonnets with their bunnies and chicks and all the symbols of new life, fertility and abundance adorn heads across the land! We make Easter bonnets and crowns every year so it is becoming a challenge to...
