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Last Minute DIY Halloween Witch Costumes for Kids

Super cute Halloween witches in DIY costumes.

Halloween Nail Art – Spider Webs & Jack-O-Lanterns

Halloween nail art ideas for adults and kids – spider webs and jack-o-lanterns.

Lunchbox # 122 – Last Minute Halloween Jack-O-Lantern Sandwich

Halloween lunchbox with pumpkin shaped sandwich.

Napoleonka – Polish Custard Cream Pie

Napoleonka recipe – Polish custard cream pie made out of two layers of pastry filled with custard cream and often decorated with layer of icing sugar.

Mamounia Lounge at Knightsbridge – Restaurant Review

It was a strange Saturday afternoon, sun shone, rain drizzled and it was chilly… Heading from Knightsbridge station I passed Harrods, most famous department store, destination of many tourist, which by the way I still haven’t visited yet (living more than 8 years in London). The Mamounia Lounge is just a little bit further, on opposite site of Brampton Road. The venue […]

Mexican Enchiladas

INGREDIENTS about 12 enchilada wraps 600g chicken breast (cubed) unsalted butter 400g jar of tomato sauce 1-1½ tbs enchilada seasoning mix sea salt – to taste 2-3 bell peppers (the more colours the better) – sliced freshly chopped coriander to serve – optional 200g grated cheese EQUIPMENT large, oven proof dish cheese greater METHOD Preheat […]

Halloween Pumpkin Pal Teddy from Build-A-Bear Workshop

Halloween edition of a Built-A-Bear teddy…

My Granny’s Natural Remedy – Baltic Amber Liqueur / Spirit of Amber / Nalewka Bursztynowa

Natural Polish remedy made from Baltic amber and high percentage alcohol.

Nude Food Movers – Rubbish-Free Lunch Boxes from Smash

How many times did you wish that you would not have to use all those cling films, aluminium foils and plastic bags? It is a lot of unnecessary rubbish every single day and to be honest using cling film can be very tricky, especially in the early morning hours! With Rubbish-Free Lunch Boxes from Smash there is no […]

Simple Tomato & Mushroom Pearl Barley Stew

INGREDIENTS 250g pearl barley 12 cups of boiling water 2 x 400g tin of chopped tomatoes 6 vegetable cubes (10g each) sea salt to taste crème fraîche or double cream to taste 500-700g button mushrooms (sliced) 1 large onion (diced) a bit of butter or oil to fry fresh basil leaves (chopped) METHOD Place barley […]

“Madagascar 3 Europe’s Most Wanted” – The Video Game Review

“Madagascar 3 – Europe’s Most Wanted” video game by D3Publisher is based on DreamWorks’ animation at the same title and available for Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360 and PlayStation3. We know games based on movies are not always done well, and I was hoping that “Madagascar” would be an exception. In the game players can […]

Home-made Marble Chocolate & Vanilla Cupcakes vs. Lego Duplo Creative Cakes

Simple but impressive colourful marble cupcakes for kids parties.

Tamara Small and The Monsters’ Ball by Giles Paley-Phillips – Children’s Book Review

Review of Tamara Small and The Monsters’ Ball children’s book by Giles Paley-Phillips.

Lunchbox # 121 – Moshi Monsters Frubes & Blue Egg

Lunchbox # 121 (for 7 year old girl) quartered mini naan bread blue hard boiled egg (soaked for couple of minutes in food colouring) mini elephant bottle with pinch of salt cherry tomatoes steamed sugar snap peas seedless red & green grapes couple of black olives on panda food pick mini red jelly Moshi Monsters […]

Clay Tree Stump – DIY Hamster’s Water Bottle Stand

MATERIALS red clay cling film (to wrap the bottle) transparent glaze EQUIPMENT clay tools (I used my daughter’s play dough tools instead.) brush pottery kiln (Unfortunately I don’t own one, I fired this stand at the art class I attend.) METHOD Wrap the hamster’s bottle in cling film so it would not get dirty when […]

Walnut Keks – Traditional Polish Tea Cake

INGREDIENTS 1½ cups plain flour (250g) 1 bar (250g) unsalted butter (chopped and softened) 1¾ cup icing sugar (250g) 2 cups of walnuts (250g) 5-6 eggs (I used 6 small ones) 1 tbs vanilla extract 1 tbs 95% rectified spirit – optional 1½ tsp / ½ tbs baking powder + 2 tsp of butter to […]

Smoking at Children’s Playgrounds

I’ve been meaning to write this article for quite a while now but I tried to talk to school and other parents first to see what can be done. And the reason for that was an unpleasant encounter with a smoker I had that left  me very angry and willing to take some action to ban […]

Lunchbox # 119 & # 120 – For My Girls

Lunchbox # 119 (for 7 year old girl) quartered mini naan bread octopuses made of chicken Frankfurters cherry tomatoes steamed mange tout peas seedless black & green grapes one home grown strawberry (there were last two in the backyard) mini mango jelly raspberry fromage frais Lotus biscuit bottle of water (not pictured) Everything placed in […]

Lunchbox # 118 – A Reminder of Summer: Sausage Octopuses & Watermelon Tomato

Lunchbox # 118 (for 7 year old girl) halved mini naan bread octopuses made of chicken Frankfurters + fish food pick seedless green grapes cherries watermelon tomato + 2 other heirloom tomatoes mini papaya jelly Lotus biscuit bottle of water (not pictured) Everything placed in pink LEGO lunchbox inside Smash lunchbag with separate bottle compartment. […]

Easy Wooden Sticks Shopping List

MATERIALS about 150-200 wooden craft sticks or ice lolly sticks dark colour ballpoint pen (markers may smudge on the wood) 2 small cups or glasses blank sticker METHOD Using a ball point pen write down usual shopping list items on both sides of the sticks, on one end. Mark one of the glasses with a […]

“Scooby-Doo! Spooky Games” – Movie Review

I meant to write about “Scooby-Doo! Spooky Games” DVD for ages now but with the all this “back to school” fever we completely couldn’t find a peaceful moment… until this weekend. It was nice finally to seat down, relax and watch family movie together, especially that kids are still excited about Olympics and Paralympics, they […]

Hamster’s Playground Project

Since we got  my daughter’s hamster at the end of July this year playtime has been always a struggle because we had to monitor hamster’s every move because he could very easily escape from the metal enclosure we were using. Later we were trying some plastic storage box but it was not tall enough and […]

DIY & Low Cost Hamster Accessories

Bunches of twigs tighten with natural jute or cotton twine, I used Tilia tree but there is more hamster safe wood you could use, just make sure they are from safe, clean place… best directly from the tree, washed in hot water and dried. Corn silk is comfy nesting material while tangled corn husk are […]

DIY Apple Seed Choker Necklace

I made this necklace ages ago… when I was still at school. During my last trip to Poland I found it in my parents house and when I brought it to UK my 7 year old daughter liked it so much that she took it away from me ;) MATERIALS apple seeds (while still fresh) […]

Cobnuts, Hazelnuts and Filberts

Hazelnuts, Cobnuts / Cobs and Filberts are all varieties of the same fruit from hazel tree. Pictured above cobnuts came from UK, Kent to be precise and they are in season now, other varieties are more popular in other parts of the World. From what I understand hazelnuts are the most round ones in shape, […]

Momma’s Toddler Cup & Warm Plate – Review

My younger daughter is very naughty and always trying to find a way to spill the water and all kind of drinks. Most of the time she succeeds, even from supposedly non-spill bottles, they just can’t resist Ella’s shaking and heating. Momma’s Cup with Straw & Dual Handle went through tests in her little hands as well an so far (almost […]

Kids’ Cooking – Marissa’s Mini Naan Pizzas

Yesterday my 7 years old daughter came back from her swimming course very hungry and decided to make pizzas for all of us, all by herself, except for putting in / taking out from the oven part. INGREDIENTS 8 mini naan breads, we used naan with garlic & coriander cup of grated cheese, we used […]

Fruity Summer Nail Art for Kids – Red Apple

Cute red apple nail pattern for kids’ toes – great for Summer.

Earth Friendly Baby Cosmetics from Lansinoh – Review

Having quite a lot of experience with all kind of baby products I noticed that eco ones usually don’t smell as good as their less ecological competitors and for that reason I was quite surprised to find out how divine Earth Friendly Baby cosmetics from Lansinoh are. Shampoo & body wash, bubble bath and body lotion they are all available […]

Toffy The Hamster & His Kingdom

Let me introduce to you my daughter’s pet – Syrian hamster called Toffy. I posted previously a little bit about his peanut free food and his indoor garden we made for him but at this time he was still too camera shy to let me take proper close-up photos of him… and finally here they […]

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