Marissa’s Banana Bread Muffins – Kid’s Cooking Marissa’s Banana Muffins – Kid’s Cooking: easy & delicious muffins that even 7 year old can make.
Decorated Plastic Drawers Units – Spring Cleaning Idea Plain, plastic drawers units decorated with cute flowery gingham paper.
“Sammy’s Great Escape” – Children’s Movie Review Last weekend together with my daughters (2 & 7 years old) we went to see screening of children’s movie by nWave Pictures. “Sammy’s Great Escape” is a film by Belgium born Ben Stassen and Vincent Kesteloot and it is based on an original story by Ben Stassen and Domonic Paris. The movie has been released […]
New Life of Old, Broken Wax Crayons – DIY Crayon Heart Shapes How to give life to old, broken wax crayons – DIY crayon heart shapes tutorial.
Magical Miniature Garden in a Jar This amazing miniature garden in a jar is my friend Sylwia (author of My Little Coffee Blog among other sites) brought as a gift for my older daughter. I don’t have to tell you that she absolutely loved it and started planning to make some more miniature clay figurines to add to it, couple of […]
Polish Custard Cream Slice with Salted Crackers & Chocolate Glaze Quick, no bake custard cake recipe with salted crackers & chocolate glaze.
Baby Tips from a Second Time Mom This is a long overdue article that I was planning to post ages ago, just after my younger daughter was born… but I completely forgot and only found it now, in my drafts. As a second time mother I have knowledge I wish I had with my first baby. It would save me a lot […]
Kid’s Cooking – My Daughter’s Homemade Tomato Sauce INGREDIENTS 150 g tomato purée 2 vegetable cubes 400 g boiling water 1-1½ tsp golden caster sugar 1 tsp dried oregano – optional 3 tbs thick cream 3 tbs plain flour 3 tbs butter 400g tin of chopped tomatoes – optional EQUIPMENT plastic jug with measurements medium saucepan wooden spoon for stirring measuring spoons METHOD […]
Magic Cream from Lucas’ Papaw Remedies A while back, when my second daughter was born, my lovely friend Nora has sent me baby gift including Lucas’ Papaw Ointment – thank You!!! We used it all the time and we loved it so much that when it was finished I searched the whole London… just to finally find it in Australia Shop […]
DIY Crochet Scooter Basket Tutorial Santa brought one of my daughters a scooter and she tried to ride it holding toys at the same time… so I decided to make her little basket to keep her stuff. It took me about an hour while we were waiting for the turkey roasting in the oven. The pattern starts the same way […]
Crochet Apple Cosy Pattern – Last Minute DIY Gift Idea [inspired by “Simple Crochet” by Sara Sinaguglia, pattern is my own] MATERIALS about 12-15 g of yarn for 4 mm crochet – UK 8 / US 6 (2 colours if making leaves or flowers) ribbon – optional buttons – optional beads with large holes – optional EQUIPMENT 4 mm crochet hook METHOD stitches used: chain […]
DIY Girls’ Room Door Sign in Less Than 2 Hours MATERIALS cardboard (I used black for the base, and natural one for the letters) acrylic paints (I used pink, purple, red and green) acrylic varnish in spray (I used matt finish) transparent nail polish – not necessary if you are using glossy varnish glitter all purpose clear glue (UHU, GSD or Boostic for instance) buttons, […]
DIY Felt Hamster Design for T-shirts – Christmas Stocking Filler Idea MATERIALS light brown, yellow and pink felt plain, thin thread in the same colour as brown felt embroidery thread in dark brown and white colour 2 dark (I used brown) mini beads for eyes – optional, could be made with the thread instead EQUIPMENT thin needle thick needle for embroidery thread scissors METHOD 1. Cut […]
DIY Personalized Pillowcases with Crochet Chain Quick and easy personalized gift idea for any occasion.
Mikołajki / St. Nicholas Day – 6th of December St. Nicholas Day also known as Mikolaki celebrated on the 6th of December in Poland, Germany and other European countries.
DIY Clay Mermaid Statue for My Daughter My older daughter (she is 7) adores mermaids so I decided to make one for her, out of clay during the art workshops I attend. It did not come out perfect (ugly to be honest) but she loves in anyway (!) MATERIALS white clay clay paints transparent glaze EQUIPMENT clay tools pottery kiln paint brushes […]
DIY Felt & Bead Heart Design for Kid’s T-Shirts When you buy 3 packs of kid’s shirts there is always at least one plain, without any design. My daughters are very fussy about what they wear and all those single coloured shirts are hanging for years in the wardrobe without being used… so today I took them to the textile class I attend to […]
Stained Glass Bread Baubles – Edible Crafts Classic stained glass baubles made out of bread and boiled sweets.
“Anisha’s Adventures In Bangladesh” by Moinul Islam – Children’s Book Review “Anisha’s Adventures In Bangladesh” by Moinul Islam, beautifully illustrated by Calvin Innes and published by My Little Big Town is a book aimed at children 5+. My daugheters who are 2 & 7 and they both enjoyed reading / listening to this story a lot. The older one has quite a few Bangladeshi friends at […]
Raffaello – Almond & Coconut Cream No Bake Cake Recipe for no bake cake inspired by Raffaello from Ferrero Rocher.
Jumbo Connect 4 from Big Game Hunters – Review It may look like regular Connect 4 at first but it is not… this is Jumbo Connect 4 that is much bigger than the standard version (75 cm tall), hence it is best suitable for garden but not only. The whole construction is very sturdy and because of the size and material (solid wood, except for […]
Last Minute Clementine Jack-O-Lanterns Quick and easy Halloween clementines for party bags, décor and trick-or-treating.
