It’s now officially autumn, which means it’s time look for the perfect pumpkin for decorating. There is no doubt that you can buy a great pumpkin from the store, but after going out for the last few years to our local pick your own farm and choosing the pumpkins for the family there is nothing like it. Around London, there…
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We are loving reading and learning around the topics from the Magic Tree House Series books for 6 – 9-year-olds. This week we’re sharing a full 2 week topic for the 1st book in the series Dinosaurs Before Dark. Don’t forget to scroll down to the bottom to sign up to our newsletter to get activities connected with each of…
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Halloween is such a fun time for toddlers. Picking out a costume for them to wear, decorating, and pretending can bring so much joy. It can also be a little scary, especially if they do not know what to expect. Get them ready by reading them some Halloween books and introducing them to a not so scary Halloween of fun…
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One of our favourite outdoor nature activities to do in autumn with the kids is to head out blackberry picking. As a child, I remember picking the blackberries with my dad over on the common near our house and then bringing a bucket home for my mum to turn into amazing cakes, pies and crumbles throughout the autumn. We’ve been…
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Halloween is on its way and the kids and I have been baking in the kitchen making some Fun Halloween Food together. These Frankenstein Cupcakes are so easy to make using our classic chocolate cupcake recipe that the kids cooked up a batch last year without any help from me and decorated them themselves. Frankenstein Cupcakes We love making cupcakes…
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Although at the weekend we may spend a little longer cooking for mid-week family meals I try and make it possible to cook quickly and easily in under 40 minutes. This Chicken Carbonara Recipe is perfect as it’s ready in 35 minutes and tastes amazing. Whole Chicken Breast Carbonara Recipe Chicken is one of the main meats we each. We…
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This week’s virtual book club for kids theme is apples and we have our favourite apple activity for toddlers and preschoolers to share with you – making apple prints. It’s really simple to do but we have some top tips to make it even easier especially with those little hands. So here we go Apple Printing – fun autumn art…
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