Christmas time can be a very busy time of year, but despite the busy, hustle and bustle of it all, we like to get creative. Here are some of the things we made this year, throughout the Christmas Season. Chocolate and Peppermint Kisses Christmas Chocolate and Peppermint Kisses What's Christmas without a bit of baking [...]
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Halloween without Trick or Treat
Usually, we would spend our Halloween at a Trunk n Treat activity at church, with friends. Thanks to COVID19, this year, that wasn't allowed. So here is what we did instead. PAINTED PUMPKINS Which one is your favourite?? The kids really enjoyed doing these! They were limited to what they could chose to do, because [...]
9 Fun Spooktacular Ideas for Halloween
Halloween - you either love it or hate it....or not really bothered either way!? I, personally, quite like having a bit of fun with the kids. We keep it a bit of fun, nothing too scary - I'm too much of a wuss! Here are some fun things we've enjoyed doing for Halloween. MONSTER CROISSANTS [...]
Father’s Day Prize Draw!
Father's Day is just around the corner! Dads have a lot of pressure on their shoulders, and some may even have more pressure than usual at this time of crazy COVID19. Our dads can be a provider, a hero, a friend, an example, a leader, a teacher and lots more. Why not enter this GIVEAWAY [...]
4 Creative Ways To Wish Someone Happy Birthday!
Whilst we've been in lockdown, we've had a few birthdays in our extended family and friends. We also had one of our own. Have a look here to see how we celebrated. Here are some ideas for wishing people a birthday when you can't be with them in person. Create a personal picture message The [...]
Celebrating VE Day – A Kid’s View
Victory in Europe (VE) Day is celebrated on the 8th of May. We celebrate it because that is when World War 2 came to an end! That must have been very good for the people who were living through it. No more bombs and gun shots or having to hide away sometimes. They must have [...]
Birthday in Lockdown! “EPIC!”
This week our 9 year old turn into a 10 year old. What!? 10!??? I'm not old enough to have a 10 year! I'm pretty sure I'm still 21.... It was wasn't the usual birthday but he said it was "EPIC!" Usually on birthdays the kids get to choose where we go for a day [...]
What Easter Means To Us
This Easter, in social distancing, has possibly been one of our best Easters. We started off with a classic - a lie in! It was awesome! Then, after hearing Freckled Faces 3 and 4 sneak downstairs to see if the Easter Bunny had been, we had a big family Easter morning hug and began the [...]
Easter Bark Recipe
Hi everyone, it’s Freckled Face number 2. I made some Easter Bark with my mum today. I really enjoyed making it and we all REALLY enjoyed eating it! I wanted to share it with you. I hope you enjoy it too. It took 5 minutes to make and we left it for about an hour [...]
15 Challenges To Set Your Children To Help Them Fight Bordem And Grow In Confidence
Our 4 Freckled Faces are all at different ages and abilities, which is making 'Crisis Schooling' a little tricky in these COVID19 Lockdown times. I'm sure this is the case for lots of you too, right? I have been setting them challenges that they can all do to the best of their own abilities, but [...]
4 Freckled Faces 