How To Make A Volcano!

How To Make A Volcano!

There a few ways to make a volcano. All are fun, but this is super EASY! This was not a planned activity at all, it was a very last minute idea (which is why it doesn't look particularly great!), but it worked well and entertained the kids for a while! You will need A2 Paper [...]

3 Valentine’s crafts for kids

3 Valentine’s crafts for kids

We have been doing lots of valentines day crafts and activities lately. We made cards by using pink and red hearts cut out of paper, green paper for the stems and card, glue and pens. You can write whatever message you want to. This was Freckled Face number 4's card to Daddy! The kids thought [...]

How to make a Frosty Christmas Jar

How to make a Frosty Christmas Jar

These jars make for great Christmas decor, you can pop a tea light in them, and they make a great gift too! To watch the video of how I made them, click here.   What's needed... A glass jar Tacky glue Paint brush Plate or dish Epsom salt Silver glitter Ribbon or twine Any other [...]

Easy Slow Cooker Taco Soup

Easy Slow Cooker Taco Soup

This is such a quick and easy (and we think it's tasty!) dinner. We either eat it in a normal bowl with a bit of sour cream and some grated cheese sprinkled on too, or I make tortilla bowls (SO easy! Comment below if you want to know how and I'll tell you!) and I [...]

Roasted Sweet Potato and Red Pepper Soup

Roasted Sweet Potato and Red Pepper Soup

I'm not really a soup fan and nor are the kids. I'll eat soup, but don't usually choose it. This soup however, we like! Yum! It is easy to make and healthy. It's a nice thick soup. Ingredients 4-5 large Sweet Potatoes 4 Red Peppers 2 Red Onions 600ml Vegetable Stock A Pinch of Salt [...]

Easy Banana and Mascarpone Ice-Cream

The kids faces were so funny when we were talking about the ingredients for this! "CHEESE!?? In Ice-cream??" Ingredients 500g of Mascarpone Cheese (room temperature) 4 Ripe Bananas (mashed) 2 Lemons (juice only)  OR 4tbsp Lemon Juice 80g of Icing Sugar What to do Mix the mascarpone cheese and lemon juice together in a large [...]

DIY Granola Bars (no bake)

We stumbled across these a couple of years ago. They are so easy to make and pretty yummy too....though a little messy/crumbly to eat! I N G R E D I E N T S 2 cups of oats 1 cup rice krispies 1/4 cup shredded coconut 1/4 cup butter 1/4 cup honey 1/2 cup [...]