Sharing Family Life and Travel
Earlier this week one of the teachers from the kids school set a challenge to make a Paper Bird Kite. The kids LOVED making and playing with these! Here is how we did it. What you will need A4 Paper - 1 sheet for the body and different colour(s) for the beak and feather tails [...]
Hi everyone, it's Freckled Face number 1. The other day I had an idea of making an aeroplane from one of mum's wooden pegs. I had a lot of fun doing it and I was really happy with how it looked. You will need: A wooden peg Two lolly pop sticks Hot glue gun or [...]
This craft is so easy and the outcome is so cute! Our girls enjoyed making these. Make a few and pop them in a glass or give them away to people to brighten their day. If you want to, you can do them in different colours! YOU WILL NEED White A4 paper Yellow paper Scissors [...]
I LOVE Autumn, but I was never really a 'wreath' on the front door type person. Until now! I don't know what changed, but I now think a wreath on the door looks fab and needs to be done. Yes - NEEDS to be done! Being a tight (with money - I don't like spending [...]
We have had our blog for a whole year now!! It's gone by so quickly! We haven't written as many blog posts as we wanted to, but we're doing the best we can. We started this blog as a bit of fun and went into it not really knowing an awful lot about it all. [...]
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 [...]
Freckled Face number 3 is learning about Space at school at the moment. She wanted to make something at home to take in to school. So we decided to do something to do with the solar system. Here's what we came up with.... WHAT WE USED 2 sheets of black A4 card Glue Glitter (silver) [...]
Whilst this may not be the healthiest snack or treat.... it is a yummy one! What you will need Candy Cane (I used normal size here, but you can use the mini ones for bite size 😉) White chocolate (or whichever chocolate you would prefer) Sprinkles 2 baking trays Baking paper A bowl A spoon [...]
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 [...]
With October being Black History month, the kids have been learning about prominent people in history at school. Freckled Face number 2 has been learning about the person who invented the traffic lights; Garret Morgan. In 1923 he improved the old traffic lights, which just had 'stop' and 'go', and invented the 3-Way Traffic Lights that [...]
