Here’s a fun Valentine’s craft activity you can do with children where they will need adult help at the start and end but can go to town by themselves in the middle. And you have some pretty valentines decorations you can use again next year or something you can give away as a handmade gift.... Continue Reading →
Baking with kids: Valentine’s Chocolate Bark
This is fun to make with children and as it does consist entirely of sugary treats - chocolate, sweets and popcorn - it is a nice thing to make as a gift for friends or teachers! It's an easy no-bake recipe. This is a treat known as chocolate bark - a slab of chocolate with... Continue Reading →
Valentine’s Day Tea Party and Treats for Children
When we were in lockdown last year I tried to think of as many different things as possible to brighten our days and celebrate the small things. So when it was Valentine’s Day I decided to go all out - even though we couldn’t actually go out. I did a few Valentine’s crafts with my... Continue Reading →
How to make your own Story Spoons
This week is National Storytelling Week in the U.K. - I hadn’t heard of it until recently so if you are as unfamiliar with it as I was, there are some great resources here. The idea is to encourage and promote storytelling, whether that is folktales and fairytales or telling your own story. There are... Continue Reading →
Children’s birthday cakes – Unicorn cake
This is a relatively easy way to make a unicorn cake as most of the work is done for you by the cake pan, and it's really easy to decorate. The trickiest part for me was working out what quantity of cake batter I needed to fill it! The pan is a silicon pan in... Continue Reading →