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The Safest Paints to Use for Wooden Baby Toys

When it comes to painting wooden baby toys, safety must come first. Children’s toys often experience direct contact with little mouths, meaning the paints used should be non-toxic, child-friendly, and safe for food contact. This guide explores the safest types of paint. It provides tips for achieving the best results. It also offers practical advice … Read more

Christmas Window Art

Christmas Window Art

I have decided to update this post as the stop motion video of our festive window has gone viral somewhere and I get a lot of questions. First of all, the window scene was hand drawn by my mom who is a very talented artist. There was no tracing, or projection. It’s all freehand. I … Read more

A Bear Hunt of Our Own: A Creative Reimagining

How to go on a bear hunt - creating our own version of the classic children’s story book

Stumble trip, stumble trip! are you even a parent if you haven’t re-enacted these famous words from the classic children’s book “We’re going on a bear hunt” whilst walking in the woods? I can’t even begin to work out how many times I’ve encouraged Arlo’s tired little legs to finish a hike in the by … Read more

7 easy Halloween toilet roll crafts

Halloween toilet roll crafts

If you’re anything like me then you will have a bag full of loo roll tubes and all sorts of cardboard which is a handy rainy day stash. They certainly came in handy for our mammoth Halloween toilet roll crafts session! You will need: You could also order stickers with custom prints or words on … Read more

Making a twig Christmas tree

Making a twig Christmas tree

This is such a simple idea but it’s just stunning. I know it’s not even half way through November but this project is stylish enough to not scream “Santa I know him” – here’s how to make a twig Christmas tree. The best thing about this is that you’re going to have to head out … Read more