Christmas for me is the most magical time of the year and I absolutely love it. Yes, the food is great and presents are always a bonus but I really wanted to make as many memories this time round. The girls are growing up and memories last a lifetime right?. Finding things we all want to do can be hard sometimes too, especially with the age gap between the younger two, Nila is 6 and Alessia is 14, but one thing they both love is art and getting creative. A few years ago I worked with Blogon Visits and went…

It’s that time of year when we head off to Manchester Christmas Market. Alessia broke up on Thursday so we decided to go together on Friday. If you have more than one child, then you will know the struggle trying to make one one-on-one time with each one, especially if there is a bit of an age gap or they are into completely different things. Doing things together can be ‘boring’ for one, so making sure they have their own time with me is very important. Safe to say she was so excited!. We got Christmas nails done by my…

We have had our bake on this weekend and I wanted to do some breakfast meal prep for the week ahead. We all love bagels and I have been meaning to try out some, the last time I did, it was a bit of a fail but these ones turned out SO good! INGREDIENTS 3 cups of Self-raising flour 1 cup of Natural yoghurt LET’S GET BAKING Preheat your oven to gas mark 4/180c before you start. Combine the flour and the yoghurt in a bowl and start turning it over with a spoon. It can be really sticky so…

Pumpkin season is not pumpkin season without the pie right?. I have been on a pumpkin pie baking session and whipped up some mini pies that are the perfect after dinner dessert and great for taking over to friends for pie and gossip!. MINI PUMPKIN PIE This recipe will make 12 mini ones… We haven’t been to our annual visit to the Pumpkin patch yet so I picked up a can of pumpkin puree from Amazon. You can also find them in your local supermarket, especially Sainsburys . INGREDIENTS 2 whole eggs and one yolk 1/2 cup of brown sugar…

This halloween get creative with your baking and encourage the little ones to eat more fruit by whipping up some really cool ghoulish treats with Pukpip’s Frozen Bananas. We got sent some of these and my god they are delicious, we all love bananas and these have gone down a real real, so why not make them spooky for Halloween. MUMMY What you will need…one Pukpip’s chocolate dipped bananaMilk or white chocolateCandy eyes METHOD Melt the white chocolate in the microwave for 20 -30 second intervals stirring in between until it is perfect consistency. Dip the back of the candy…

We have had our tuff tray for just over 5 years and it has got to be one of the best things we have ever purchased for Nila.Tuff tray play is honestly endless and I thought I would put together our 5 favourite ones that are really easy and cheap to do too!. Summer is on its way right?, the weather is amazing at the minute and we are all here for it, and that means plenty of water play!. WATER PLAYWe got our tuff tray and the stand from Amazon when Nila was a baby and wanted it to…