Cuisine & Culture the Chinese Family Way
Recently, I came across Bink Creations. They are a service that turns your children’s artwork into a truly unique keepsake object (Figures, Fridge Magnets, Gift Tags, Jigsaws, Keyring or Stamps). It allows your child to turn their imagination into reality, bringing their creations off the paper and into real life.
This is our eighth Bostik Blogger challenge and this month’s theme is holiday. We haven’t any real plans for a summer holiday so we decided to make a Frisbee game to play. I have yet again received a crafting box packed with coloured paper, ribbons, Blu Tack pink, Blu Tack fine & wide glu pen and many more.
You wouldn’t believe that it is summer and yet we are once again trapped inside our home by the rain! Last week, we had friends come over and the weather was really bad. Luckily, Baker Ross sent me a range of their craft kits to entertain the children.
This coming Wednesday 5th August, I will be taking part in Plasticine Softeez Twitter Party along with other bloggers to test out the brand new Plasticine Softeez and share our activities from our parties.
Join the party on Twitter with me @etspeaksfrom & @ukmumstv from 2 pm to 4 pm where there will be some fab prizes to give away. Remember to tweet using #PlasticineSofteez hashtag to win some great prizes and games to take part in, so make sure your laptop, PC or smart device is ready to go as the party starts!
Along with other bloggers this week, I have decided to make a series of stick crafts from using popsicles to twigs. I have made a game from my childhood which is the pick up sticks game! I used to play that with my friends in school and I thought it would be nice to pass it down to my children too.
I can’t believe half of the year has gone and this is my seventh challenge as a Bostik Blogger. This month’s theme is outdoors. I have received a crafting box packed with coloured paper, ribbons, felts, Blu Tack glu pen, Blu Tack foam and many more.
We just had our sports day last week and both of my children have been very keen to do more sports activities in this warm weather! So we made these tissue paper batons to use in a relay at home.
Last week, while I was at Britmums live, Project Dad from Parragon Books came just in time for Mr C to try out with both children. This book will give dad some ideas of what to do together with their children.
A few weeks ago, we went along with the Aiming High group hosted by the Staffordshire County Council to a pottery painting class at the Crackpotz Ceramic Café. This was my children’s first time painting pottery and they were both very excited.
It was not far from our home and it didn’t take us long to reach there but having lived here for a while, I had not been to this small village in the countryside before. It was delightfully peaceful too!
After we arrived, both children were asked to choose the ceramic pottery they would like to decorate. Ms C went for cat while Mr K went for shark. Next they started painting it.
This is my sixth challenge as a Bostik Blogger and this month’s theme is Monster. I have received a crafting box packed with coloured paper, pompoms, felts, Blu Tack glu dots, Blu Tack white glue and many more.
My daughter asked if we could make a monster bag. So after much research online and checking the materials that we have available, I decided to make a Cookie Monster bag using Duck Tape.
A huge welcome to Week 22 of the Tuesday Tutorials Pintorials Pin Party! Last week, we had a busy half term and hope you also had a great one. We didn’t have much link up last week due to half term and I hope this week you can join us again. Also we will be using InLinkz instead of linky which is so much better to use! This week I am featuring sheep crafts.
A huge welcome to Week 20 of the Tuesday Tutorials Pintorials Pin Party! This week I am featuring three different ways of painting. My daughter loves painting so much that sometimes I really run out of ideas! Thanks to the three lovely bloggers for sharing their own creations.
I still remember when I was young, I used to put flowers into a book, flatten it and save it to put in my scrapbook or use as a bookmark. Now with this Interplay Instant flower press, you will get a nicely dried flower instantly to decorate whichever you want! There’s no need to wait for weeks before you can use the flower with this kit!
This is my fifth challenge as a Bostik Blogger and this month’s theme is Scrapbooking. I have received a crafting box packed with coloured paper, ribbons, buttons, Blu Tack Pink, Blu Tack foam pads and many more.
As this month’s theme is scrapbooking, I decided to make two individual First Year scrapbooks for both of my children. Each page would be filled with a photo of them for each month. I would then get both of my children involved by having them design their front cover.
Crafts are always a great way to entertain a bunch of children especially during a party. We often find that whenever we have friends and their children over, our home quickly becomes a madhouse especially with our children as ringleaders. So by giving them something to do like group activities, it helps to ease the noise and mess in the house.
Baker Ross have recently sent me their new summer crafts collections which include the Sealife decoration Sewing Kits, Monster Scratch Art Magnets, Mermaid Weaving Bookmark Kits, Ceramic Gnomes, Coloured Sequins and many more.
Each kit is well packed and they are also great for party bags. They are very well priced and great value. The kits are easy to follow and make. They are always of good quality and come with full instructions.
Last week, we had a birthday party. The children started playing with the action figures and created a battlefield in the kitchen. To clear them off, I gave each child a craft kit to do with their parents. They were all very pleased doing it.
The monster scratch art magnets were a big hit. They all love to scratch and made funny designs on their monsters.
A huge welcome to Week 16 of the Tuesday Tutorials Pintorials Pin Party! Both of my children are finally back to school! I am so glad that both of them are back to school as they have missed their friends.
