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Cookie Monster Duck Tape Bag

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.

cookie monster duck tape bag

Minions Sweet Corn Steamed Cakes

As many of you may know, the brand new Minions movie hits cinemas on 26th June 2015! We can’t wait to watch it now! To celebrate, Green Giant is challenging bloggers to create the ultimate Minion-inspired summer snack.

So I created these Minions sweet corn steamed cakes! I can understand that it might sound weird for some people but in fact, in Asian countries, sweet corn is used in many recipes. We even have sweet corn ice cream, sweet corn jelly and not forgetting the popular chicken with sweet corn soup as found in many Chinese takeaways and restaurants.

Most children love cake! But not all children love vegetables! By combining these two together, we made sweet corn cakes! Sweet corn is naturally sweet, healthy and nutritious!

minions sweetcorn steamed cake

First Year Scrapbook with Bostik

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.

bostik scrapbook

Ocean Puppet Play Box

Can you believe it is April already? This is my fourth challenge as a Bostik Blogger and this month’s theme is Ocean. I have received a crafting box packed with seashells, sand coloured paint and many more. So my children decided to make an ocean puppet play box.

ocean puppet play box

Easter Chinese Character Activity

This is my third challenge as a Bostik Blogger and this month’s theme is Easter. I have received a crafting box packed full of Easter theme crafts. So I decided to adapt this craft into a learning craft for my children. This Easter craft is great for decoration and for teaching your children to recognise Rabbit in the Chinese word. This is very simple to make.

easter chinese activity craft

Chinese New Year Paper Plate Drum

This is my first challenge as a Bostik Blogger and looking through the crafting box, I decided to make a Chinese New Year Paper Plate Drum as part of the Chinese New Year theme.

Chinese New Year Paper Plate Drum

Saving money to keep the elderly warm

This coming weekend (Nov 14 – 16) is the Great British Switch when comparethemarket.com is encouraging those aged 65 and over to see how much money they could save on their energy bills this winter by switching to a new supplier. Research suggests that around 90% of those aged 65 and over have never tried to switch energy supplier, despite the fact that a typical household can save up to £350 a year by switching energy suppliers. My husband switches regularly as the best deal one year doesn’t mean you’ll be on the best deal next year when the deals change.

Saving money to keep the elderly warm

3 Picnic Spots in the Midlands

Autumn has finally arrived and is in full swing! I always love autumn as I enjoy the crisper clearer air, the changing colour of trees and of course you don’t get crazy daylight at 10 pm which makes it difficult for the kids to sleep! With the October half term fast approaching, Vita Coco kids has set us a mission to find the best autumn picnic spots across the UK.

3 picnic spots in midland

Treasure every moment with your child

Time passes so quickly – I can’t believe both of my children are now in Primary school. I can still vividly remember how tiny and soft their skin were when they were newborns. I chose to be a SAHM the moment my son, Mr K was born as I wanted to treasure every moment with him. I am so glad that I made the right choice to sacrifice my career so that I can experience each of their milestones.

Mr K was not an easy baby as he had reflux. He often cried for hours and hours after his milk and then he would puke on himself, us and everywhere around the house. Our washing machine never had a days rest as we had to wash his baby sick-stained clothing, bed sheets and ours too! Since day 1, we have been using Fairy non-bio washing power and conditioner on both children’s clothing as we would like to give them the softest materials for their skin.

fairy non bio

Dulux Avengers Assemble Mural Review

Recently, Dulux have teamed up with Walltastic to bring you the Bedroom-in-a-box. There are 5 different themes available: Fairy Princess, Avengers Assemble, Jungle Adventure, Peppa Pig and Sea Adventure.

dulux avengers assemble review

Moon Pig Spring / Summer 2014 Flower Collection

For a long time, I always thought that Moon Pig is just a personalised card service but I’ve learnt that they do a whole lot more!  They also sell flowers, wines, chocolates, t-shirts etc.  What a great way to send a card with a gift to your family and friends.

#moonpigcollection flower 2013 spring

Fun time at bath time

After a long day at work, don’t you just want to have a sit down and relax?  Not spending enough time with the kids?  Why not grab yourself a cuppa, place a comfy stool next to the bath tub to do the bath time routine.  While your kids have a bath, you can have a bit of rest and chat with them.

Fun time at bath time

New Chapter of my Gratitude Jar 2014

Last year, I made a Gratitude Jar for 2013 and this is how it looks like!  It is filled with nothing but happiness!  I am so pleased that each piece of paper is fill with my achievements for this year.  It has been great!  Of course, also not forgetting my ah ma who passed away in March.  She was a great grandmother and I hope my dad and granddad are with her right now.

New Chapter of my Gratitude Jar 2014

BullGuard Identity Protection

Do you ever worry about the risk of identity theft and financial fraud?  Fortunately I have not been affected yet but you hear of stories all the time. It can take weeks before the bank refunds your money back and credit ratings can be negatively impacted too.

BullGuard Identity Protection

McAfee LiveSafe for your devices

Have you ever given any thought as to why internet thieves manage to steal your information?  It is mostly because you have forgotten to protect your smartphone or tablet.  Increasingly people spend more time using internet on tablets or smartphones than on your own laptop/computer.

McAfee is the world’s largest dedicated security technology company and its Digital Assets report, conducted earlier this year, interestingly showed that Brits now own over 3,000 digital items (such as photos, videos, documents etc.). Consequently nearly 23% of UK households now have more than five digital devices, which naturally raises the issue of security concerns and losing digital assets.

McAfee LiveSafe

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Welcome to ET Speaks From Home. My name is Eileen, mother of two children aged 14 and 13 with visual impairment. We've been online since 2012 and continue to grow. I love to cook, craft, DIY, write about Chinese Culture and YouTube reviews.
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