Halloween Nail Art – Spider Webs & Jack-O-Lanterns Halloween nail art ideas for adults and kids – spider webs and jack-o-lanterns.
Lunchbox # 122 – Last Minute Halloween Jack-O-Lantern Sandwich Halloween lunchbox with pumpkin shaped sandwich.
Nude Food Movers – Rubbish-Free Lunch Boxes from Smash How many times did you wish that you would not have to use all those cling films, aluminium foils and plastic bags? It is a lot of unnecessary rubbish every single day and to be honest using cling film can be very tricky, especially in the early morning hours! With Rubbish-Free Lunch Boxes from Smash there is no […]
“Madagascar 3 Europe’s Most Wanted” – The Video Game Review “Madagascar 3 – Europe’s Most Wanted” video game by D3Publisher is based on DreamWorks’ animation at the same title and available for Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360 and PlayStation3. We know games based on movies are not always done well, and I was hoping that “Madagascar” would be an exception. In the game players can […]
Home-made Marble Chocolate & Vanilla Cupcakes vs. Lego Duplo Creative Cakes Simple but impressive colourful marble cupcakes for kids parties.
Tamara Small and The Monsters’ Ball by Giles Paley-Phillips – Children’s Book Review Review of Tamara Small and The Monsters’ Ball children’s book by Giles Paley-Phillips.
Lunchbox # 121 – Moshi Monsters Frubes & Blue Egg Lunchbox # 121 (for 7 year old girl) quartered mini naan bread blue hard boiled egg (soaked for couple of minutes in food colouring) mini elephant bottle with pinch of salt cherry tomatoes steamed sugar snap peas seedless red & green grapes couple of black olives on panda food pick mini red jelly Moshi Monsters […]
Lunchbox # 119 & # 120 – For My Girls Lunchbox # 119 (for 7 year old girl) quartered mini naan bread octopuses made of chicken Frankfurters cherry tomatoes steamed mange tout peas seedless black & green grapes one home grown strawberry (there were last two in the backyard) mini mango jelly raspberry fromage frais Lotus biscuit bottle of water (not pictured) Everything placed in […]
DIY Apple Seed Choker Necklace I made this necklace ages ago… when I was still at school. During my last trip to Poland I found it in my parents house and when I brought it to UK my 7 year old daughter liked it so much that she took it away from me ;) MATERIALS apple seeds (while still fresh) […]
Momma’s Toddler Cup & Warm Plate – Review My younger daughter is very naughty and always trying to find a way to spill the water and all kind of drinks. Most of the time she succeeds, even from supposedly non-spill bottles, they just can’t resist Ella’s shaking and heating. Momma’s Cup with Straw & Dual Handle went through tests in her little hands as well an so far (almost […]
Kids’ Cooking – Marissa’s Mini Naan Pizzas Yesterday my 7 years old daughter came back from her swimming course very hungry and decided to make pizzas for all of us, all by herself, except for putting in / taking out from the oven part. INGREDIENTS 8 mini naan breads, we used naan with garlic & coriander cup of grated cheese, we used […]
Fruity Summer Nail Art for Kids – Red Apple Cute red apple nail pattern for kids’ toes – great for Summer.
Earth Friendly Baby Cosmetics from Lansinoh – Review Having quite a lot of experience with all kind of baby products I noticed that eco ones usually don’t smell as good as their less ecological competitors and for that reason I was quite surprised to find out how divine Earth Friendly Baby cosmetics from Lansinoh are. Shampoo & body wash, bubble bath and body lotion they are all available […]
Toffy The Hamster & His Kingdom Let me introduce to you my daughter’s pet – Syrian hamster called Toffy. I posted previously a little bit about his peanut free food and his indoor garden we made for him but at this time he was still too camera shy to let me take proper close-up photos of him… and finally here they […]
DIY Garden for Syrian Hamster MATERIALS cat’s litter tray or other large and not to shallow container gravel – for the drainage, as the container will have to holes on the bottom soil for edible plants – free from fertilizers, not the one for flowers that is packed with all kinds of growth chemicals wood shavings hamster safe plant’s seeds […]
Visiting New Mothercare Store in Edmonton, London I must admit I don’t usually shop at Mothercare and the reason is that the store near me is very tiny and it is hard to get inside with the pushchair or even impossible to go on the first floor by the stairs. This is not the case in huge Edmonton branch that is spacious and equipped with […]
Berry Vanilla Chocolate Picnic Cake with Smarties [Decoration inspired by Smarties Cake from Crème et Cannelle] INGREDIENTS for the berry vanilla cake 2½ cups plain flour 1 tbs baking powder 3-4 eggs (I used 4 small ones) ½ cup of milk 1 cup golden caster sugar 2 tbs vanilla sugar 125g / ½ bar of unsalted butter 400g tin of fresh berries […]
Lego Batman 2 DC Super Heroes – Game Review I have to admit, I never really got the Lego franchise. I mean who wants to play a dumbed down version of any game never mind one where the characters can’t speak? Fortunately there is speech in Lego Batman 2 (yay) but it’s not about the speech or not, it’s about how playable the game […]
Pink Beetroot & Green Avocado Picnic Dips Pink and green, low in calories picnic dips that looks great and are healthy as well.
Summer Kids’ Nail Art – Cherry Fingers & Watermelon Toes Summer nail art ideas for kids – cherries and watermelon slices.
Marissa’s Clay Pony I don’t think I got a chance yet to share with you image for the clay horse my daughter made at school last year, when she was still 5 years old (!) I was quite amazed with the details she created. It has been later painted, glazed and fired by the teacher – thank you […]
NeverSeconds Blog on School Lunches by 9 Year Old Martha Martha Payne “VEG” from Argyll in Scotland has been taking photos and rating her school lunches on her NeverSeconds blog since April this year. Martha gave each meal detailed ratings including: food-o-meter, mouthfuls, courses, health rating, price & pieces of hair in her meal. Together with help of her Dad Dave they brought to her website […]
DIY Truffula Fluffy Pom-Pom Trees from The Lorax After watching very much loved “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” movie last weekend, we could not resist making some themed crafts. And with the pot of grass already on hand (leftover from Easter) we had no other choice but to make truffula trees :) MATERIALS wooden skewers fluffy pom-poms in candy pinks and yellows flower pot […]
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax – Movie Review Last weekend my 6 year old daughter and I we went to Odeon West End to see “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” movie preview. The Lorax is a comedy for children, adaptation of one of Dr. Seuss books written back in 1971 and now animated by Universal Pictures & Illumination Entertainment under direction of Chris Renaud. […]
Pancake Doodles & Alphabet Pancakes with Raspberry Syrup I made those pancakes for my older daughter who is not feeling well today and needed some cheering up. INGREDIENTS for the pancakes 1½ cups self raising flour or ½ cups plain flour + ½ tbs baking powder 2 cups milk ¼ cup oil (I used hazelnut oil) 2 eggs for the topping fruity syrup – I used […]
Warner Bros. Welcomes Bloggers in London Some time last week I attended Warner Bros. Welcomes Bloggers event in Central London where we were introduced to the newest technologies in sharing, storing and watching movies and at the same time we got a chance to meet up with other bloggers. I do spend quite a lot of time on the computer and […]
“The Goblin and The Girl” by Neil Irani – Children’s Book Review “The Goblin and the Girl” written by Neil Irani, is another great book we have received to review from Maverick, available also through my Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com stores. First, a little bit about the author – Neil who writes stories for children for over 8 years now. His previous publications were mainly written for boys […]
