Fab Mums

I know mother’s day comes once a year, but is it really enough to justify the price rise of flowers during the week leading to it and take advantage of children’s love for their mothers? Prices really vary according to where you shop, last year we were in London for mothering Sunday and while I [...]

Often the secret to a good kids’ party is a well thought party bag. Back in my day we didn’t even know the meaning of a party bag, birthday parties were a straight forward affair with friends coming over at your house for cake, soft drinks and lots of playing. Today organising a kids’ party [...]

Kids love baking and being around in the kitchen so I can only imagine how many children will be baking cookies and cakes with their mums or dads over the Christmas holidays. I have recently come across Doodle Bread, which is a creative way of baking using a doodle to make shapes in the centre [...]

My son is fascinated by the solar system and he already knows the names of the planets and their correct cosmic arrangement so I have had a good look around for a gift to encourage this passion of his and I was amazed with the great stuff is out there.  All 4 items I selected [...]

I am a supporter of play and learn so when I saw the recycling board game at the Natural History Museum’s shop I just had to share it with you. What a lovely gift it makes.  Kids will learn all about recycling rubbish items and how to separate them having fun! They will acquire environmental [...]

My son has always been rather indifferent to LEGO®, he occasionally likes to build a model with his dad but he’s not over enthusiastic or too inclined to playing with LEGO by himself like my brother used to when he was a little boy. I remember we had boxes and boxes of the colourful bricks [...]

I love crafts and I love books so when I was contacted by Ammo Books for a review of the new crafts book Kid Made Modern by artist Todd Oldham I couldn’t wait to receive it. I knew it was coming from the US so I expected it to take a little while to get [...]