
Dinosaur footprint painting is a really simple activity but fun and not that messy. Explore what type of footprints you can make, talk about colours and include some counting! Fun and educational, bonus!
Continue reading Dinosaur Footprint PaintingDinosaur footprint painting is a really simple activity but fun and not that messy. Explore what type of footprints you can make, talk about colours and include some counting! Fun and educational, bonus!
Continue reading Dinosaur Footprint PaintingI was being pestered today to paint so I wanted something quick and easy to do with Marlowe, which didn’t need much effort on my part!
It is a Sunday after all! This bubble painting is a super fun and quick art activity to put together.
Continue reading Bubble PaintingI as the parent really enjoyed this activity as it was very minimal set up. The idea behind this was to use Marlowe’s final masterpiece to make a Valentines Day card for daddy.
You don’t have to make a card though, you can just make a really cool heart print to hang on the wall.
We are massive dinosaur fans in this house so after the release of Camp Cretaceous 2, we just had to make our own dinosaur eggs.
It’s a really simple and non messy craft, just needs some assembling by an adult.
The first in a series of real life crafting activities with me and Marlowe. I endlessly scroll Pinterest for craft ideas and the pictures always look so perfect. Nothing we make ever turns out like that though, so let’s stop with all the staging and say it as it is. Welcome to Marlowe’s Mishaps – Crafting in the real world.
Onto our snowflake art. Lots of us across the country have had a sighting of snow. If you haven’t yet then fear not, make your very own snowflakes with our snowflake art activity.
If you’re a parent to toddlers then no doubt there has been many occasions when you’ve found your self-stuck for ideas to entertain the kids or been caught off guard by a rainy day. Here, I’m going to go through my top 10 materials for toddler craft activities that every parent should have at home for emergencies!
Continue reading Top 10 materials for toddler craft activitiesCOVID-19 closure
It’s with sad regret that I am announcing that we will be closed as of Monday the 23rd of March until we can all resume some normality.
As my husband is a key worker at this time, I need to support our children which is my number one priority. I’m secretly looking forward to having lots of cuddles with Marlowe.
This is by no means a permanent measure right now. The government have announced lots of plans to help small businesses come out the other side and that is exactly what I intend on doing.
Continue reading Temporary ClosureOrganising a birthday party for your little ones can end up all work and no play, which isn’t how it should be. Birthday parties are meant to be filled with fun and happiness, not stressful and choresome. We’ve attended and ran many parties. It’s time I share with you my 5 top birthday party tips.
Continue reading 5 Top Birthday Party TipsAs many of you know, I’m a Mumma to four as well as a business owner. I know many of you are in a similar situation, that is, having kids and running some kind of business, whether that be full time or a side hustle.
I have struggled for so long to try and stay organised, especially with my online presence as it’s just too time-consuming and I get swallowed in the mound of growing posts and the pressure to create original content. I’ve used calendars, I’ve used social planners, I even brought a £100 Filofax in the hopes it would keep me organised, but no.
I stumbled recently across a kick-ass mini-course about calendar systems which opened my eyes to how I view content, creating content and how to organise it. Considering the course was only a mini-course, it’s opened my eyes to where I’ve been going wrong.
Continue reading Keeping Super Organised – Business Mums!