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Simple Valentine’s Day Card and Wrapping Paper

February 5, 2015 By jbmumofone 14 Comments

Simple Valentine’s Day Card and Wrapping Paper

It has been a while since we have done anything crafty and with Valentine's just around the corner today we decided to have a go at some homemade wrapping paper and Valentine's card. Supplies for this are very simple so great if you are on a budget. We used: Brown paper Red paint Toilet roll tube White card Googley eyes   For the wrapping paper we simply squished our toilet roll tube a bit to make a slightly wonky heart shape, dipped in the paint and stamped away.  The other paint pots came in handy for holding the paper flat.   For the card ...

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Filed Under: Craft Tagged With: #Valentines, Childrens Craft, Craft

Simple Children’s Valentines Pud

February 9, 2013 By jbmumofone 3 Comments

Simple Children’s Valentines Pud

W is starting to want to get more and more involved with activities around the house, cooking especially. This simple valentines pud is something we whipped up in literally five minutes but he really enjoyed mixing up the ingredients and just being a part of things. This one couldn't be simpler. We just jazzed up an everyday pud with a few sprinkles. All you will need is: 1 packet strawberry Angel Delight or similar 1/2 pint whole milk Hand whisk and mixing bowl Sprinkles     Simply whisk up the packet ingredients with the milk in a large bowl until ...

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Filed Under: Parenting, Photography Tagged With: #Valentines, Cooking with Toddlers, Pudding, Toddler Craft

Simple Children’s Valentines Craft

January 28, 2013 By jbmumofone 14 Comments

Simple Children’s Valentines Craft

Below is a quick and simple Valentines craft that children will enjoy making with you. 1. First assemble your materials. For this valentines craft you will need: Small piece of card Pencil Marker Small scissors Double-sided sticky tape Red glitter Ruler Cocktail stick 2. In pencil draw a heart shape on to your card and then cut out a square shape around it. 3. Cover one side of the square completely with overlapping strips of double-sided sticky tape. 4. Cut out heart shape from the square. 5. Empty a good amount of glitter into a flat dish. 6. Place card ...

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Filed Under: Craft Tagged With: #Valentines, Cake toppers, Childrens Craft

Top Five Valentines Gifts For Him

January 21, 2013 By jbmumofone 9 Comments

Top Five Valentines Gifts For Him

The 14th February is fast approaching folks but do you have a Valentines gift for him yet? Him being your other/better/perhaps-not-better half? Feeling a little stumped? Used up all of your gift-giving inspiration at Christmas? Never fear! Let me help you out with my top five picks for him this Valentines Day. A seriously cute book of cartoons for any Star Wars loving Daddy by Jeffrey Brown. Get this gorgeous retro print personalised with the titles and artists of the sixteen songs that mean something special to him. Maybe the soundtrack to your wedding or the favourite ...

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Filed Under: Photography, Product Review Tagged With: #Valentines, Betsy Benn, Gifts for him, James Hance, Jeffrey Brown, Pip's Garden

Treat Your Valentine with Baker Days

January 19, 2013 By jbmumofone 4 Comments

Treat Your Valentine with Baker Days

I am beginning to think that the fact that I am pregnant again may have hit the radar of some PR bods. I recently reviewed some rather lovely home chocolate making kits, I will shortly be reviewing some very delicious cookies, and giving away two LARGE variety boxes of these so stay tuned to be in with a chance of winning, and I was delighted when asked to review the following Valentines cake for Baker Days. Baker Days are an online company making personalised cakes for any occasion, and with Valentines Day getting ever closer, what could be nicer than a sweet and scrummy cake delivered ...

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Filed Under: Food and Drink, Product Review Tagged With: #Valentines, Cake, Personalised Cakes, Product review

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