Showing posts with label British Mummy Bloggers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label British Mummy Bloggers. Show all posts
Tuesday, 19 July 2011
BritMums Carnival
I have so enjoyed reading all of your posts and suggest you should read every single one of these....
There was no theme for this one - I just wanted your favourite posts from the past month and I wasn't dissapointed. I've grouped them as best I can, sorry I haven't managed to feature all of them.
If you fancy a chuckle then head over to Mammasaurus and read her aptly named poem 'Thank F*ck It's Bed Time' - I'm pretty sure you'll all agree with every word, I have printed it off and stuck it to my fridge!
Adventures of a Fab Brunette also had me giggling with her post 'Biking In Amsterdam' - a new blog discovery for me too - bonus!
At Milk Chic, I found that I was guilty of all of her 'Crimes of Breastfeeding' - a definite one to read if you have ever been accused of 'making a rod for your own back'! That post leads nicely on to the Milton's Manor post on the Breastfeeding Flashmob at London's Paddington Station. Great pics there too!
Cass at Frugal Family has written a really great post about her son's progress since being enrolled on the Reading Recovery Programme. 'You Can't Put a Price On Some Things' is so lovely, I was nearly in tears by the end.
I also shed a tear reading Mum's The Word post 'The Other Woman', cancer is such a cruel illness and a subject that is very close to my heart.
My heart strings were tugged too by the post 'Crying on the Commuter Train' over at The Real Life of a Narrow Boat Wife.
Michelle at Mummy From The Heart has submitted her post 'I Hate This Feeling' about children testing the boundaries - well worth a read as I'm sure many parent's can relate to this post. There's some great comments too.
A short and sweet post from Jenny at the Gingerbread House - The Novelty of Pregnancy - she's fed up of her maternity wear. Congratulations by the way - I have bump envy!
If you fancy getting crafty then head over to Red Ted Art and have a go at Summer Picture Craft - we're inspired but I guess we'll have to wait for the sun to come back out before we start ours! Or if you want to get crafty in the kitchen then go watch the fab vlog over at Crumbs on how to make 'Fab Ice Lollies!'
Pippa at A Mother's Ramblings has a lovely story to share with her 'How A Cookie Made Me Cry' post. Congratulations to Emma too!
And finally for some great photography check out Diane's Colour: Feeds my eyes, warms my soul and Fun As A Gran lovely post on her recent break with some great shots from around the UK.
Friday, 15 October 2010
Things To Do With the Kids on a Budget #SavvyHalfTerm
There were prizes up for grabs too and I'm pleased to say I managed to win a Beauty Hamper courtesy of SuperSavvyMe.com
For those of you that missed the party, I have compiled a list of all of my tweets for you (there's quite a few!) I hope you'll find something of interest - have a great half term!!
- Get to the craft shop and get your children making Christmas cards - the family will love it.
- Play some old-school party games - musical statues, musical chairs etc.
- Head outdoors with some 'bubble mixture' - you'll get some great pics of the kids having fun.
- Instead of reading, get the kids to take in in turns to tell their own 'made up' stories - stimulate their imagination.
- Always have a rewards chart going on - it makes the little ones 'want' to be good to get more stickers!
- Make rice krispie cakes - nom nom nom.
- Get rolls of paper and make some creative wrapping paper ready for Christmas.
- Paint hardboiled eggs with scary halloween faces!
- On rainy days cut out pictures from magazines of things that you might see during a car journey (trees, trains etc) and stick them in a scrap book. Then when you travel, take the book with you and tick the items off when you see them - hours of fun! (I used twit-longer or this one!)
- We'll be getting our shoe boxes ready and wrapped for Operation Christmas Child.
- Working parents, get the kids to make up dance routines/plays to perform when you get home.
- Make 'old' treasure maps by using a damp tea bag to 'age' the paper.
- Play the memory game! Items on a tray, then take one away - A loves playing that one!
- Why not get the kids vlogging!?
- We'll be hand printing then framing for grandmas christmas gift.
- Make your own kites with plastic carrier bags and head to the park to *try* and fly them!
- Get the kids to make their own news paper - featuring the latest family news.
- Make good old fashion puppets with socks!
- Cut the front out of a cardboard box and get the kids to make their own TV show!
- Head to the park for a family bike ride.
- Make old school musical instruments - rice shakers and rubber band guitars!
- Let the kids cut up the Argos book and glue the presents they want on to a letter to Santa - they have to be good for longer!
- Brave the cold - we head to the pine woods and collect pine cones to spray ready for Christmas
- We used to make up a play - rehearse all week and then perform it to the family! lol
- Get to your local museum - most are free.
- Buy disposable cameras and get your kids taking pictures outdoors.
- If its sunny head to the park with your friends and their little ones, take some books + have a teddy bears picnic.
- On rainy days we build a 'den' inside and eat a packed lunch in it!
- Glue an old photograph or a magazine pic to a piece of card then cut it up to make your own jigsaws!
- I always used to make my own witches hat during half term - black card and neon paint!
- Get the kids scrap-booking with craft paper and family photos. They make great presents for loved ones.
- We love treasure hunts but as A can't read yet, I draw clues as pictures. We have hours of fun 'hunting' for the end prize!
- Collect flowers from the garden with your kids and press them in a heavy book ready for making thank you cards on a rainy day.
- Last one I promise! Wind the kids down after all that fun with a cup of warm milk, a nice bath and a bedtime story x
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