crafts

Homemade is better – always. Because sure you can buy super-fancy, glossy wrapping paper in pretty much every shop. But did you know that brown paper is not only far more gentle on the environment – but is also perfect all year around, meaning you don’t have to keep buying different paper for different occasions, […]

5 years ago

Looking for screen-free ways to keep the kids busy on days when it’s just too wet to leave the house? We hear you – and as we are currently having a rather wet midterm week, we are always grateful for any new ways to keep them from climbing the walls on days when we are […]

5 years ago

Who doesn’t love Easter eggs season?! I vividly remember sitting around our kitchen table at home with my mum and sister and tons of little neighbourhood friends and decorating egg after egg, one more garishly painted than the next, glue and feathers and glitter in abundance. Now, as a mum myself, I love to carry […]

5 years ago

It is almost time for the most heart-shaped and love-filled day of the year again. Everyone always says that Valentine’s Day changes once you have kids, but seriously; who wants to be out in a busy and over-priced restaurant anyway (she says bitterly…). Just joking, guys. Anyway, oysters and Prosecco aside, there are so many […]

6 years ago

Got some life admin or house cleaning or actual work you just need to get done today? SAME. So what we all need, basically, is an activity that will keep the kids engrossed long enough for us to actually get stuff done, and we got just the thing. Are your kids obsessed with kinetic sand […]

6 years ago

Oh, the weather outside is… gross. It’s just really, really yucky, with icy rain and chilly winds, and all we want to do is curl up at home and not leave the house. The problem? Keeping the kids entertained and not climbing the walls. Luckily, most children love being crative and making things – especially […]

6 years ago