The kids cousins have recently put in a vege garden. So we thought we would send them some seeds to plant in it. Most of the seeds we have collected from our own garden, and we also shared some seeds that we recently bought commercial packets of. Things you will need: Seeds (we had dwarfContinue reading “Homemade Seed packets”
Tag Archives: Home made gifts
Painted Onesie
We are doing a bunch of home made Christmas gifts this year. I thought it might be nice for Miss 5 to make something special for Mr 1. I bought a pack of plain white onesies, and we got out some fabric paint… Things you will need: Plain white onesies or T shirts for biggerContinue reading “Painted Onesie”
Father’s Day Carrot Cake
Father’s Day was last Sunday (September 6, 2020), so we made Daddy a special Father’s Day Carrot Cake. We doubled a variation of the Edmond’s carrot cake recipe (the version in my actual Edmond’s book is a bit different again) and made some cream cheese icing topped with the obligatory sprinkles. Ingredients: Carrot Cake: 300gContinue reading “Father’s Day Carrot Cake”
Hand/Footprint Bird Art
I am trying to be organised this year – OK I try every year to be organised, and it rarely works out. We decided to start making christmas presents for family. What better gifts grandparents that presents made by little hands (or feet)! Things you will need: Acrylic paint various coloursPaint brush15cm x 15cm canvasesContinue reading “Hand/Footprint Bird Art”
Painted Biscuits/Cookies
My Mum used to make these painted biscuits with my sister and I, when we were kids. Once I had kids of my own, I wanted to start this tradition with them. I was able to track the recipe down online at netmums, but have since adapted it to avoid left over egg whites. TheseContinue reading “Painted Biscuits/Cookies”
Keeping Them Occupied 