I woke up early this morning feeling refreshed after a good night's sleep so I got up and while everyone else was still asleep, I cleaned the kitchen, put some washing on, had a cup of tea and made a batch of unicorn fudge.You know, the usual Sunday morning activities. ;-)No Bake Unicorn Fudge 800 g Icing Sugar10 tbsp condensed milk1 tsp vanilla extractfood colouring (I used red, blue and green)100 g softened butter Cream the butter, condensed milk and vanilla extract together.Add in the icing sugar and give the mix a good whiz with an electric mixer - … [Read more...]
Easy 3 ingredient no cook chocolate crunch cakes….
Seeing as it's half term for us here in the UK I thought you might like a quick and easy recipe to get the kids in the kitchen today. This recipe for my easy 3 ingredient no cook chocolate crunch cakes will not only keep them occupied for a while as they make them, you also get the added advantage of the end result being that you get to eat some amazingly tasty little cakes. Win, win.I don't think I've ever has such a simple recipe turn out so well and over the years that we've been making them we've tried lots of different combinations using digestives instead of rich tea biscuits and … [Read more...]
100 frugal but fun Summer activities….
(Updated for 2017)The sun is shining and we're expected to see hot weather for most of next week according to the handy little weather app on my phone so I thought I'd update this post from last year and share it with you again today so you have plenty of ideas to keep the kids occupied next week.As well as this handy little list, which my friend has printed out and stuck on her fridge like a little bucket list, you might like to have a look at my favourite bored jar ideas and my bored jar fit for a tween post too. Until recently our bored jars were used frequently and were brought … [Read more...]
Super cute Minion Bath Bombs….
With the new Minions movie due to hit the cinemas at the end of next month I thought I'd share some cute little minion bath bombs that you can make at home with your little minion fans! What you need to make super cute minion bath bombs. 1 12 cup mini muffin silicone mold 1 cup baking soda 1 cup citric acid 1/2 cup cornstarch 1/2 cup coconut oil 10-12 drops lemon essential oil 2-3 drops yellow food coloring Despicable Me sugar decorations (Try your supermarket, eBay or these from Amazon - affiliate link) How to make super cute minion bath bombs.... 1. Preheat your oven to … [Read more...]
Chocolate Smarties Pinata Cupcakes….
When I was trawling through Pinterest a couple of weeks ago looking for some Easter themed cupcakes I came across lots of pictures of amazing mini egg pinata cakes which all had hidden mini eggs in the middle so they all popped out when you went to slice it. Over the weekend, I wanted to do some baking so when I realised I had some Smarties and some cute cupcake cases I thought I'd see if I could make some Chocolate Smarties Pinata Cupcakes....How to make Chocolate Smarties Pinata Cupcakes. 200g Sugar 200g butter 4 eggs A capful of vanilla essence 175g self raising flour 50g … [Read more...]
6 ways to have a successful Family Board Games Night….
Now that the kids are older (they're 14 and 12 now) I feel like it's even more important than ever that we find the time to come together and spend time as a family.Sunday is family day here which means that we'll have a nice family breakfast and then decide together what we want to do that day. Usually we'll go out somewhere for the day (I always have some ideas up my sleeve) but even if we've had a busy week and the general consensus is that a chilled relaxing day is needed we'll still always do at least one thing together - whether it's a trip to the car boot sale, a game of bowling … [Read more...]
