Simple Resurrection Rolls for Kids to Make - Free Printable Recipe

These Resurrection Rolls are a wonderful activity to make with children, & adults too. Not only are they fun to create but they taste delicious & are such a great way to explore the joy & wonder of Easter Day. 

Easter Rocky Road Recipe for Holy Week - includes Free Printable Recipe

Looking for a way to explore Holy Week with children? This Easter Rocky Road Recipe is a great way to explore the Easter Story with each ingredient taking you on a journey along the 'rocky road' from Palm Sunday to Easter Day.

Great for sharing with all ages & a fun way for children to sequence the key events of the Holy Week.

'Rocky Road to Bethlehem' - Simple No-Cook Recipe for Kids to Explore the Christmas Story

This quick & easy no-cook Rocky Road Recipe tells the Christmas Story as you make it. A perfect activity for all ages that can be made before Christmas or in the run up to Epiphany on January 6th. 

Chocolate Orange Christingle Cupcake Recipe (& Edible Candle)

These Chocolate Orange Christingle Cupcakes not only taste delicious, but they're also simple for kids to make & a great activity for any after school club, Christingle Service or Messy Church event. I've kept the ingredients simple so they can be made easily with small or large numbers of children too.

Gluten & Dairy Free Pancake Recipe

This gluten & dairy-free pancake recipe is a real winner in our house, it's super quick & simple, & the pancakes taste delicious! Perfect to get all the family involved in making pancakes for Shrove Tuesday or any other day.

Stick Man Chocolate Cakes

We've been inspired yet again by that loveable book character Stick Man & created these yummy Bonfire Night treats. Stick Man just seems perfect for Autumn activities & celebrations, although obviously, we wouldn't want him to get too close to a bonfire! These Stick Man cakes are a tasty simple treat for kids to make & share with friends.

Christmas Cookie Gift Jar - Making Magical Family Memories

I love a Christmas gift that keeps on giving! These homemade Christmas Cookie Jars do just that, creating magical moments to share with special people. 

Homemade Elderflower Cordial Recipe

This is the season when beautiful white elderflowers are decorating local hedgerows. Not only do these delicate blossoms look pretty & smell gorgeous, they also make the most delicious cordial. And if you make the cordial now & store it correctly it will keep for many months giving you a taste of Summer throughout the year.

Simple Homemade Lavender Cookies

These lavender cookies are refreshingly delicious & super simple to make. Perfect for picnics, bake sales, or to share with friends, just add the cookies to a gift bag & secure with a little ribbon. 

Hedgerow Ice Cream with Wild Blackberries

We've been enjoying all the autumnal goodies from our garden recently & now have a good stash of homegrown raspberries, rhubarb & apples in the freezer ready to enjoy over the coming months. The hedgerows have offered an abundance of goodies too, & we've collected several containers of wild blackberries gathered from local hedgerows. Of course some didn't even make it to the container, there had to be some taste testing first!

Homemade Honeysuckle Cordial

How do you bottle Summer? Well I think we may have just done it with this delicious homemade cordial! Made from fresh flowers its light refreshing taste echoes the scent of a summer garden, perfect to enjoy outdoors in the sun, or for those cold rainy days when you just need a little taste of sunshine. This year the honeysuckle flowers in our garden have been prolific & regularly enjoyed by bees & butterflies. With so many flowers & buds appearing we thought we'd use a few to create our own home grown cordial.

Maypole Cupcakes for May Day

These little cupcakes are perfect for celebrating May Day, & would make a sweet treat for any children taking part in maypole dancing. 

Rocky Road through Holy Week - Recipe exploring the Easter Story

This 'Rocky Road through Holy Week' recipe is a great way to explore the events of Holy Week with children of all ages. Each ingredient relates to a key event in the Easter story, & combined together they create a tasty treat to share. It's also a fun way to help children sequence the events of the Easter Story.

How to make Giant Bubbles with a Homemade Bubble Wand

Bubble blowing is one of those perfect activities to share with children of all ages, but have you ever tried creating giant bubbles, bubbles that are bigger than your face, your arm or even your body? 

We had so much fun creating these Giant Bubbles, & all we used were just 3 items from our kitchen!

All about Owls - Crafts, Activities & Picture Books

Autumn is an ideal time of year to explore nocturnal animals with young children, & one of the most popular night time creatures has to be the owl. Here are a few of our favourite owl activities & books perfect to share this time of year!

Edible Easter Spring Garden

These cute little gardens are a real Spring treat! Easy for children to create for the rest of the family, & a fun way to celebrate this beautiful time of year.

Bird Café - Treats for the Birds

How about creating a Bird Café offering a selection of tasty treats for the birds in our backyard? Each of these bird feeders is quick & easy to make, & has already attracted a variety of birds to our garden.

Pumpkin Oat Cookies

These tasty Pumpkin Oat Cookies are easy for children to make, & are a great way to sneak some extra nutrients into their diet too!

Owl Cupcakes

To celebrate the end of National Cupcake Week (17th - 23rd September) we thought we'd have a go at creating some owl cupcakes. These cute cupcakes are quick & easy to make & perfect for children to decorate.

Mini Olympic Pizzas

These scone based pizzas are easy & quick to make, & perfect for a sports themed picnic or a healthy lunch.