Tag Archives: baking with children

Ice- cream shop

Posted on March 29, 2015 by ofamily

I have been amased that our local ice-cream truck has already been back doing his rounds since the beginning of February.  My kids love it.  No matter what the weather they will always try  “can we have an ice-cream ?” … Continue reading →

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Stick Man activities

Posted on December 1, 2014 by ofamily

We love reading Stick Man by Julia Donaldson.  It is definitely one of my kids top 10 favourite books.  We read it all year round but I do have to admit I love reading it in the build up to … Continue reading →

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Cup cake Christmas Tree

Posted on November 29, 2014 by ofamily

Not that my kids and I ever need an excuse to bake cupcakes or eat them (my daughter loves cupcakes) but just in case you need an excuse in the festive season here is our cupcake Christmas Tree. Just use … Continue reading →

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Baking Shortbread biscuits with the kids

Posted on November 14, 2014 by ofamily

Pink has been reading the Katie in Scotland book recently and wanted to make some shortbread biscuits like they eat in the book.   Lucky for me my mom had a lovely recipe for shortbread biscuits so a rainy morning inside … Continue reading →

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The Scarecrow’s wedding and scarecrow cookies

Posted on November 7, 2014 by ofamily

We bought a new addition to our mini Julia Donaldson library last week – The Scarecrow’s Wedding (affiliate link).  We all love it.  Pink thinks that Harry and Betty (the 2 main characters) are lovely and gentle so I could … Continue reading →

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