Make some treasured memories this summer with your kids as you create a Miniature Fairy Garden together. A natural gardener I am not, but what I lack in skill, I make up for in enthusiasm. Every year I like to try something new in our garden with my kids. And this year we are all … Read more
You don’t have to leave your house to enjoy a picnic with your kids. Why not load up a tray with picnic snacks and head outside into your own garden and host a Backyard Teddy Bear’s Picnic. Due to the unpredictable nature of the Irish weather (there’s a good reason we are known as the Emerald Isle!) … Read more
Bring the seaside home with these fun activity ideas. Welcome back to another summer speical edition of the Frugal Family Linky. Last week the linky was awash with ideas on how to enjoy all the fun of the seaside at home. Check out these fab activities: Seaside Activities to do at Home Make your own … Read more
10 Delicious ice-cream activities for kids Summer has officially arrived, so we are getting ready to eat lots and lots of ice creams to keep us cool! What is your favourite flavour? Ice creams aren’t just for eating though, they are also a great topic to focus on in kids arts and crafts activities, pretend … Read more
Engage your toddler in some water play when you mix up our recipe for “Daisy Soup”. Welcome to our Summer of Fun blog hop with Mom Inspired Life, Planet Smarty Pants and Bambini Travel. For the months of June, July and August, we will be sharing themed activities to help keep your kids busy this … Read more
Cool down the kids this summer with some lego ice play There are only a few weeks left until the end of term. So it’s time to start planning what we are going to do through our 9 weeks of school Summer holidays. To help get started on our list and to help you with … Read more
Sunflowers have to be my all time favourite flowers. Such cheerful blooms to have in your garden, so tall and majestic towering over all of the other flowers during the summer. Seeing them also reminds me of happy holidays with my grandparents over in France, where we used to drive by fields of them all … Read more
Popsicle sticks to many, but they’ll always be lolly sticks to me. Whatever you choose to call them though, you should never thrown them away after you’ve finished your treats. They make an excellent addition to your kids arts and crafts supplies, coming in handy for so many different activities. Here are a selection of … Read more
We have had great success with sunflowers in our garden this year. Earlier in the summer my children helped to plant sunflower seeds into pots, which we kept inside for a few weeks before planting out into our garden.The kids really enjoyed looking after and watering their plants and arguing over who was going to … Read more
Cool down in the garden with this giant dinosaur ice cube rescue activity. We have been so lucky with the weather over the school holidays and have enjoyed lots of long hot sunny days. To help keep us cool, we have been having fun playing with ice. And our favourite icy activity this week, has … Read more