I get a lot of questions, asking what do Leanora and I do during this pandemic, weekends and during the half term. The answer is everything and anything.
We’ve become a bit of gamers in my household, ever since I got Leanora the Nintendo switch, we’ve been getting crafty and building our own personal heaven on Animal Crossing to something a little bit more scary Luigi Mansions. I’ve got so bad, I’ve been sneakily playing it when Leanora’s gone to bed. I have to admit, we even play friends online, which is a great way of keeping in touch and spending socially distanced time together, a great console for family and friends I can recommend it enough.
With it being Easter we’ve been making some tasty treats, such as our Lemon and Pistachio cake and our adorable bunny biscuits, both never last very long in our house. Being able to bake together as a family brings us closer together, well until L gets flour everywhere and blames poor Milo!
We are a family who loves to create and design, so this Easter we decided instead of buying cards for our friends and family, we decided to roll our sleeves up, get the glue, googley eyes and scissors out and a few bottles of glitter and design our own. This adds a bit more of a personal touch, plus it’s a lot of fun, me I get really stuck in probably more than I should, it certainly brings out my inner child and imagination.
I don’t know what is up with kids, but they are always drawing on themselves, Leanora drew a little heart and when questioned she thought it was a good idea, as I had a tattoo so why not her! Well where do I begin......girl your 6 haha! But whilst she has been rejected to ever mark her body, I thought what not make an activity out of it and let’s draw, on paper and who can design the best picture. We found some really cool tattoo fonts online on the fonts bundle website.
Still having our creative hats on we decided a bit of tie dye was in order, a few white T-shirt’s looking a little old we decided to bring them back to life and add a little colour to our tees.
Everyone’s favourite game MONOPOLY I mean every household has this game am I right! Now Leanora being of an age, I bought the Junior Monopoly and I’ve never had so much fun, only a few tears and tantrums, which pretty much came from me as Leanora kicked my butt at it! Maybe Ludo is in order..
With our favourite bookstore still closed, has not stopped us from reading. We’ve brought a tonne of books and what better way to expand our minds than with some really great literature.
Now that we can meet up with friends and family out doors, we’ve been taking advantage of this dry weather, grabbing coffee and hot chocolate and heading out for a stroll, which is so beautiful due to all the cherry blossoms trees having bloomed.
Every week, we get our main and pedis on! Nothing quite like a day of pampering, this weeks shade of nails is green.
We love a movie night, we grab the duvet all our fave snacks then kick back, Netflix and chill and watch a movie, we just watched Raya and the Last Dragon, it was absolutely excellent, so much so we’ve watched like 5 times already.
There you go folks, are top 10 things to do this Easter.
Let me know what you and your family get up too in the comments below we are always looking for new ideas, new crafts and activities to do! Don’t forget you can also tag me over on Instagram or by using the #LondonMumma tag to show us what you get up to!
Lindsey
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Autumn is officially here, Instagram and Pinterest are awash with Autumn pics and pumpkins have been making an appearance in time for Halloween and with a hovering toddler of my shoulder, we were both eager to get into the spirit and make our own.
Beware our hands or home will never look the same after you have finished decorating your pumpkins this year, but they will certainly look fabulous and make a great centre point in or outside the home, plus it is great fun for the kids and little less mess than carving and a lot less dangerous too, plus food for thought, don't be lazy and get over excited like we did, throw on a cosy knit, grab an old sheet or newspapers and get creative outside!
As you may of not of known, i've recently signed up to Pinterest and have been going mad for it, brain is bursting with decorating ideas and I just can not believe we have not got involved sooner, but we are certainly making it up right now, so please do come over and say hi.
House filled with pumpkins which we bagged at Asda, the large ones for a £1 the little ones for 50p, a total bargain, even if they did not look super great, but the end result will have them looking great in no time.
A tub of acrylic paint, some gold glitter, a little PVA glue and you are set to make these super easy no-carve pumpkins.
1. Wipe down your pumpkins with a dry cloth, then paint twice with your acrylic paint and leave to dry for around 20 minutes.
2. Grab your PVA glue with a little spatula, then thinly apply your circle or striped design, then spring like mad your gold glitter, or fairy dust as Leanora likes to say (we seem to be moving on from unicorns) and leave to dry for a few hours.
There you have it super easy no-carve pumpkins, all sparkly designed and the look great in or outside the home, all in time for the Halloween festivities.
Once you have made yours let me know what you think! not bad for a first timer hey!
Why not pin the pics for some home inspo for you! or check out these super tasty extremely spooky Halloween party food to make after.
London Mumma xx
I'm currently on route to the office for a few
short hours and I've just realised it's half term. Mother and Auntie duties
will certainly be taking up my whole week, but it's dawned on me, what on earth
are we going to do, but don't worry I realised I planned for this weeks ago and
made a little to-do list for this halftime term.
Flip Out
Flip Out quite literally you will flip out! A
few weeks ago Leanora, my nephews & I were invited to try out the new FlipOut branch in Brent Cross, what is it may I ask! Think old school Gladiators,
just minus the tackling the warriors but an indoor bouncy
castle-trampoline-assault course for kids and us big kids too! You get to spend
90 minutes jumping for joy, all whilst leaving you in a fit of giggles trying
to get out of the foam pit.
Get crafty
Nothing like a little creativity with the
kiddos, not sure on what to create don't worry I've got loads of ideas over on
my Pinterest page.
Movies
All week, the majority of the cinemas have
kids am screening, showcasing not the latest movies, but recently released ones
at a fraction of the cost from £2.00, that's for adult tickets too, so why not
check out your local cinema to see what is on offer.
Eat out
We love to eat out and try new foods, being in
London there is so much to offer, with the weather nicely warmed up, why not
get something to eat out and dine alfresco. Dining out for dinner try going
before the mad rush of dinner service, so maybe try a 5/5:30 pm slot or if out
and about and in the Clapham area I certainly recommend Baba Boom, they have an
awesome menu loads of tasty meats and veggie options for you to try, plus they
have a great kids menu. I did do a post about them, but deleted it like a
muppet, but trust me, it’s good!
Bike Rides
You can not be cooped up all day, so get some
fresh clean air into your lungs, head down to the park and go for a leisurely
bike ride with the kids, a great source of exercise for the whole family.
What do you have planned this half term?
London Mumma xx
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