Monthly Archives: October 2011
Make your own Fake Blood at home this Halloween
Halloween can get expensive if you buy all your own costumes and make up – and I’m assuming you don’t have much of a requirement for blood after Halloween? Here’s one way to save a little this year; make your … Continue reading
Halloween Zombie face paint
Ready for Halloween? Here’s a Zombie complete with gruesome fake blood – recipe for fake blood to follow.
Bagpuss Birthday Cake
My daughter has just turned 5. I always ask my children what sort of cake they would like and they enjoy coming up with wild and wonderful ideas to challenge me – but mostly I challenge myself. Here is my … Continue reading
Tea party ideas for little girls
We made a list of games that would suit a little girl’s tea party and then made our own variations to adapt the theme. Hot Potato – becomes Hot Teapot – the children pass the teapot around until the music … Continue reading
3D Paper Teacup – used as invitations for tea party
My daughter’s birthday is in October but she’s been planning her party since January – and I’ve been helping. I’ve been collecting vintage tea cups from charity shops and little antique shops since about that time – taking care not … Continue reading