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The girls love to keep busy and it has been far to cold, wet and windy to venture outside recently.  As a result I have had to find ways to keep them busy inside.  I am currently studying for a Diploma in Digital Marketing and have had deadlines for two assignments which means I need to find things to keep the girls occupied that they can do under minimal supervision.

Bizzy-Bitz has been the perfect solution to this.  The girls are able to create anything that they can imagine, thanks to the interlocking pieces.


Bizzy Bitz is suitable for ages 3-8 and both my girls found them easy to use.  The pieces are of a good size and as they get older they will be able to make more complex projects.  Bizzy-bitz comes with some books full of ideas which the girls took great delight in looking through.


The girls wasted no time in getting stuck in and soon let their imaginations run wild.  It was lovely listening to them chat away about what they were building and discuss different ideas with each other.  My youngest decided to build a necklace 


My eldest however went very creative and started building a violin.  


I look forward to sharing the finished item with you, keep your eyes on my Instagram channel for the finished violin!

We were sent a 350 piece set for purpose of reviews, all words are my own opinion 
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The rain came pouring down and we could not go outside to play.  The girls did not want  to go out and play, they wanted something fun to do.  Something a little different.  What they really wanted was Cat in the Hat to inject some fun, so we injected our own.

We took our white Cardboard playhouse from cardboard toys, our blank canvas and let imaginations go wild.  The girls were given paint, leaves, stencils and the craft box, the rest was up to their imagination.


The girls began by holding a planning meeting inside their house.  They decided what to do and what they would need.  Spotty dog decided to keep guard.


 The girls began by decorating the inside of the house.  They drew lights on the ceiling, a kitchen and bathroom and of course all the other essentials bedroom and their toys.  The dogs watched on with interest.


After they had finished decorating the inside they played inside the house and admired their work.


Spotty dog seemed very impressed with the interior. 


I was incredibly impressed with what they had drawn, my favourite parts are the lights on the ceiling and the cat in the Hat made an appearance too!


With the inside complete it was now time to start working on the outside.  They cut, stuck, glued, painted and created.  Busy chatting away and making things.  Using objects to dip in paint and act as stencils.  Discovering shapes and patterns, mixing colours to make new colours


Day 1 was drawing to a close, they had worked really hard on their house all day but it was now time for bed.


 They made smoke clouds for the chimney, a bird in a nest to sit on the roof [Mummy had to help stick him on the roof] and a flag.  What house doesn't have a flag!

They stuck solar panels on the front of their house and trees down the side


Even making some pipe cleaner snails for the front of the house.


It was still raining on Sunday so the girls began painting again.  Finishing off their hard work they had started the day before.  Stamping butterflies, bees and ladybirds on the sides near their trees. 


Using their hands they created roof tiles on the side of without solar panels.  By the sides of the door they created some red flowers.  There was one final task and that was to paint the doors.


After two days of hard work the girls wrote 'Our House' above the doors and had created their dream home.  It had everything that their imaginations could think of from flowers, birds and creativity.


 A wonderful way to spend a rainy weekend and the girls have a dream house they can play with for many more adventures.

This day I love Rainy day house building

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A Plasticine Softeez twitter party gave the girls the perfect excuse to use their imagination and play with their friends.  Our party started by making marine life


 My youngest in particular took a liking to making Octopus


All out guests took great pride in their Ocean scene, with the Octopus taking pride of place


We experimented with different colours, making new colours and marble patterns.  Plasticine Softeez was perfect for our experiment


We were set a challenge to build the longest snake which everyone seemed to enjoy, this is the longest and the thickest. 


Finally it was time for cake, well you cannot have a party without cake.  The guests each coloured in and designed a cake before making one from Plasticine softeez


A wonderful afternoon filled with imagination and creativity.  We really enjoyed being twitter party hosts for Plasticine Softeez and all our guests had great fun.



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Last week we had a package delivered from the postman.  Nothing unusual there you may think, but what happened next made it noteworthy.  We opened the package as we always do and then my eldest took it upstairs.  The package contained a Great Gismos Meadow Kids Mini Stencils and I would not see the stencil set again for a week.

Great Gismos Meadow Kids Mini Stencils

My eldest loved the Great Gismos Meadow Kids Mini Stencils so much that she made sure no one could find it.  Not wanting to share her new favourite thing she put it in her special hiding place.  Randomly over the course of the week I would be presented with beautiful handmade cards from my daughter.  She would leave the cards on my pillow, or place them by the front door and even run up and hand one to me.

The Great Gismos Meadow Kids Mini Stencils has sparked something within my eldest.  A creativity and imagination that I love to see in her.  She has started making cards for her friends at school and for Fathers day.

Stencils and pens

At a RRP of £11.95 the Great Gismos Meadow Kids Mini Stencils would make a great gift for a birthday or Christmas present.  It comes with everything you need to start making your own cards.  It clearly is a hit with my eldest daughter.

The Great Gismos Meadow Kids Mini Stencils was sent for review and all words are my own personal opinion. 

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The great thing about it not raining is that we can get outside and have some messy fun.  My youngest is showing an interest in drawing at the moment.  I know this as she recently took to using crayon over every surface she could reach.  My eldest is wanting to learn to write and likes nothing more than to be sat with a pencil and a book practising.  

Whilst waiting for Granddad to return home we sat outside on the patio and played with the chalk.  My eldest got to practise letters and shapes and my youngest could colour to her hearts content.  

eldest practise shapesyoungest likes colouring


colourful chalk tubchalk colouring in


The nice thing about chalk is that it washes away really easy so it did not matter that it was all over their clothes and bodies, that just added to the messy fun.  My youngest loved the fact she could draw anywhere and not be stopped.  We drew round our feet and then round our hands

outline chalk hands

We even drew round our bodies and coloured ourselves in.  The girls had lots of fun with chalk. I think I am going to have to get them some chunky chalk for at home.  Of course once you are lovely and multi coloured the best place to go is the bath

bath time fun

Chalk is so much fun and a great way to encourage creativity especially when outdoors as you can use most surfaces.

This day I love messy chalk fun
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My name is Leyla, also known as Mum to my 3 humans and dog Mum to J. I have a passion for the outdoors and love to run. I can often be found off road exploring the trails and fells and covering distances all the way up to 50 miles. As a family we love travelling and discovering new adventures, as I try and run around the world!

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