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The highlight of this week has got to be the Beavers bonfire (click the link for the full post!) I love these photos of the children watching the fire, completely entranced by the flames and enjoying the warmth.

The words that came to mind while reading this book are classic and epic. I really enjoyed reading this introduction to Jorie and her adventures. The style and content reminds me quite a lot of the Chronicles of Narnia series which were some of my favourite books when I was growing up (and still are […]

Do you have a serious builder in your family? Someone who can handle stress? Well, if so, this is the set for you. Truly magnificent in size but tough to construct. A huge sense of achievement when completed. But frustration that there are not more play opportunities. Now where the heck are we going to […]

I once said to my mum that if I ever got excited by kitchen equipment then I was truly old. Well, here I am! Ancient! I absolutely adore my Vremi baking mats. Chris complains at the amount of baking paper and foil I get through. But seriously, non stick NEVER works! So these mats are […]

Last night Matthew’s Beavers group held a family bonfire with hotdogs, skits, songs and they burnt their guys they had made last week. My toes were like ice cubes but the fire was almost too hot on my face! The whole family were invited and it certainly made Anya eager to be old enough to […]