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I had a friend come and visit with her eight year old and, while trying to catch up and drink a cuppa while it was still hot, we needed to find something to keep her (and a 13 year old) entertained! I dug out our Slime Factory Kit....... The kit has everything needed to make two different slimes - just add a bowl for mixing and I also put down a cloth to protect my table from staining as we used food colouring. The first method used guar gum and warm water mixed together making a slimy ball You can...

If your kids are anything like mine, they are always keen to earn a little extra cash (although they'd prefer just to be given it)! We were interested to see a recent NetMums’ survey which showcased the top ten ways children in the UK earnt extra pocket money. These were as follows: View Our Pocket Money Toys Tidying their room Emptying the dishwasher, washing up and clearing the dishes Being well behaved Doing their homework and revision Vacuuming Taking care of pets Clearing a room (other than their bedroom) Taking care of the washing Putting out the rubbish and recycling...

This is the simplest ever way to occupy your kids for a few minutes.. especially if they enjoy colouring in... (one of mine does and the other isn't interested).   There are loads of printable bookmark templates on the web - have a look around and you will find tonnes of options.  Simply find one you like and print off the template. Once you've printed it off, cut out the template of the bookmark.  Glue in onto a thick piece of cardboard to give it strength.   Colour it in!    Perfect for your summer reading!           

Blog attempt no 2! We've decided to make some simple and fun DIY spinners.  These are so easy to make.  All you need is: - A piece of card (white is best but any colour will do)- Felt tip pens or pencils- A cup to trace around (or a compass, or anything round!)- A pair of scissors- Some string Step 1 - Simply take a pencil and draw a circle around the base of the cup onto the card.   Step 2 - Cut it out.  You will need two circles of card per spinner. Step 3 - Colour in the...

Take two bored kids and two Mums trying (and failing) to work... We decided that it might be fun to try out blogging and making some slime.  Here's what happened... We used: 100 ml PVA glue (we used Pritt PVA)0.5 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda Gel food colouring drops1 Teaspoon Eye Wash (containing sodium borate)You can also use glitter to give it extra sparkle!   We've tried numerous different ways to make slime in the past and this is the first one that has actually worked.   - We started by putting the PVA glue into a bowl- Added 0.5 teaspoon of...