Learning about cultures with Jump Up! A Story of Carnival

[Ad- gifted product] When it comes to reading bedtime stories to the children each night, we love to pick up new books to keep things fresh. More and more, we have been focused on adding in books that depict other cultures and other people. Learning about various cultures and understanding that there are different people that all have different beliefs and upbringings is really important in our home. The George Padmore Institute is doing a wonderful job publishing children’s books and reading material that fill the void that the 2020 Black Lives Matter campaign highlighted was needed. Dream to Change the World was the first in this series of new publications, with Jump Up! A Story of Carnival being the second.

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Doughnut Time’s Hoppy Easter DIY Kit are fun to decorate!

It’s been a while since we’ve had a DIY kit from Doughnut time! The kids and I both seemed to have forgotten about them, in the hustle and bustle of everyday life. But, when planning the menu for Easter Holidays, we remembered, and figured it would be very fun to decorate some donuts together as a family before eating them up! Doughnut Time has a bunch of new kits, including the Hoppy Easter DIY Kit, which is the one we picked for this season!

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Easter Crafting with Plasticine

[Ad- gifted product] Easter is right around the corner, so obviously the girls are inspired to make all sorts of Easter crafts. Plasticine is the perfect way for Robin and Amelia to make some clay crafts time and time again, as none of the clay dries – so you can reuse it to your hearts content! As spring break is among us, we decided to bust out loads of the Plasticine kits and make some Easter crafts.

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Earth Day UK Blogger Giveaway

This time of year, the big focus is often Easter, however, Earth Day always happens around now too! This year for Earth Day, we went to Robin’s school and planted different fruit trees in her school’s yard, which was a very fun way to give back to the Earth itself. There are tons of little ways that you can celebrate Earth Day, either from swapping out some of your every day items for things that are more sustainable or just from planting some area-appropriate flowers that can help bees have food.  When entering this giveaway, you should think about what you are doing for Earth Day and see if there is anything you can do to help the world, even if just in a little way.

We are delighted to be able to offer you an amazing prize in our Earth Day 2022 giveaway. Prizes have a total value of over £500, and are brought to you by five wonderful sponsors and many other bloggers. There are eleven prizes in total up for grabs: one main prize plus ten runner-up prizes. More prizes means that you have more chances of winning!

Earth Day is all about caring for the planet, being more environmentally aware, being more mindful about your consumption, and living sustainably. What better time to consider how you can look after the planet, while taking care of yourself and others? The prizes in this giveaway have been generously donated by brands who support this ethos. Read on to see how you can win an Earth Day bundle worth over £500.
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KLIKBOT Zanimation Studio allows kids to make stop motion movies!

[Ad- gifted product] Stop motion animation is something that seems to get easier and easier as technology evolves. The KLIKBOT Zanimation Studio is a good example of this, providing a background box that you can build up, a few characters, a phone stand and an app to create your own smooth and wonderful animations. Kai is always interested in creating digital content, so he was very excited to try out this toy – starting with building the larger, car-like robot that he could play with in his scene.

KLIKBOT Zanimation Studio

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