tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65574698035894294872024-03-19T11:02:25.558-07:00Rachael WritesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09787339075283678828noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557469803589429487.post-17878334844841014072013-09-20T04:48:00.001-07:002013-09-20T04:48:24.515-07:00Quick Mid-Week Supper: Trying out a Wagamamas Stir-Fry Cooking Sauce<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I generally don't use cooking sauces and prefer to make my own sauce from scratch, but I was pressed for time last night and remembered that I'd bought a Wagamamas cooking sauce last time I was at Sainsbury's, so thought I'd try it out! I used some chicken breasts and leftover vegetables from the fridge to make a quick stir fry.</span><div>
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Sorry it's been a while, but it's been pretty hectic here with it being the summer holidays - Jack is off school of course and we had Lyndon to care for to, so not easy to think of ways to keep them both entertained! Plus last week we went on a gorgeous holiday to Kefalonia, Greece - more on that later! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have a few weeks spare before we foster our next child, so last week decided to go away on holiday just the three of us. We haven't spent much quality time with Jack on his own since we began fostering, so we decided this would be the perfect opportunity to do so.
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We took it easy while we were away, taking some trips to picturesque parts of the island and eating lovely food. The beaches were beautiful and it was nice to just relax after the busy few months we've had.</span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09787339075283678828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557469803589429487.post-90493852005193032382013-07-22T08:28:00.004-07:002013-07-22T08:30:47.371-07:00Welcoming Lyndon to our Home<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sorry it's been a little while, but last week we welcomed Lyndon to our home and today was my first chance to sit down and tell you all about it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are making sure that Lyndon is keeping up with his medication, and we're trying to avoid giving him too many sugary foods, as these can make symptoms worse. This is a bit of a battle however, as he's a fussy eater who prefers junk foods.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jack likes having a boy his age in our home, but does find Lyndon's behaviour a little challenging at times. When Jack's friends come round Lyndon plays video games with them, which he enjoys and gives me and Tim a bit of a break!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As Lyndon is a short term placement we are working together as a family to care for him and make him feel at home as best we can, for the small amount of time he's joining us for. We are aware there probably isn't a lot we can do to change his life for the better when he isn't living with us for long, but hopefully we can offer him a sense of stability while his permanent adoptive parents prepare for him.</span><br />
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Yesterday we heard the good news that we will have a new foster child moving in with us in the next couple of weeks! While we are still missing Lucy it will be wonderful to have a new child to help and focus on, and we are looking forward to it.<br />
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Lyndon will be staying with us for three weeks before moving on to a more permanent home. This makes him a different type of placement to Lucy, who was fostered on a long term basis. <a href="http://www.coreassets.com/fostering/what-is-fostering/independent-fostering-agencies/fostering-placements/">Find out more here</a> if you are interested in learning about the different types of foster placement.<br />
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for us, and Jack especially, who had started to think of Lucy as a little
sister. We put on a brave face for Lucy’s sake and enjoyed a final weekend
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Lucy to be with her mum, and I think she was pretty excited about being able to
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and his Dad that went on the scarier ones! I’ve included a picture of Air. I
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had a trip into Birmingham on the Sunday and went to <a href="http://www.edseasydiner.com/">Ed's Diner</a> in Selfridges. Both Lucy and Jack love it there, and although I try to eat healthily most of the time burgers really are my weakness! We had a lovely couple of days as a family and Jack didn't ask to see his friends once! </span></div>
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our last with Lucy, but we have spoken to the agency and they said it will be
fine for us to exchange christmas and birthday cards which we look forward to
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hoping our next foster child will move in with us in the next few weeks. Other
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be to let go of her, but we have always had to bear in mind that this time
would come and prepare ourselves mentally for it.</span></div>
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when fostering, and as Lucy was our first foster child the process was really a
learning curve for my family. </span></div>
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did our best for her, as we wanted her to feel loved during her time with us. </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However, it was important to keep a certain amount of
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again, and we know that it is best for Lucy to be with her real mother. It has been wonderful to see her flourish and
grow in confidence since she came to live with us, and I hope Lucy will
continue to do well at school now that her mother can care for her properly.</span></div>
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about how wonderful it will be for her to return to her home, as her well-being
must come before our own. We would like Lucy to email us and stay in touch if
her mother is comfortable with this, as we would love to keep up our bond with
her.</span></div>
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we fostered Lucy, but we are ready to accept that our next fostering experience
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 haddock fillet</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Cut the chorizo into thin slices and fry briefly, then set aside</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. mix the chroizo-infused oil from the pan with the yoghurt, lemon zest and mustard, then spread on the bread and season</span><br />
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working on getting my veg patch ready for planting. I think it could be a nice
opportunity to get the kids involved. It is sometimes a battle to get Lucy to
eat her greens, so I’m hoping that having a hand in growing them will make her keener
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out some pretty flowers from the local garden centre, which we planted. I hope
that this is something we can bond over, and the garden will become a fun
project we can work on together.</span></div>
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sunshine – he’s always stuck playing the play station inside!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can see an extensive list of what’s good to plant for
June here on the <a href="http://www.channel4.com/4homes/rooms/outdoors/garden-plants-plant-care/when-to-sow-plant-vegetables">Channel 4 website</a>, and the<a href="http://www.botanicogarden.co.uk/"> Botanico website</a> is useful for more
detailed information on how to plant your veggies. Here is my brief description
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the seeds thinly in shallow drills, and then cover them over. They need to be
kept well watered, but apart from that little extra attention is necessary
while they grow.</span></div>
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grows best in moist soil. Use a dibber to make 2.5cm holes in the soil, and sow
two seeds every 35cm, with 60cm between rows. Cover and water, then when they
get to about 2cm tall remove the weakest of each seedling pair.</span></div>
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to keep Lucy interested. You need to plant them in a sunny area with good
drainage. Rake the soil to make it fine and crumbly, and make drills 12 0 20mm
deep. They need to be spaced around 10cm apart, then sprinkle the seeds in and
cover with soil.</span></div>
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is less likely to enjoy these I think! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are currently growing leeks, celeriac, celery and
brussel sprouts indoors, it’s warm enough to move them outside. We have
leeks in our green house that are now ready to get in the sun.</span></div>
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something your children enjoy getting involved in? Let me know your thoughts!</span></h4>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09787339075283678828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557469803589429487.post-59525533494683060842013-05-22T02:46:00.000-07:002013-05-22T02:49:23.196-07:00Bank Holidays in Birmingham on a Budget<br />
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budget. There are lots of ways for us to have a lovely day as a family without spending
a lot of money, here are some options I would recommend:</span></div>
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time as a family. The food needn't be expensive, but just buying a few treats
that your children wouldn't ordinarily be allowed or wouldn't regularly eat makes it exciting for them. </span></div>
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of nice places for a picnic around the Birmingham area. Try Arley and the area
around for a picturesque setting if you live more towards Bewdley/Worcestershire.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.bmag.org.uk/">gallery</a> that Birmingham has to offer will be an educational and interesting
trip for free. In the centre of the city, you can combine a visit to the
gallery with a mooch around the shops – although that’s when your trip can start
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tickets you have free return to <a href="http://www.bclm.co.uk/">the museum</a> for a whole 12 months. If you live fairly near I would
recommend it. As there’s so much to do you can definitely get your money’s worth
over the course of a year, and my kids love returning to the old fashioned sweet shop and
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space in West Bromwich. There are all sorts of exhibitions and events going on. It's a good place to take your family if you have younger children as well as
teenagers, as it will cater to both. Current exhibitions include Tracey Emin,
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with entry just £2.50 for 5 – 16 year old, and free for under 5's. If you take a
packed lunch with you your day will cost under £20. It’s a <a href="http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/naturecentre">great place for kids</a>
that love animals like mine do - you can see meerkats, lemurs and otters, as
well as a collection of endangered reptiles that Jack particularly likes to
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recruitment. As the event was such a turning point in mine and my family’s
life, I feel like it’s important for me to share this with you all!</span></div>
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Tim eventually make the decision to
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The ‘picture frame’ event running this year puts foster care
services, care leavers, their children, as well as prospective carers in the spotlight.
A bit of research shows that around <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16266683">9,000 new carers are needed</a>
across the UK at the moment, leaving a huge amount of vulnerable children
without the support they desperately need.</span></div>
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to us, and hopefully provided her with the support she needed as well. It’s
been wonderful to have this special little girl in our lives, and see the way
her confidence and happiness has grown since she came to live with us.</span></div>
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their limited knowledge or misconceptions on the subject. Hopefully the ‘<a href="http://www.coreassets.com/fostering/blog/fostering-news/core-assets-fostering-gets-in-the-frame-for-foster-care-fortnight/">Get
in the Frame</a>’ event will help prospective foster parents get a clearer idea
of whether foster care is right for them. </span></div>
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look into what is happening in your area for Foster Care Fortnight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Are you a foster carer, or considering becoming one? Let me
know what you think, and what your experiences have been so far – good and bad.</span></h4>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09787339075283678828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557469803589429487.post-4882573207845200732013-05-10T02:38:00.000-07:002013-05-10T02:38:03.532-07:00Encouraging your Kids to Read<br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are so many options for children’s entertainment –
countless TV programmes, games consoles, laptops, mobiles, that few actually
turn to books to pass the time, seeing it as the boring option.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Encouraging Lucy to read is important to improve her ability
to do so, but I encourage Jack to read more often to expand his knowledge and
interests, rather than limiting his time to playing video games and watching TV.
It’s lovely to see him engrossed in a book and learning from it, or being
inspired by it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It’s all well and good to say you want your children to read more often, but are you setting the example? </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If your children see that you often read as a way to relax, they will consider it to be a normal everyday activity, and one that they want to master themselves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Buying books that you think they will enjoy and leaving them in accessible places around the house might encourage children to pick them up and take a look when they have a little time to spare.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reading with Lucy before she goes to bed is a special time
for us to bond, when she gets my undivided attention. It is a good opportunity for us to work on her
reading in a relaxed setting, when the pressure she feels in the classroom is
taken away.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It’s important as a foster child that Lucy gets some special
time with me, and as Jack is obviously too old for bedtime stories it’s not
time that he resents me spending with Lucy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Choose books that have been adapted for cinema</span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A good way I have found to encourage Jack’s reading is to
buy him the books that his favourite films are taken from. For example, he
enjoyed the first ‘Hunger Games’ film when it was released, and went to see it
with his friends. I bought him the
trilogy that the film was taken from, and he hardly put them down until he had
finished all three books! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are lots of other options depending on the age and
interests of your child – Lord of the Rings, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,
and Defiance are all books that I have encouraged Jack to read after he enjoyed
the films based on them, whilst Lucy enjoyed ‘Alice in Wonderland’ after seeing
Tim Burton’s adaptation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If your kids love technology and are always on their laptops,
a good way to encourage reading might be with a Kindle. I personally consider
them to be a bit of a waste of money, but if it encourages older children and
teenagers to read it’s probably worth it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last time we went on holiday we bought Jack a Kindle, and
now find that he reads a lot more, as it seems to make the books more relevant
when they’re in a format he enjoys.</span><br />
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coming up in the next few weeks, and we want to make the day as special as
possible for her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lucy’s background has meant that she hasn't experienced many
special birthdays where she has been spoiled and treated, so we try to make
them wonderful for her. This will be Lucy’s second birthday with us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last year we felt very nervous about how to approach her
birthday – whether she would feel emotional about not having her birth parents
present, and wondering what she might want or expect.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Luckily it was a wonderful day, and I thoroughly enjoyed
throwing a party and buying presents for a little girl for the first time.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Let her choose what she wants your family to do for the day
– where does she want to go, and what does she want to eat. Does she want a
party? Perhaps she would find this overwhelming if she isn’t used to this kind
of treatment.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Throw in some surprises that she wouldn’t expect, but would
make her feel extra special. Try decorating the house with balloons and
streamers, getting party poppers, or decorating a dining chair to look like a
princess’s thrown for when she comes downstairs in the morning.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">The issue of her birth parents may be a tricky one. Each
situation is very individual, but if your child is keen on seeing them on her
birthday talk to the agency about whether this is a possibility.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Create something fun and different that is especially for
her. For instance, Lucy’s favourite treat foods are jelly, chocolate muffins
and chocolate sauce. She was delighted last year when I created a sort of sundae,
with jelly, broken up double chocolate chip muffins and ice cream, drizzled in
chocolate sauce.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">If you have other children, make sure you include them in
the planning. Make them feel involved by asking </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">for suggestions, and explain why it is so
important that your foster child is treated to a special day, so they don’t
feel that there is any favouritism.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Obviously presents are central to any birthday. While you
may feel like splashing out a lot of money on your foster child, try to put
careful thought into what you buy, rather than buying a lot of expensive gifts
for the sake of it.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">If you have really taken the time to understand what your
foster child enjoys they are sure to love their gifts. You could use the
opportunity to encourage a hobby or interest, or buy something you could enjoy
together – maybe materials for crafts or painting.</span></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">Whilst you may well feel that it is important to make this
day special, try to relax and enjoy it, rather than worrying too much.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tim and I were quite concerned on the run-up last year, but
we needn’t have been. Everybody had a wonderful day, and it was terrific to see
Lucy with such a big smile on her face.</span></span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09787339075283678828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557469803589429487.post-23163219708709672402013-05-02T08:22:00.000-07:002013-05-02T08:25:02.612-07:00Bank holiday days out in Birmingham<br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>With the bank holiday weekend fast approaching it’s time to plan
a fun day out with the kids. There are of course a huge range of days out in
and around the Birmingham area, suitable for every family, budget and changing
weather.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Here is a pick of our family’s favourite day trips locally, perfect to enjoy some time together this May Bank Holiday:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Think Tank is a brilliant option for the bank holiday
weekend – educational whilst keeping kids occupied. There are art
activities, drop in sessions and storytelling for under 8's going on all weekend.
There are four floors of hands-on exhibits and historical science-based
collections to see.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.theleisurebox.co.uk/"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Leisure Box</span></a></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This will be my family’s pick if we are unfortunate enough to have bad weather this weekend. There is both ice skating and bowling, and children can go here for skating lessons or host a party – with a choice of ice skating, or a combination of skate and bowl.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is a fair offering vintage treats
and hand-crafted items on </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saturday 4</span><sup style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">th</sup><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, between 12pm and 4pm - something for you and the kids, as well as</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> beautiful gardens and grounds you could enjoy a picnic in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your kids are sure to love the exciting range of sea creatures available to see and learn about. Children can touch the crabs and starfish, visit the 4-d cinema and walk through the underwater tunnel. There are feeding demonstrations throughout the day, and even a play area. When Jack was younger he used to love going here to see the ray fish!</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.birminghambotanicalgardens.org.uk/"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Birmingham
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be a lovely family trip. There are glasshouses with everything from tropical rainforest
to desert plants, as well as beautiful gardens to enjoy and a playground for
the children. There is a nice tearoom as well to enjoy a bit of afternoon tea!</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.thenec.co.uk/whatson"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Toy Collector’s
Fair, NEC</span></a></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This will be paradise for children and serious toy
collectors alike, with everything from traditional dolls and teddy bears to
sci-fi Stars Wars and Doctor Who toys, to Scalextric, Lego and Disney
memorabilia – panned across over 600 stalls.</span><br />
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by no means exhaustive – has anybody else got good ideas for days out in Birmingham this bank holiday?</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09787339075283678828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557469803589429487.post-69915605326820668692013-04-30T03:57:00.001-07:002013-05-08T01:24:30.251-07:00Quick sticky chicken recipe<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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alternative this recipe is just the ticket! Although some fussier children might be put off by the pak choi, the chicken and rice should be enjoyed by most. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 10.4pt;">You could add peas to the rice if you like, skip out the chilli if your children only enjoy mild flavours, or try a different side vegetable.</span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1.Mix the hoisin, soy,
garlic oil and ginger in a bowl, and leave teh chicken to marinate in it for about 20 minutes,
before putting in the oven at 200c or 180c fan, 400F gas 6 on a foil lined
baking tray.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the rice and pak choi. Steam the pak choi as it is for about 5-10 minutes, or
stir fry for around 2 minutes. You could cut it in half to cook more quickly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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oil, and fry a beaten egg. Cook on both sides then cut into strips.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09787339075283678828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557469803589429487.post-34502224655412633322013-04-26T04:09:00.002-07:002013-04-26T06:45:02.635-07:00Re-decorating Jack’s bedroom<br />
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in their bedroom – it’s an age when kids start needing their own space, and
value having a nicely decorated bedroom of their own. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It’s time to re-decorate Jack’s room, and of course it’s
important to consider the way he wants it to look as he will be the one
spending the most time in it. However, it is still a room in mine and Tim’s
house, and we want it to fit with our tastes and the décor of our home.</span></div>
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reflects their current interests. We have discussed our initial ideas with
Jack, and he seemed pretty hell-bent on a dark colour scheme. We really aren't keen on this, and feel he would want the walls re-painted again pretty swiftly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I decided to find some
great pictures on-line of rooms that I like which I think Jack would to. Luckily
we all like the room pictured and are going to take some inspiration from it. Whilst there are some darker areas, they don't overwhelm the room and the main colour is white.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However, this has resulted in a new contentious issue – Jack loves the sofa (above),
but we don’t want to spend that quantity of money on his room re-decoration.
Teenagers! At least we have him off the idea of brown walls though.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Has your teenager’s room re-decoration gone smoothly? How
did you handle any conflict? </span></div>
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once you become a mum. Once upon a time I wore heels everyday with my smart,
sharp work wear wardrobe, but now said heels are reserved for meals out and
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since going through childbirth. These are my pointers for developing a chic
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this is no excuse for choosing dowdy colours. Even a simple t-shirt will make
you stand out more if you choose it in a flattering colour for your skin tone.</span></div>
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styles can be comfortable, practical and stylish to. A simple shirtdress can be
smartened up with heels for the evening, or worn with flats in the day, and the
style suits most body types. A tunic-style dress or top is flattering for those
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to you when taking your kids out for the day. Luckily there are plenty of
stylish ones available on the high street.</span></div>
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perfect a clever make-up routine. Choose hard-wearing products, and spend a bit
of extra money to buy a few key essentials that really work. A great tinted
moisturiser, touch of blusher and flattering lipstick are quick to apply but
freshen up a tired face.</span></div>
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morning, but this needn’t mean it has to look a mess. Get a hair-cut that
requires less maintenance, and choose hair products that can be put in the hair
and left to dry naturally. </span></div>
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up your hair before you put it in a quick up-do. Using styling tools less
frequently will mean your hair is shinier and undamaged. What a bonus!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It’s easier for me now my children are a little older, but
when I first became a mother these are the key approaches to style that I took,
and I have been developing a fuss-free approach to fashion ever since. Have you
got any more great tips for busy mummys?</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09787339075283678828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557469803589429487.post-40563801069407506582013-04-18T08:42:00.000-07:002013-04-18T08:42:00.512-07:00Video Games: Do you know what your teenager is playing?<br />
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where he told me he was playing the latest ‘Call of Duty’ game. This is one I
have heard one of my friends mention before as she is unhappy about her son
playing it, so I took a look into what the game involved online.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I found that ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops II’ is a very violent first-person
shooter game, involving intense torture scenes, strong language and drug
references. The player takes part in graphic combat, with a lot of intense,
gory parts. The game seems to glorify military conflict, and while the player
is mostly cast in the role of the good guy, they also take on the villains’
role in a couple of scenes, giving them the opportunity to do evil.</span></div>
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that this isa game and something that Jack and his friends don’t take
seriously (as Jack keeps pointing out to
me with a lot of eye rolling!), I can’t help but feel that this is not a
subject matter that should be taken lightly and played by children. </span></div>
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parents however, it makes it difficult for me to say no. Naturally, he wants
the game for his up-coming birthday, and keeps nagging me for it. He can play
it at his friend’s house without me knowing, so I have to wonder whether there
is any point in me fighting with him over him having his own copy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How have you dealt with your <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/12/science/studying-the-effects-of-playing-violent-video-games.html?_r=0">children’s interest in violent video games</a>? Is it something you worry about, or do you think that there is no point
stressing over what is essentially ‘just a game’? Any thoughts or advice would
be appreciated!</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09787339075283678828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557469803589429487.post-80288792269958500002013-04-16T06:05:00.003-07:002013-04-23T06:06:04.184-07:00Our long weekend in Dartmoor<br />
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night, having had a lovely time! There’s some really great days out for families around Dartmoor,
and apart from a bit of rain the weather really wasn't too bad. Tim took the
Friday off work, so it was a nice break for him, and a chance for the family to
spend some quality time together.</span></div>
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we used to take Jack a lot when he was younger. There are various farmyard
animals to feed, Lucy is a fan of the miniature pigs in particular! There’s a little railway, bouncy castle, go-carts and bowling. If you go during the school
holidays there’s entertainers and activities on as well, so plenty to keep your
kids occupied for the day. The farm is near Buckfastleigh. You should be able
to find their website for directions.</span></div>
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usually stop at Buckfastleigh for a picnic, and there’s a play area there for
Lucy, and a museum to look around. </span></div>
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there in better weather. There is a Buckfast butterfly farm near the train
station in Buckfastleigh which we have enjoyed in the past. There was no
dragging jack there this time though!</span></div>
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year, but have been in the past and there is all sorts going on – creative writing
workshops, theatre productions, film and folk
evenings. It’s a shame we missed out this year, but it's worth checking out if you’re
in the area any time in the next six weeks.</span></div>
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to do in Dartmoor and the surrounding areas if you are looking for a relaxing
time, rather than a lot of busy day trips. Past highlights have also included llama
walking – a pretty funny day if your kids love animals! </span></div>
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long car journeys? We have a long weekend in Devon planned for the end of the kids Easter holidays, but Lucy
can find it difficult being cooped up in the car for so long.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are a number of ways we have found to keep the kids calm and quiet on long journeys – when Jack was younger we would bring books, as long as he didn’t get too car sick, or treat him to some sweets. Another great way to keep them engaged and their minds off the journey is with car games. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a fun game for young children. Taking it in turns, each person must name an animal beginning with the last letter of the previous animal named. Make it harder by only allowing each animal to be named once.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a fun memory game that can get tricky after a little while. Everyone in the car can join in (except perhaps the driver!) The first person says an item they bought on an imaginary shopping trip, then the next person memorises this and adds an item of their own. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The game continues like this, taking it in turns to add a further item each time whilst recounting the previous ones, until somebody gets the list wrong. At this point they are out of the game, and it continues until there is just one person left who remembers the whole list.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think we all know how to play this one! Hangman can be a useful game for the car – all you need is a scrap of paper and pen, and it can keep your kids busy for a while.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a bit more of an unusual game. One side of car vs the other. Looking out of the window, your family counts the amount of arms and legs in pub names on their side of the road - for example ‘The Red Lion’ has four legs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope that there’s some ideas here to make your next journey with kids a little less painful! Let me know if you have any suggestions of your own, or car games that are particularly popular with your kids.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We decided to have a family trip to the cinema on Saturday. It’s often hard to find something that both Lucy and Jack want to do, but Jack agreed to go along to see ‘The Croods’, as Lucy was so excited about it, and Emma Stone is one of his favourite actresses.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The premise</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The film’s heroine is Emma Stone’s character, feisty teenager Eep. Set in prehistoric times, the cave-man family includes over-protective father Grug (Nicholas cage), mother Ugga (Catherine Keener) and siblings: Thunk and Sandy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Grug wants the family to spend most of their time in the safety of their cave, but Eep wants to explore the world. When she sneaks out one night, meets Guy (voiced by Ryan Reyolds) who warns her that the world as they know it is about to end. Guy helps the family flee to the mountains, while Grug protects them along the way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The film is an excellent lesson in the importance of family, and working together to overcome all challenges, despite any differences you may have. It shows the positives of change and experiencing adventures together, which are all nice messages for our children to see in a film.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Was it child-friendly?</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Croods is suitable for all the family, but Lucy did find some parts a little scary – I would suggest that a child under six or a particularly sensitive child may find some parts frightening. The film does deal with some pretty heavy themes – the threat of death and danger, and worries about the end of the world. But this is done in such a way that children won’t find it too upsetting, and the survival of the whole family of course results in a happy ending.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Was it any good?</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The film is visually bold, but the storytelling is obvious and un-imaginative, which lets it down a little. However, it’s fast-paced and funny enough to make it enjoyable enough to accept these flaws, and young children especially won’t be so over-familiar with the style of storytelling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Overall, the film was a fun and action-packed adventure, watchable for all of us. There were enough amusing moments to keep parents and older children entertained. It wasn’t breaking any new ground, but was an enjoyable enough way for us all to spend an afternoon together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have you and your family been to see The Croogs yet? Let me know what you think!</span><br />
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chopped tomatoes. Simmer away for about 10 minutes. </span></li>
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beans and the cooked sausages for the last couple of minutes.</span></li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09787339075283678828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557469803589429487.post-46208262421363707512013-03-19T02:34:00.002-07:002013-04-10T04:39:17.504-07:00Creme Egg Brownies!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Recipes
for creme egg brownies are everywhere online at the moment, so at the weekend
me and Lucy thought we'd give it a go, and couldn't believe how easy it
was! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Basically,
the recipe is for a simple chocolate brownie, with pieces of creme egg pushed
in half way through the cooking process. I have adapted the recipe slightly
from various ones I've seen recently.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">This is a
really fun Easter recipe and we will probably make another batch on Easter
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">20cm
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">100g dark
chocolate</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">270g
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85g plain flour <br />
40g cocoa powder <br />
6 Cadbury’s Crème eggs cut in halves or thirds.</span></div>
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Preheat the oven to 160C and grease a 20 cm square baking tin. <br />
2.Melt the butter and dark chocolate together in a bowl over boiling water.<br />
3. Break 3 eggs into a bowl and tip in 270g golden caster sugar. With an
electric mixer, whisk the eggs and sugar until they look thick,creamy, pale and
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the cooled chocolate mixture over the eggy mousse, and then gently fold
together with the vanilla essence.<br />
5. Sieve the cocoa and flour over the top of the bowl and gently fold in to the
mixture.<br />
6. Pour into the baking tin and cook for 15 minutes then take out of the over
and gently press the cadburys crème egg halves into the mix, spacing them apart
evenly. Put back in the over for another 5-10 minutes.<br />
7. When cooled your brownies are ready to eat!</span></div>
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together. Lucy is still young enough to believe in the Easter bunny, so I love
to make the most of this and enjoy her wonder and excitement.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jack is of course at an age when he wants to be spending
time with his mates, not enjoying Easter with his mom and little sister, but we
get him involved with the chocolate eating!</span></div>
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Easter Egg Hunt</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At Easter I like hiding chocolate eggs around the garden for
Jack and Lucy to find – as well as being fun it helps them blow off a bit of
steam and stay occupied! You could try making a map with the egg’s locations
marked on it, or making up a series of questions with clues leading to the eggs
can be fun.</span></div>
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Decorating Eggs</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jack is a little old for this now, but it’s something fun
for me and Lucy to do together. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Try either boiling an egg, or if you want it to last longer
blowing out the contents. You can do this by piercing both ends with a sharp
knife, then twirl to widen open end more. Straighten a paper clip, and poke it
through the larger hole to pierce and stir the yolk. Hold the egg larger hole
down over a bowl, and blow out its contents with a rubber ear syringe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Afterwards, you can decorate the egg in any way you like. Try
decoupage with some pretty pictures from magazines, painting, adding glitter, or
whatever else you have to hand! It’s a chance to get creative. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you want to try something a bit trickier, you could gild
the eggs with sheets of gold leaf, or dye them with food colouring.</span></div>
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Pop-up Easter Cards</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Making your own pop-up cards is really fun for kids, and a
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It might look complicated, but there is actually a pretty
simple method you can use:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paper glue</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span>Stick the pictures onto the front of the folded
out flaps. When you close the card it will lie flat, and ‘pop out’ as it’s
opened. Glue the second piece of card around the first to cover the parts where
the cuts show.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span>The Inside of your card is now finished, and
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How do you celebrate Easter with your children? I’d love to
know any fun craft ideas or family traditions you might have.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Baking with Lucy is a lovely time for us to bond and create
something yummy for Jack and Tim to enjoy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I like to control the ingredients going into the food I give
my kids, as I know supermarket biscuits aren’t good for them. These biscuits
might not contain perfectly healthy ingredients, but at least I know what’s
going into them, and the ingredient list is a whole lot shorter than
shop-bought alternatives.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The cost of baking can really take its toll on your monthly
food budget if you aren’t careful. Here is an easy and cheap recipe for
biscuits you can make in bulk and freeze for later.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rachael’s freezer biscuits:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">20oz of flour</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 tablespoons baking powder</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 teaspoon salt</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">20oz of butter</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mix the dry ingredients together. Add the butter and mix
until you get a crumbly texture – using a food processor to speed things up.
Add the milk and mix to form a ball. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Roll out evenly on a flower surface, and cut with some
fun-shaped cookie cutters.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To freeze: Freeze the raw cookies initially for two hours on
a baking tray, then remove and put in an airtight freezer bag.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When you are ready to eat them, take the amount you want
from the freezer and leave to thaw for 30 minutes to an hour. Bake at 450
degrees for 8 – 12 minutes. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi, this is Rachael. Welcome to my blog!</span></h4>
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This is going to be my honest account of an average family's life in Birmingham UK - take a look at my blog for craft ideas, recipe inspiration, and musings on the ups and downs of being a wife and mother.</span><br />
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