Block family and friends

 Here's a new toy that I made for Ellis after a conversation I had with Rachel... she got the idea from Pinterest. You basically print of images of family and friends and attach them to blocks so your child can do imaginitive play with them. So far, Ellis has attempted to take his grampa to school in his school bag, and he's had various conversations with nana and great nana, and tried to chop his friend's head off with a scissors... but daddy fixed him again.

Here's Ellis demonstrating how you can put soldiers in prison and use mummy, Ellis and grandad as prison guards!

Pretend fish tank

It's been ages since I wrote last. First thing, I got pregnant, then I lost all power of concentration on anything crafty. My whole focus seemed to change to cleaning cupboards and drawers! So when I haven't been feeling nauseous or focused on nesting, I have done just one or two creative things. Here's one of them. A fish tank made from a gift box!

Here is Ellis demonstrating how you can lift the fish up and down inside the tank. They're printed both sides and laminated. He loves Nemo, Bruce and Dory.