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Do you want to liven up the garden, but don’t want to splash the cash on planters and pots? I’m here to tell you it can be done. You may have a potential planter sitting in the garage, or be able to pick something up for free that someone is throwing out. Giving items a new purpose is not only frugal but environmentally friendly.

Tyres

Tyres can be easy and cheap/free to get hold of. You can paint them or leave them as is. Just place where you want it, fill with compost, and plant.

Plastic Paddling Pool

You know the ones I mean, the hard plastic ones that could been used for sand or water. Inflatable pools will not work in the long run.

Wooden Crates

Wine crates are perfect for this. They do need to be treated or they’ll rot. Also, if your crate doesn’t have holes in…

Sunny spells, sudden showers, Easter holidays, and a sense of new life. That is what spring means to me. Get out and enjoy the warmer weather, even the wetter days, by creating a Spring bucket list! All of your activities can be free or inexpensive and you can still make the most of springtime as a family.

Here’s my family’s Spring bucket list for 2019. It may be a little optimistic as my husband works full time outside of the home, but we’ll try to tick off as many activities as we can. Feel free to copy our list, or adapt your own list for your family.

Let me know if you plan out your family time for the weekends/ holidays. Will you be creating a bucket list this Springtime?

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It is Easter weekend, and I wanted to do a big, impressive craft with the kids. Easter won’t be the same this year for any of us due to social distancing, and as we usually have a family trip out on the Easter weekend, I am trying to think up lots of fun ways for us to get in the spirit this year.

A big craft idea for this year is to make an Easter tree. This is basically a painted branch to hold lots of fun crafts such as paper eggs etc. We were fortunate to have lots of old branches and sticks in the bottom of our garden, but there is no reason why you can’t make your Easter tree out of pipe cleaners or craft wire etc.

We first spray painted our branch. We only had purple spray paint, so that is what we used. I stuck…

With the Easter holidays upon us, I have been looking for some free/ inexpensive Easter activity ideas to keep my eldest entertained. Here’s a list of 30 ideas I have found (with links).

1. Paper plate rabbit
2. Q-tip Easter egg decorating
3. Thumb print bunny picture
4. Salt dough Easter eggs
5. Krispie nests
6. String Bunny Silhouette
7. Bunny hand print art
8. 3D lamb picture
9. Doily lambs
10. Easter tree
11. Book page/ newspaper garland
12. Cupcake liner Spring flowers
13. Easter Joke/ fortune teller
14. Toilet roll tube stamper
15. Egg carton bunny
16. Easter cross sun-catcher
17. Chick fork painting
18. Paper daffodils
19. Easter yarn project
20. Paper plate Easter wreath
21. Painted plant pots
22. 3D flowers
23. Resurrection craft
24. Shaving cream dyed eggs
25. Q-tip daisies
26. Plastic egg garland
27. Nature bunny crafts
28. Painted Easter rocks
29. Floral Headband
30. Easter mason jars

I hope there are some crafts in this list that can keep your children entertained over the Easter period.

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Mother’s Day is about expressing our love to the important women/ role models in our lives. If you buy for more than one such woman i.e. mum, step-mum, mum-in-law, grandmothers, then shop bought gifts can cost you a small fortune.

Why not express your love without spending a penny with these 5 thoughtful and free gift ideas?

Wild Flowers

One pretty bunch of flowers can cost you anything from £5 upwards. Picking wild flowers (where you are allowed, of course) is totally free, and you could end up with a unique bouquet.

If you want to add finishing touches, use whatever you can find at home. Wrapping the stems together in ribbon or twine gives the bouquet a rustic look. You can even wrap the bouquet in an old piece of gift wrap for the luxurious, florist effect.

Handmade Voucher

Do you want to gift a favour or two to…

Struggling to find a meaningful Mother’s Day gift on a tight budget? Fret no more, for I have made a quote printable for you to download and print for the special lady in your life. Whether you gift it as is or put it in a frame, I’m sure your Mother will appreciate the sentiment.

Download your free copy here:

If you would like to frame your picture, here is an inexpensive suggestion from Amazon *affiliate link:

Anker A4 Certificate Rounded Photo/Picture Frame, Fashion Silver, 21 x 29.7 cm

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