Happy lil ❤’s are baking ~ Pinata cake

What did you bake or cook with your kids this week?

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My boys made me an A-M-A-Z-I-N-G birthday cake!
It is a Pinata Cake *big smile*
Husband of Mine mixed up the cake batter… {not sure if he had a helper?}
…and while it was baking Dino Boy got down to the important task of licking the beater

While the cake was left to cool…
Dino Boy helped his dad get the icing ready

Next thing the cake lost it’s top!
Before being iced and filled to the brim with lollies!! 
Husband of Mine then made a chocolate dome to cover the amazing cake *smile*
It was fiddly business, requiring all manner of power tool!?
{mmm, yes that is a paint stripper… otherwise known as a chocolate resurfacer!}
And ta da!
How fan-tab-ulous is this cake!!
Now… we can’t wait to see what you’ve been up to in the kitchen with your kids!

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Happy baking, Kelly 


A mermaid bath

Dino Boy and I got a bit adventurous in the last couple of weeks…
…we tried our hands at mosaic and made a mermaid bath!
Our local hardware store is one of our favourite places to visit…
So many wonderful supplies and possibilities!!
We happily chose some mermaid-y mosaic tiles, mosaic adhesive glue and mortar

We couldn’t wait to get home and get started!
Mind you, we really had no idea about making a mosaic…
But we simply leapt right in *smile*

Dino Boy was patient and careful placing the tiles in our bath…
But before too long he told me that I could glue them while he played…
He had a wonderful time sorting and arranging our mosaic tiles on the table *smile*

While I continued gluing… which was a peaceful and calming activity
Next we mixed up the mortar and Dino Boy spread it over our bath…
The sides got a little tricky…so I got to have a go too *smile*

Before wiping the excess off…
{while Dino Boy became the camera man}

We love how it turned out *smile*
{although I’m sure we broke many ‘mosaic rules’ ~ if such things exist!}

And we will be doing more mosaics in the future… such fun!

We can happily imagine mermaids frolicking in the depths of our mosaic bath  
can’t you…

Happy crafting, Kelly