Author Caroline Brown
Fabric decorations are a big hit in our house. Not only can they be cheap, fun to make and need very little skill. They also help your child learn a very important and valuable practical skill. Our children actually use… Continue Reading →
Clay is always one of our girl’s favourite activities. These Clay Tree decorations can be made with Air drying clay as well as Kiln dried. If you decide to give this craft a go then please share your creation using… Continue Reading →
We love a bit of Christmas pudding and what better way to spend “stir up” Sunday than making a Christmas pudding for your Christmas day? We Have always used a recipe adapted from an old Mrs Beaton’s recipe book. Below… Continue Reading →
Making your own Christmas cake is great fun. Normally we stick loosely to the amazing Recipe from Mary Berry. However, we adapt ours slightly as we do not add nuts to the recipe. Furthermore, we cheat a little! 😉 We… Continue Reading →
These Superbly simple junior baubles make wonderful handmade gifts. If you decide to give this craft a go then please share your creation using the hashtag #wiltshiregiftschristmasTo find out what we create this year watch out for the Children’s house… Continue Reading →
We have over the years tried many different Gingerbread recipes for our Gingerbread house. However, this is the one we have ended up with. This recipe originally came from my mother in law’s Good housekeeping recipe book however we have… Continue Reading →
Classic Christmas Bauble This bauble is a classic Papercraft Christmas bauble is a more traditional paper bauble. This is a little more complex and can be a little fiddly. However, they make lovely gifts. If you decide to give this… Continue Reading →
I swear our Family’s Christmas countdown gets later each year as the children get older! Although, this year there is a very good reason for this! We are sharing this year’s Christmas antics with the Wiltshire Gift’s blog! Together have… Continue Reading →
So our most recent topic is as you have probably already guessed the wonderous world of Greek Myths. I have always loved myths and legends. So you can imagine my delight when Emily started to show an interest in them…. Continue Reading →
Long gone are the days when the girls need me to help with their costume designs. This year my girls are going it alone! They have each designed, planned and made their own costumes and are planning their own Halloween… Continue Reading →