This year

Life has been busy and blogging has been intermittent over the last year so thank you to our readers who are still reading and a belated Happy New Year to you all.  Also a thank you to Canana for the lovely Christmas gifts and another fantastic card, which Sunnyboy loved. This poem is for you.


The Big Book To Grow On with illustrations by Janusz Grabianski

This year we will be blogging again regularly both here and at sunny happy boy. Among other posts we have planned we'll be posting about some of the projects we've been doing. We have more of our Ancient Egypt project to share, and new projects including The Stone Age, The History of Flight, Around The World In Eighty Days, and lots more.


Weasels at Heffers Bookshop

In February we will be celebrating our five year blog anniversary and will also be sharing some exciting news and changes at sunnydaytodaymama. We're looking forward to spending more time here and at your blogs this year.

Here's a look back at the last five years at sunnydaytodaymama and we hope you'll join us for more sunny days this year and in the years to come.

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Pictures from 2013

Thank you Sunnyboy for another lovely year. I'm looking forward to more sunny days being your mum in 2014. I love you.


























1. Teddy had a baby, 2. Swimming lessons and a new PaddlePak, 3. {this moment}, 4. Cheekyshoes and happy feet, 5. {this moment}, 6. Flowers, 7. {this moment}, 8. {this moment}, 9. Kids Grow Wild (weeding and watering), 10. Sunnyboy's 7th birthday, 11. Sunnyboy's 7th birthday, 12.Winter

Moments from 2013

Festive candle making

Recently we were asked by Baker Ross to review a festive art and craft kit and were delighted to receive a Christmas Candle Making Kit as well as Pic Tixx Candle Pens, Glass Votive Candle Holders and Ceramic Tealight Holders.



I loved this candle making kit because it's so simple to use and does not involve heating wax or making a mess. Sunnyboy loved it because it's a lot of fun to work with and he was able to make candles by himself.

First he broke off squares from the coloured wax blocks,



then molded them with his hands to make the shapes he wanted,



and finally decorated them using the Pic Tixx candle pens, added the wicks and left the candles to harden.



He made a Father Christmas candle,



an elf candle,



and a Christmas tree candle.



He also made some reindeer and a set of Scooby Doo character candles. He will be posting pictures of the Scooby Doo candles on his blog, sunny happy boy, very soon. Right now the Father Christmas candle is lit and we are tracking the movements of Big Red One on www.noradsanta.org.

CRAFTS on Sunny Days Pinterest.
WINTER on Sunny Days Pinterest.



Note: We received an art and craft kit of festive candle making products from Baker Ross to review but have not received payment for this post. All opinions are our own.