Make a classic paper windmill with just a few things you probably have at home. ️ You need: Thick Square Paper (double sided makes a better effect) Push/Board Pins with long needles (at least 19 mm) Wooden Skewers (30 cm long) or a thin dowelling A Bead (optional) Nose Pliers (or a hammer) ️ First make a hole through the skewer (about 2-3cm from the top) with a pin and use a hammer if you need to (also make sure to have something like a wooden block underneath to protect the surface from damaging when the needle goes through the other end) and take it out again. ️ Draw the diagonal lines or fold the paper in half diagonally, open out and repeat with the opposite diagonal. ️ Fold the four corners to the center of the paper, puncturing each with a pin (about 5mm from the edge) and then push the pin through the center, the bead and through the hole in the wooden skewer. You can skip the bead part but I find the windmill turns better with it. Make sure to twist the end sticking out the back of the stick down and a little towards the stick. Enjoy! ️ #babyccinokids #babyccinocrafts #pinwheel @polonaprostkosir

Maybe making another family to play with will add a bit of excitement to your Sunday. We love peg dolls and you can be resourceful and use small wooden clothespins, popsicle sticks, or even small blocks of wood. The ideas are in the bio. And the materials are ones you can find around the house. Share your new family with us! #babyccinokids #babyccinocrafts #openendedplay

Weekend tip for extra sleep in the morning! This one is great on family holidays, but why not try it for weekend mornings after a long week of the work & homeschool juggle... Set up a little ‘surprise station’ that the kids wake up to. It is basically a table with a little note and craft project, new book, game, or something your children maybe aren’t familiar with. Add a piece of fruit and a glass of water. It really doesn’t involve much — just something simple that sparks their curiosity and gives them something to do. It buys you some extra snooze time and keeps children entertained when they least expect it. How doesn’t love a surprise? Especially in these days that run into weeks and months. Happy weekend! @laraoflondon #babyccinokids

Happy May Day. A note... FROM THE EDITORS Finding a new balance... It's not so long ago that I started this year with a letter to you all, titled: 'The year of positive change'. And what a change it has been. Confined to our homes, we have been trying to make sense and order of our new reality. We have been dealing with feelings of stress and confusion and our homes were suddenly full, messy, loud and hectic. Running a household while working from home and assisting children with their online school assignments has never been more challenging! We do our best to help family, friends and neighbours. We're dealing with loss. Offering emotional support. Asking for emotional support. It's been a lot. It still is. But. There is a stillness in towns that we have never experienced before. The world is cleaner than it has been in a long time. There is sunshine. We are together, close and cosy. We craft, cook, bake, do yoga and play games. We curl up on the couch and watch movies together. We pause, we rest, we think, we learn. It is slow and meaningful. We find happiness at home, in the little things. We're coming back to the core. Nobody knows exactly where this is going and what it will bring to us, but we have the chance to do good here. We have the opportunity to redefine work and school. Redefine travel. Find new balances. Be healthier and more mindful. Be calmer, more conscious. Create. Consume less, consume better. We hope, here at Babyccino, we will be able to continue to offer inspiration for happy family living, and suggest the loveliest small brands and boutiques to you. Which from your part, I hope you will continue to support. Stay safe everyone, Esther xxx

Horray for our GLOBAL GIVEAWAY of 10 arts & crafts items with the fabulous Cocobanana! One lucky winner will win ALL ten items. The winner will be chosen on Friday. To win, you must first like this post. Then follow both @babyccinokids and @cocobananalifestyle. Tag in a separate comment for each entry, up to 10 friends. The winning crafts will be : Petit Monkey Notebook and Felt Tip Markers + Moon Picnic Paper Ice Creams + Knot & Bow Pink Heart Stickers + Yellow Owl Workshop Alphabet Stamp Kit and Heart Stamp + Kid Made Modern Wondrous Watercolour + Kid Made Modern Washable Paints Set + Donna Wilson Make Your Own Balloon Kit + Of Unusual Kind Paper Doll Kit by Magnolia + Super Petit Mini Play Mat + last but not least a lovely set of 36 Filia Oil Crayons! #babyccinokids #babyccinocrafts @cocobananalifestyle #giveaway Giveaway not associated with @instagram. Competition ends at midnight UK time on Friday the 1st of May 2020. Good luck!

No, not another meal! This is a recipe for ‘me time’ and we think all mamas might need a bit more right now. It’s an aromatic bath scrub to make a few minutes in your shower or bath feel transformative, refreshed, and invigorated! It’s our Zesty Grapefruit Fruit Sven and it’s the right way to start the day. You will need: 1/4 cup fresh squeezed pink grapefruit juice 1 tablespoon pink grapefruit zest 1-1/4 cups granulated sugar 1/4 cup coconut oil 1 tablespoon honey 7 drops of organic Grapefruit Oil (if you have it, but we’ve also made it without it) A zester or grater A clean glass jars with lids A mixing bowl Simply mix all the ingredients together in one bowl. Yes it is that simple. You will admire the gorgeous colour. And of course if you want to add more zest, etc, you should modify it to your desire! Keep in the refrigerator since it has natural juices in it, and use it in 1-2 months…. if it lasts that long! Enjoy. You deserve it. @laraoflondon #babyccinokids

Rainbow stars are so satisfying to make! We have an easy step-by-step guide so just swipe up to our bio or head to stories (we had to skip a few steps here due to only 10 swiping spots!). Make your day brighter with these! #babyccinokids #babyccinocrafts #stepbystep #sortof @polonaprostkosir

Great news on your rainy day, we are having a GLOBAL GIVEAWAY with the fabulous Cocobanana @cocobananalifestyle for the perfect collection of stay-at-home arts & crafts materials! One lucky winner will win ALL ten items. The winner will be chosen on Friday. To win, you must first follow both @babyccinokids and @cocobananalifestyle. Then you can share the ‘lockdown love’ and in a separate comment for each entry, tag up to 10 friends that would LOVE some new clever crafting kit. The winning crafts will be : Petit Monkey Notebook and Felt Tip Markers + Moon Picnic Paper Ice Creams + Knot & Bow Pink Heart Stickers + Yellow Owl Workshop Alphabet Stamp Kit and Heart Stamp + Kid Made Modern Wondrous Watercolour + Kid Made Modern Washable Paints Set + Donna Wilson Make Your Own Balloon Kit + Of Unusual Kind Paper Doll Kit by Magnolia + Super Petit Mini Play Mat + last but not least a lovely set of 36 Filia Oil Crayons! #babyccinokids #babyccinocrafts @cocobananalifestyle #giveaway Giveaway not associated with @instagram. Competition ends at midnight UK time on Friday the 1st of May 2020. Good luck!

We went for a walk and spotted this clever pompom rainbow! Love how little things make big impressions and we can inspire one another these days. Click on the bio or see stories for our DIY pompom making tutorial and make a ! #babyccinokids #babyccinocrafts #artinisolation #pompomrainbow #makeart

Foraging for food Have you ever gone to your local park, forest or garden to collect edible weeds? It’s fun, and it teaches them something about food and nature. Also, it motivates them to help prepare dinner (and eat it). We’ve been making quiches from stinging nettles, salad from dandelion leaves and wild rocket, pesto from nasturtium, we’ve picked and eaten chickweed and wild garlic. Isn’t it intriguing how much of the plants and flowers growing around us (and are considered weeds) we can actually eat? Tell us what Spring recipes you make from foraged finds? #babyccinokids #babyccinoeats #foragedfood