The “Lulu Burt Best of 2014 Awards”
Mummy says we’ve started a New Year called 2015 and it will be the year of the Sheep in the Chinese calendar. That’s fab as both me and my BFF Euan LOVE our toy sheep (both called Baa Baa!). I had an amazing time in 2014 so am hoping 2015 will be just as exciting. Here are my favourite things from 2014, otherwise known as the “Lulu Burt Best of 2014 Awards”.
Best product I used in garden
I had lots of fun last Spring using the fabby kids gardening tools from Twigz. I used them to grow veggies and flowers from seed and to look after the seedlings and plants as they got bigger. My favourite item was the watering can.
Twigz do a wonderful range of garden tools for children
Best things I grew (apart from taller that is!)
Regular readers will know that I LOVE a big bright sunflower. I even gave them away in the party bags from my birthday party last year. Two of my others faves to grow are tomatoes and potatoes. Imagine my excitement at discovering the TomTato plant. It grows tomatoes above the ground and potatoes below, all at the same time, cool huh? The big crop of sweet tomatoes was really, really yummy but the crop of potatoes didn’t stretch very far when it came to feeding a growing girl. It still wins the prize for yummy sweet tomatoes and being really different.
Best books I reviewed
The contest for best book was a close run thing, I gave 5 Lulu Burt gold stars to 2 fun books in 2014. So in this category we have a tie between fellow blogger Dawn Isaac’s “101 Things for Kids To Do Outside” and “Findus, Food and Fun” from Hawthorn Press.
Both books have really fab activities that little-uns like me can do.
The book is PACKED full of lots
(well 101 to be precise) of awesome ideas
Best places I visited
This is a no brainer. It just has to be Provost Park in Bridge of Allan. I (Lulu Ann Burt, aged 2.5 years) was the very important person who got to open the newly designed park. Mummy and Daddy were involved in this design project even before I was born (I still can’t believe anything of importance happened before I arrived!) It was great to see the site being turned into a low maintenance, Victorian themed place to meet friends or just relax.
Me officially opening MY park!
Best things I’ve made
Mummy tells me it is better to give a gift than to get one. This year I had lots of fun making presents for Mummy on Mothers Day and Daddy on Father’s day. Since I’m just little I didn’t have many pennies to spend so made do with up-cycling things from our kitchen.
Pansies in cheese boxes makes a lovely gift
My decorated tin can planters
Best thing that happened in 2014
BIG DRUM ROLL PLEASE……. the overall, most wonderful and exciting thing that happened to me in 2014 was that I became a big sister. My very cute and cuddly (but not very good at playing hide and seek yet) little sister Tilda was born in November 2014. I can’t wait until she is old enough to do some gardening with me!
Tilda and I – double cuteness!
Wow, I did have a very busy year. What did you get up to in 2014? I’d love to hear all about your adventures. Let’s have even more in 2015!
Lulu xx
An Upcycled Gift for Mummy’s Day
Hellllooooo everyone! I am sure you are all remembering that it’s Mother’s Day this Sunday. I certainly am ‘cos my Mummy is awesome and I will be spoiling her ALL day! In my experience (of which I have packed a lot into my whole two years!) mummies like handmade gifts which are made with love (and sparkly, expensive presents too but that’s not for this blog!) So, here is a great idea of a lovely gift you can make for this weekend. And the best bit is you have to eat some yummy cheese first!
Pansies in cheese boxes makes a lovely gift
Pansies in Cheese Boxes
You will need:
- Scrummy camembert in a wooden box
- Glue
- Some pansies
- Ribbon
To make:
1. Eat the yummy cheese!
2. To make the box a little deeper I took the top off the lid and glued the sides of the lid to the the sides of the bottom. I glued the leftover top to the bottom just to make it a little more robust (and to have a nicer finish.)
3. Ask a grown up to drill a few drainage holes in the bottom of your cheese box.
4. Fill with pansies and get your hands mucky!
5. Tie a pretty ribbon around the outside of the box.
Isn’t this the cutest gift?
Alpines such as sempervivum would also look lovely in this little handmade pot.
A big thank you to the lovely people at Kyle Books for sending me a copy of their Gifts from the Garden book by Debora Robertson which features this lovely project.
I hope you all have a lovely day with your mummies on Sunday.