Being Creative This Half-Term

As schools and colleges prepare for the autumn half-term holiday and with many people now working with condensed hours, or in a hybrid manner there are more

Et Voila!: A Simple French Baking Love Story – Manon Lagrève

Description: The Great British Bakeoff alumni and winner of the NYE 2023 special, Manon Lagrève, shares over 80 French classics – simplified or with a twist – for

Head-to-Toe Winter Knits – Monica Russel

100 quick and easy accessories to knit Description: This gorgeous book brings together 100 of the best winter knits from best-selling author and knitting designer, Monica Russel.

The Kew Gardens Christmas Book by Jenny Linford

Description: The Kew Gardens Christmas Book is a beautifully illustrated celebration of the plants and animals central to Christmas. Jenny Linford weaves together history, folklore, botany and stories

Fold It Calm – Li Kim Goh

Simple origami to quieten your mind. Find mindfulness and calm through origami. Includes 50 sheets of origami paper included at the back so you can get started right away.

Half-Term Creative Activities

As well as taking advantage of the longer days and the warmer weather to spend time outside, being creative is a wonderful way of enjoying time together

Happiness – The Art of Togetherness – Ines de la Fressange, Sophie Gachet, Olga Sekulic

Everything you need to know to build friendships that last. Life is never exactly what we expect it to be; it’s full of surprises, and that’s a good thing. In this book, Ines de la Fressange — along with her dear friends Sophie and Olga — has compiled her tips for creating happiness.

My Art of Entertaining: Recipes and Tips from Miss Maggie’s Kitchen – Heloise Brion & Christophe Roue

My Art of Entertaining: Recipes and Tips from Miss Maggie’s Kitchen Heloise Brion (author), Christophe Roue (photographer)Description: Globetrotting tastemaker Heloïse Brion invites us inside her universe of relaxed chic entertaining. In

Finding Time to be Creative

Being creative is a wonderful way of de-stressing and relaxing and the bonus is that you can end up with something useful, a sense of personal achievement, a gift for friends and family, and in some cases, it even starts a passion that you turn into a business, but most importantly it should be something you just enjoy doing with no expectations or criticism. Building up a library of books that you can dip into for inspiration is a wonderful way of involving all the family. Here are three of the latest inspirational books that we have discovered.

Last Minute Festive Delights

As we are writing this we are not sure what restrictions may be in place for the Christmas and New Year Holiday. So here is our round-up of some things that you can do hopefully within the guidelines.

Autumn half-term fun activities

This autumn half-term is an opportunity to enjoy some autumn sunshine and create some outdoor memories before the shorter days and the colder weather sets in. There

Capturing Memories

Our most special personal memories usually stay in our minds forever, but with age these memories can dim, and sadly for some people disappear altogether.

Escape to a Creative Place

Now that the wetter and colder days are arriving it’s the perfect time to snuggle up and start creating!There are so many creative activities that all the family can take part in, many of which require very little investment. e.g. drawing, watercolour painting, air-dried clay, embroidery, making friendship bracelets, sewing projects, not to mention being creative with cooking, gardening, or re-designing our home.

Creating Hope for Young People

Now that school, colleges and universities are starting the autumn term, how can we best support young people as they resume their studies? t as Covid-19 may have had a significant impact on your life, it will have impacted on others close to you too, in particular young people.

Delicious Focaccia Bread Recipe - Escape Learn Create

Delicious Focaccia Recipe

This lovely focaccia bread recipe is a wonderful side for family dinners or to serve with friends combined with dips, salads and tapas. Easy to make with very little effort and delicious toasted the next day.

The Little Grower’s Cookbook: Projects For Every Season

Looking for some delightful activities to enjoy with your children during the last few days of the summer holidays? We absolutely adore the The Little Grower’s Cookbook: Projects For Every Season by Ghillie James, Julia Parker, Olivia Colman (Foreword)

Create A Magical Garden

In the light of the coronavirus lockdown, we are all spending more time at home and in our gardens. With the parks having been closed during this time and parents aware of how quickly the germs can spread, children are now using the garden as their play area and older children are trying to find a place to escape their bedrooms for a while from online learning.

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