If you ask me, one of the greatest Austian inventions is the Sacher cake. So why not make Sacher cake pops?
“How many times to we go to sleep until…” countdown meter
Lately Lily has been measuring everything by how many times we have to go to bed until the event comes – birthdays, holidays, Christmas… my mom started making the girls these simple and effective meters which help them grasp the time concept better.
Paper Plate Face Masks
There’s never enough creative activities once the autumn weather arrives. This spring I needed lots of them because with the new baby’s arrival we were also visited by a series of kids’ illnesses which meant spending a lot of time indoors.
Grandma’s Knedliky with povidla and poppyseeds
Food was one of the reasons I enjoyed staying with my grandma. There’s one particular dish that I will always remember. It’s called povidlové knedlíky (plum marmelade dumplings) or also pěry and they’re filled with special kind of thick plum jam called povidla and coated with ground poppy seeds and powder sugar. It’s usually eaten as a …
How to make a Halloween brain cake
“Braaaains!” – does this quote sound familiar? If so, maybe you know the movie that inspired this Halloween brain cake. We don’t really celebrate Halloween at home but we won’t miss an opportunity to put costumes on, make an original cake and have some fun. And so I bring you my first Halloween tutorial for …
Blind Map for Teaching Geography
This map is a great way to teach kids (and adults) some geography. It’s a blind map on which you pin flags, names of the countries, cities, rivers….I went with the map of Europe but you can choose any part of the world. The main part of the map are the country flags that stick …
Summer Dress
Before our new addition to the family arrived, I managed to sew the gilrs some new summer dresses. And because of our new addition to the family I didn’t manage to get more then one pair of the dresses photographed. Anyway, here are the dresses, our girls like them a lot and maybe you’re looking …
Traditional Czech Kolace
Koláče (read kolache) are a traditional Czech pastry traditionally baked at Easter or kermis, nowadays any time. They are made with yeast-dough and filled with marmelades, poppy seeds, cottage cheese and povidla (thick plum marmelade without gelling agent).
Tip for a trip: Nosislav
If you find yourself in South Morava and you are looking for an easy trip in the nature where you can take even a city pram, Nosislav is the place to go! Moreover, if you’re a geocacher, it’s a double win.
Penguin cake
If you’ve known my blog for a while you probably know that I make my kids birthday cakes. My oldest daughter is especially demanding, this year she came up with the idea of the “penguin cake”. And it was up to me to figure out how to make such a cake at home with usual …
Fabric flower buds
These flower buds are easy to make and they’re great for decorating – hair accessories, dresses, cushions…or in my case – a handbag.
Basketlike handbag
For this summer I made a handbag that looks like those fashion baskets that people like to take to the beach.
Hazelnut spread (also paleo)
If there’s something I don’t want my kids to eat it’s those nut-chocolate spreads that have minimum nuts in them but plenty of sugar and aromas. fortunately, my children don’t eat it very often but it’s still their favorite crep ingredient, so I decided to make it at home and healthier.
Faux Mohawk
I really enjoy making faux mohawk hairstyles because they can be worn to formal events as well as to school, work etc. and they’re actually easy to make. And as you can see in the photos, it doesn’t take very long because a 6-year-old can sit through the process. To be able to do this …
How I grow ginger
There’s never enough ginger – in summer it’s great for lemonades, to make popsickles or just to put in your water, in winter we use it to make tea and it’s also indispensable when I want to make my favorite Indian meal – butter chicken. I’m so glad that the ginger is doing well on …
Elderberry-ginger popsicles
The weather this may behaved like it was November and I’m glad the warm June has finally come and with it the time for homemade ice-cream and popsicles. Our elderberry went out of bloom but I managed to cut the last inflorescence to make these refreshing Elderberry-ginger popsicles.
Beadweaving – the Flower Ring
Beadweaving What is beadweaving? It is a weaving technique used to create anything from jewelry to animals and boxes using beads, adding them one by one. This technique is very time-demanding and mastering it requires practice, time and patience. The real and fair price of the beadwoven jewelry easily equals that of jewelry made from …
Cottage cheese and black currant pie
My mom makes the most delicious jams. And if there’s one that turned out really perfect last year it’s the black currant jam. I wanted to make a pie that would be like the Linzer cookies that are supposed to have currant jam in them (actually red currant jam but the black currant jam is …
Matchbox suitcase
Lately I’ve made the exploding box for my husband and I decided to stay creative when it came to his birthday. I made him this matchbox suitcase as an alternative to a birthday card.
Paper tape bracelet
The spring is here and it’s time for some colors!