YOUR WEEKLY FINDS

PURPLE CARROT NURTRITION

4 weeks on-line course with Pilar Manzanaro Nutritional Therapist (Dip BCNH, BANT, CNHC, AFMCP ).

Learn about the impact of your hormones on your daily life and how they work together and how you can improve your overall diet and lifestyle while balancing your hormones.

Use unique code ALF20 to receive 20% off the course.

MUSIC

Tune into a quiet concert every night this month and enjoy the tunes of various artists. JUST BREATHE is organising these concerts every evening at 8PM via IG Live. Enjoy.


PODCAST OF THE WEEK

In the weekly podcast Happy Place, Fearne Cotton, talks to incredible people about life, love, loss and everything in-between. This week she spoke to George Ezra.


THE LABELLED WORKSHOPS

Anya Hindmarch recently had a series called The Labelled Workshop, where industry experts talked about subjects such as decluttering and organising your home, inbox and images. Although they are finished now, you can view them on Anya Hindmarch IGTV with tips and best practices from each expert.

CRAFTS

Making bath bombs is a great, fun and surprisingly easy activity for everyone and make a lovely gift. Experiment with colours, add flowers from your garden and use different shapes. Once you have the main ingredients, it's really easy to adapt this recipe to what you already have at home.

These ingredients are safe to use in the bath, but it's important to note that bath bombs are inedible. We recommend this craft for children aged eight years or over.

Bath bomb recipe (bbcgoodfood.com)

Makes 4 half-balls
Prep 30 mins, plus 2-4 hrs setting

  • 100g bicarbonate of soda
  • 50g citric acid
  • 25g cornflour
  • 25g Epsom salt (optional)
  • 2 tbsp oil – such as sunflower, coconut or olive oil
  • ¼ tsp essential oil, such as orange, lavender or chamomile
  • a few drops of liquid food colouring
  • orange peel, lavender or rose petals, to decorate (optional)

You will also need

  • mixing bowl
  • whisk
  • plastic moulds (see below for ideas)

Method

1. Put the bicarbonate of soda, citric acid, cornflour and Epsom salt into a bowl. Whisk until all the ingredients are combined.

2. Pour the base oil, essential oil and food colouring in a small bowl. Mix together well, combining the oil with the colouring as much as possible.

3. Very slowly add the oil mixture into the dry ingredients a little at a time, whisking between each addition. When all the oil is added, add a few tiny drops of water and whisk again (it will fizz when you add the water, so mix it in quickly). You're looking for the mixture to slightly clump together when pressed in your hand and keep its shape – it shouldn't be too wet.

4. If you're adding peel or flower petals to decorate, drop them into the bottom of your chosen mould. Pack your mixture tightly on top, pressing down and smoothing out the top with a teaspoon.

5. Leave your bath bomb in the mould to dry for 2-4 hrs, then carefully remove it. It's now ready to drop into the bath – watch it fizz away!

What can I use as a bath bomb mould?

You can use anything flexible as a mould for your bath bombs, so have fun looking around your home for things you could use. Here are some ideas to get you started:

  • Yogurt or pudding pots
  • Christmas tree decorations (we used a star)
  • Plastic packaging from toys
  • Easter egg packaging
  • Silicone ice cube trays
  • Silicone cupcake cases
  • Plastic biscuit cutters (place them on a tray)

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