gingerbread biscuits

It's feeling Christmassy now and we decided to make some gingerbread men, trees and stars. They smell delicious and were really good fun to make.

Here is the recipe:

ingredients:

350g/12oz plain flour (and a little extra for rolling out)

1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

2 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp ground cinnamon

125g/4.4oz butter

175g/6oz light soft brown sugar

1 free range egg

4 tbsp golden syrup

1.  You need to put the flour, bicarbonate of soda, ginger and cinnamon in a bowl, using a sieve.

 

(mmm mmmmm smells good!)

2. Crack two eggs into a different bowl and mix in the golden syrup.

 

3. Mix all of it together and use a mixer to make it crumbly and sticky.

4. Then put cling film over it and leave it in the fridge for 15 minutes.

5. Try and keep any pets away from it!

Then 'knead' it and roll it out.

6. Cut your shapes.

7. Bake them for 10-12 minutes
then have fun decorating them.

 

8. Yay! This is the fun bit!

9. Yummy.
They make really good presents or you can eat them yourself!
I hope you like them.

for the full bbc recipe we used, click here

silent sunday

tie dye apron

What you need:

dye

salt

fabric

string or elastic bands

First you get the fabric and pleat it:

Then put an elastic band or string on it tightly.

 Keep putting elastic bands or string on tightly  until it looks like this.

You mix your dye and salt with water in a bucket  until it looks like this.

You put your fabric in for about a few hours (wear rubber gloves).

When you take it out and you've taken off the string or elastic bands off and it has been in the washing machine and it is dry it would have a pattern on it. Where it had elastic bands or string it is the colour of the fabric underneath.

I hope your dog doesn't lay on it!

Then you cut around an old apron.

So it looks like this:

This is what it looks like when it's finished. My mum made mine for me.

I hope you like it. Have you done any tie dye before?

Billionaire Boy book review.

I've just finished Billionaire Boy by David Walliams and I thought I might review it.
This is a picture of David Walliams:

What's the story about?
The story is about a boy called Joe Spud. He has got a secret, that he is a billionaire boy. He keeps that secret because he doesn't want to be bullied and people only like him because of his money and he is trying to get a true friend.

This is Joe Spud:

Who are the main characters?

They are Joe Spud, Lauren, Bob and Joe Spud's Dad.

Why/why not I liked the book?

I like it because it is very entertaining and interesting for school children.

I don't want to tell you my favourite, funniest bit in case it spoils it for you. But there might be a clue in the word purple! 

You can find this book in your local book stores. 

Press HERE to link to the World of Walliams.  It is literally fun & games, info for schools, about David Walliams, news, books and what you can win. David Walliams is my favourite author.

If you read it what do you think of it? Please leave me comments to tell me what you think.