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How to make Easter Diorama for Church

March 15, 2018/in Craft, Easter /by ValleyFamilyFun

How to make an Easter Diorama for Church When we lived in the UK for 5 months, we visited several cathedrals around Easter time. We saw these gorgeous dioramas on display and knew we had to come home and recreate one here. I had never seen one before, and had a hard time finding anything […]

Eating out with Friends and Family: Kate’s Bakery New Minas

March 12, 2018/in Restaurant /by ValleyFamilyFun

Eating out with Friends and Family: Kate’s Bakery New Minas Valley Family Fun is making its way around the Valley, checking out restaurants and writing about them so you can learn about great places to check out like Kate’s Bakery in New Minas! #supportlocal All it took was two words for my family to fall […]

How to make Easter Diorama for Church

March 15, 2018/in Craft, Easter /by ValleyFamilyFun

Eating out with Friends and Family: Kate’s Bakery New Minas

March 12, 2018/in Restaurant /by ValleyFamilyFun

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How to make Easter Diorama for Church

March 15, 2018/in Craft, Easter /by ValleyFamilyFun

How to make an Easter Diorama for Church

When we lived in the UK for 5 months, we visited several cathedrals around Easter time. We saw these gorgeous dioramas on display and knew we had to come home and recreate one here. I had never seen one before, and had a hard time finding anything on Pinterest, so I thought I would share our creations!

Every year, our family signs up to decorate the church for a month, and this year we made sure we signed up for Easter!

Here’s the scene we saw in a church in Barmouth, Wales.

Then, we visited, St. Asaph, the smallest Cathedral in Britain, in northern Wales.

Because I am a project manager, and have no real artistic abilities, our diorama was created by my husband and his sister.

Based loosely on the pictures we had taken in Wales, we gathered rocks of all shapes and sizes, and combined it with gravel, craft moss, the heads of silk flowers.

Underneath, you can’t see, but the hills are buckets and even our camping cooler, plus some Thomas the Tank mountain pieces. This is all topped with a green tablecloth, and then brown fabric that was to wrap roses!

The end result, is pretty spectacular, I think!

We added a spotlight and some purple tulips to the backdrop, and will use some figurines from a couple of different nativity sets, to tell the story for later in Holy Week leading up to Easter morning.

I am so proud of their creation!

Easter Bouquet

I concentrated on an Easter bouquet for the Communion Table. I used pussy willows I had collected a few years ago, and combined them with jellybean pussy willows I made the last time I was on Easter decorations!

These are so pretty, and add a splash of colour. They keep from year to year.

Here’s how to make jellybean pussy willows!

I also collected a few branches and used the hot glue gun to attach various shades of pink tissue paper to make blossoms.

The result is really pretty!

This bouquet also looks lovely in your home at Easter and spring time!

Happy Easter!

Eating out with Friends and Family: Kate’s Bakery New Minas

March 12, 2018/in Restaurant /by ValleyFamilyFun

Eating out with Friends and Family: Kate’s Bakery New Minas

Valley Family Fun is making its way around the Valley, checking out restaurants and writing about them so you can learn about great places to check out like Kate’s Bakery in New Minas! #supportlocal

All it took was two words for my family to fall madly in love with the new Kate’s Bakery in New Minas.

British food.

After having lived in the UK for 5 months, the boys grew to love certain food, and until recently, they could only get it in Halifax. Now, thanks to Kate’s Bakery in walking distance from our house, the boys (father and sons) are in heaven.

Cheese and Onion Crisps (chips)

Ribena

Vimto

IronBru

We won’t even get into the sauces, pickles and other sundries my husband is jumping about!

As soon as I told my British sister-in laws about this place, I am not sure if they waited to put on their coats before they jumped in the car!

And, that’s just the packaged goods in the corner! We haven’t even gotten to the in-house food!

Eating out with Friends and Family at Kate's Bakery in New Minas with www.ValleyFamilyFun.ca

Made right in front of you, Kate’s Bakery has traditional British foods like cottage pies and pasties.

You can buy them hot and sit down and eat them with a cup of coffee, or there is a fridge where you can grab them to go.

When my girlfriend and I went to eat lunch there, we went for the soup and biscuit meal, which I think is one of the best deals going!

For just $6 (stc) you can get a bowl of freshly made soup and an incredibly delicious homemade biscuit!

You have to top it off with one of their sweets, and if you are really nice, bring one home for your kids!

Kate’s Bakery has quite a few tables so you can eat in or take out. It’s family friendly, or a great place to meet up with a friend for a treat.

If you are British, or have British roots, the place will make you feel nostalgic!

Location

Kate’s Bakery is located at 8772 Commercial Street, New Minas, close to the former bowling alley and Sushi Fang.

Now, it’s open Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 4 pm.

Kate’s Bakery Facebook Page

Take a trip to Kate’s Bakery in New Minas and support another great local business!

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How to make an Easter Diorama for Church

The end result, is pretty spectacular, I think!

Easter Bouquet

Eating out with Friends and Family: Kate’s Bakery New Minas

British food.

Location

Take a trip to Kate’s Bakery in New Minas and support another great local business!

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