Each one of my boys are born in a different season. Here I’m going to tell you a bit more about my youngest baby who was born in the Spring and is now 3. He really does get into everything and needs watching loads! He is very inquisitive, free-spirited, adventurous and a born climber. He’s … Read more
So I headed down to the Sainsbury’s Toy Sale first thing this morning and thought I’d share with you what I found. Note that this is in store only and that I am in the UK. Firstly the toy sale – or the Sainsbury’s Toy Event as they refer to it as – wasn’t hugely … Read more
Thinking about Christmas then Argos is great for convenience – you can look through the catalogue (or give the book to the kids) and buy in store, or online. Things are organised by age and toy type in the catalogue or searchable through the use of technology – Christmas shopping couldn’t be made easier. There’s such … Read more
Christmas Present Craft TRH I asked around for ideas of what things people associated with Christmas (for the Christmas TRH Book Advent) and have to say that presents came up a lot. Making a toilet roll holder (trh) into a present was really easy and a good, cheap, way to help teach your children the … Read more
What you need for the school skiing trip covers what you need to pack and how to help prepare physically. Let’s face it when it comes to sending your children off on their own you do not want to get it wrong. Especially if they are going to get wet and cold in a foreign … Read more
We went to Figline Valdarno in Italy for Easter: Italians celebrate Easter over the course of five days – starting with a wide range of religious and folklorist events: Holy Thursday – churches open their doors and welcome followers to visit their elaborately flower-decorated altars to pay respect to Jesus during his time of death … Read more
Autumn is a lovely time of year but let’s face it – it can also bring with it quite a lot of dirt! Whether it has been brought into the house and is all over the floor or the garden bench and patio are covered, or even the car is filthy from the mud on … Read more
Things to think about when buying a family car What do you want to use your car for? For us it maybe that just one person needs to use it, or any combination up to 7 people – this means we have always gone for MPVs. On a general basis when we are using an … Read more
When you were a kid did you play the games when you folded up the paper and each did a bit? Like the ones of drawings – and someone would do the head, then the next person the body, the next the legs, and so on – then you’d put it all together and see … Read more
