Seasonal posts
Christmas Hamper Inspiration When you have someone special in your life but don’t know what to buy them for Christmas I think a Christmas Hamper is a great idea. I think when you put them together yourself it makes them even more special as you can really tailor it to the reciprocant. Last year we made a … Read more
Family life can be hectic at the best of times. If you add into the mix of housework, work, afterschool clubs and cleaning the fact that my children go to 3 different schools than I am sure you can appreciate that we could easily end up not spending any time together – especially given that … Read more
Ice-Skating as a family is a magical way to spend time this Christmas. Having taken 4 non-skating children, and an out of practice adult, with me previously I knew that this could end in tears. Luckily though we went to Webbs Garden Centre in Wychbold, who really pulled out all the stops to make this … Read more
Christmas Crafts are a great way to build up the excitement for the big day. I love Christmas Crafts with Toilet Roll Holders as they are cheap and there’s always an abundance of them . The series of crafts we made were good for helping the boys development too (patience, understanding, hand-eye, fine motor, and … Read more
I love Christmas it is such a great time to get crafting with the boys in building up the excitement to the big day. A great place for inspiration for all things crafty is over at RedTedArt. This is where I found the Salt Dough Stars Garland. I thought that they would be a great basis … Read more
Halloween is one of the few times my children are given sweets. It’s not that I stop them from having them at other times it’s just that I do not really buy them. I love nothing better when the days get shorter and the nights are so dark than to craft with the children. For … Read more
If you need inspiration for present ideas then you cannot go wrong with Playstation. They have something for all ages, budgets and abilities. We have had many Playstation products and never had them go wrong or been disappointed in them. My oldest son had his first Playstation when he was 3 years old (1999): … Read more
When it comes to our children there are just some things we are naturally drawn to worry about, and diet is one of those things. It all begins when we make the decision whether to breast or formula feed, and this is just the start. When to wean, how to wean, what to wean with! … Read more
My boys loved the Trash Packs from Flair that I brought home from the Toy Fair in London. So they were really excited to hear that we were going to be reviewing the Wheels Junkyard and a pack of (2) Litter Bugs. My 6 year old knew all about the fact that the Gross Gang … Read more
Jungle Speed Safari is a compact game that can easily be taken on your travels, with all the pieces fitting into a small bag provided. Jungle Speed Safari consists of 42 cards, 5 differently coloured totems (each with a different picture of food on them), a rule book and the bag to keep them all … Read more