Family Life

Things that are to do with the life of a family. Including discussions, home, education, clothing, shoes, etc

Dining with Dinosaurs #Hungry2Happy Challenge

This post is an entry for Britmums’ Hungry to Happy Challenge sponsored by Richmond Mini Meatballs Trying to keep up with all the demands of family life is no mean feet I tell you – and I’m a full time stay at home mom – so hats off to those of you who work as … Read more

A Bug Hunt

 I’m thinking about money saving and environmentally friendly things for families. This week I will share with you our “Bug Hunt,” a great way to get the kids outdoors and helping the kids to consider the environment they live in, and who (or what) they share it with. My very organised friend Kate printed off … Read more

Sensory Processing Disorder – Tactile Touch

Sensory Processing Disorder is when the information we constantly received by the seven senses is misinterpreted by the brain when it is processed. Sometimes our brains say there is TOO MUCH information coming in, and sometimes NOT ENOUGH. One of the areas this happens in is that of the Tactile sense – or touch. This … Read more

#S2S2D Emma goes to the Ballet & Opera

In case you were not aware Emma Day, who blogs over at Crazywithtwins, had to have internal radiotherapy – read my original post here. Luckily it came out of her body quicker than she thought and is able to hug her family again. Today I am hosting the Shoulder to Shoulder To Day Bloghop – please … Read more

Understanding Sensory Modulation

We receive lots of information through all our senses. They tell us what we can hear, feel, see, smell, which way up we are and movement. We then filter out which bits of information we need to make sense of things, and to tell us how to behave. Sometimes we all can struggle with this … Read more

Shoulder to Shoudler to Day #S2S2D – Jar of Happiness

In case you were not aware Emma Day, who blogs over at Crazywithtwins, has Cancer Again. She is only 27 years old and Mother to one year old twin girls plus a six year old singleton daughter. She had to have a hemithyroidectomy and the results showed that due to the results on the right … Read more

Competitive Family

For a while I have been hearing about this 50 things to do before 11 3/4s list organised by the National Trust and really wanted to get around to reading it. To find out more, and to join in with the linky then please go over and visit TheBoyandMe. (Please note these links are by … Read more

Active Playtime

Our favourite ways are on our 14ft trampoline, bikes and trips to the park (where sometimes we have people encourage us outdoors by bringing equipment). You can make a trip to the park more exciting by going on a “treasure hunt” (see my post) These are easy ways to slip activity daily into the routine. … Read more

#Blogging4Madeleine Happy 10th Birthday

Birthdays are really a big thing for me, that’s why when I heard that it was International Missing Children Day on 25th May 2013 I really wanted to help spread the word. You see that is MY birthday & I would like nothing better than to help others be reunited with their children. Today marks … Read more