Birthday Party Guide

Planning a Birthday Party can be a complicated affair. Here are a few things to think about in this Birthday Party Guide from our exzperience of lots of parties with our four children. This post contains an affiliated link First – Decide on Your Budget for Your Birthday Party How many people you will invite, … Read more

Real Nappies

Why Use Real Nappies? You will never run out of nappies (as long as you wash them) – important in this economic climate. You can use them with more than one child, and even use them as cleaning rags etc when you’ve finished having children. Apparently it is easier to toilet train a child who … Read more

Choosing a School

Choosing a school for your child can be very daunting for a parent, whether that be for primary or secondary. It is a choice that could affect the child for the rest of their lives and so one needs to be found that suits their needs. Things to consider Location – the nearest school has more … Read more

#16KidsandCounting The Hann Wedding

Below I’ll be examining the Hann from the TV Show 16kidsandcounting Shown on Channel 4 9th April 2013 9pm, quotes mentioned below are as mentioned in the series on Channel 4 should you wish to watch this yourself. Those in italics are exclusively from Emma Hann herself.  All non specific opinions given are my own. … Read more

The Sad Giraffe

We have been trying to teach our youngest about emotions. Starting with the basics of happy and sad. Our butterfly craft we made as happy and so we made a sad giraffe. He also has limited attention and can be difficult to engage. As he likes routine, I have been concentrating on Toilet Roll Holder Crafts, … Read more

Snowy Spring Days at the Park

There’s nothing like a trip to the park in the holidays Even with very few places to hide, the boys still managed to have a fun game of hide and seek. Notice how they are refusing to wear their hats and gloves – saying it’s not cold!!! And of course it is always a useful … Read more

Mark Making with Shaving Foam – Sensory Play

Our son needs to be able to recognise his name so I’ve been doing activities with him to help. It was only at Christmas time that he was able to tell us he knew his name. He’s awaiting a full assessment for Sensory Processing Disorder but I think it’s a given he has it. He … Read more

One More for Luck – The Allans #16KidsandCounting

Below I’ll be examining the Allans from the TV Show 16kidsandcounting Shown on Channel 4 2nd April 2013 9pm, all quotes mentioned below are as mentioned in the series on Channel 4 should you wish to watch this yourself. All non specific opinions given are my own. The Allans, Amanda and Tony, from Sunderland have … Read more

Spring Butterfly TRH Craft

Here is a simple Butterfly Craft to make with young children during the Spring. Great for those with short attention spans plus can be used to help with emotions. You can talk about symmetry or the life cycle of a butterfly too. Making the Spring Butterfly What You Need All you need is an old … Read more