Thank you for all joining in again last week, and all the supportive comments, it means a lot. This week I’m off to London to the Toy Fair and I’m also going to an exciting Project Launch Breakfast Briefing on Thursday. This of course means I will not be around on my blog or at … Read more
This winter (27th November-1st December 2013) saw Brian Turner, Frances Quinn, James Martin, Lisa Faulkner and Natalie Coleman opening the doors of the NEC for the 23rd year running of The BBC Good Food Show in Birmingham. The nation’s biggest food event really had something for everyone, no matter their age, budget, or dietary requirements. … Read more
It’s been a busy old week which started off with me being really ill, this meant that I was not able to do much on Monday. Tuesday we put to good use my youngest’s visual aid book, trying to recreate the school day as close as possible (we even put in a milk break and … Read more
Trick or Treating isn’t for everyone at Halloween. We tend to only go and visit people we know, but even then some people just consider it begging. For those of you who visit my SensorySeeker blog you will know that recently we had some good sensory fun with dinosaurs. Well I thought what a good … Read more
My boys love love Lego and so naturally that was where my son wanted to visit for his birthday. We had previously visited for their Halloween and fireworks display and so I offered to share what Legoland Windsor 2013 had to offer, in return for tickets into the park (and a review of our day). Legoland … Read more
I really like dinosaurs and so does my youngest son. When he said that for my birthday I should have a dinosaur party I agreed! My husband went to great lengths to give me a great dinosaur party including making his own dinosaur cake. He knows how much I LOVE photos so he took these … Read more
I’d been wanting to take the boys berry picking for some while. It is one of those things that I did as a child that I’ve realised that my children have never done (only blackberries in the wild, not a pick your own).. I wanted to give them the experience as well as helping them … Read more
You may have noticed that we like dinosaurs in this house. I think our interest really began in April 2012, when whilst on holiday in Devon we picked up a leaflet advertising a Dinosaur World in Torquay. It was just under £6 per person with 2s and under getting in free. I think it was because … Read more
When we first visited the paediatrician about our son, the first thing she was concerned about was his lack of sleep. She thought that if we were able to tackle that then a lot of other things would fall into place. This is one of the reasons that we tried really hard to settle him … Read more
My youngest son, who has Special Needs, gets really hung up about birthdays. He was meant to be born on my birthday, but instead decided to come 5 weeks earlier. So when it came to planning my birthday he had really not got over his. He thought that every birthday should be his birthday. When … Read more