OMG! Year 5 saw everything step up a gear at school and now my oldest baby has just started year 6 with the 11+ exam due to be taken next week! For those of you not resident in the UK or indeed living in parts of the country where there are no grammar schools, this… Continue reading Entrance Exams- Who's More Stressed, Parents or Kids?
My kids like many, love helping to cook in the kitchen. It’s a great opportunity to encourage them to eat foods that they wouldn’t normally chose, discuss healthy eating and enhance their weighing and measuring skills. Cakes and biscuits are always a winner with kids and the best way to get them involved to begin… Continue reading The Best Recipes for Cooking with Kids
I have a very dear friend Helen, she’s one of those friends, that when life takes over and we don’t speak for months, when we finally meet, it’s like we only saw each other yesterday. We make every effort to meet up when we can and the school holidays are always a good time but living an hours… Continue reading A Day Out at The Look Out Discovery Centre, Bracknell
Last weeks post was all about our recent family holiday to Alcudia, Mallorca. The hotel combined with the location made it one of our best holidays yet and ideal for our children at their current ages. With that in mind, I’m following up this week with some more details about the hotel itself and what… Continue reading A Holiday at Viva Sunrise, Alcudia, Mallorca
When I was pregnant with my third, I was immediately welcomed into the ‘more than two children’ mum’s alliance. Complete strangers assured me, that ‘the third child is easier than the second’ and that ‘going from two to three was easier than from one to two’. Some people mentioned how their older child was a… Continue reading Outnumbered- An Honest Account of Having Three Children!
With our first real taste of summer this week, we have been spending a lot of time in the garden doing various crafts and activities. We’ve been checking out the wildlife in our homemade bug and ladybird hotels, making perfume with our scented leaves and flowers and I’ve been teaching them how to press them,… Continue reading Garden Activities & Crafts for Kids
With our first real taste of summer this week, we have been spending a lot of time in the garden doing various crafts and activities. We’ve been checking out the wildlife in our homemade bug and ladybird hotels, making perfume with our scented leaves and flowers and I’ve been teaching them how to press them,… Continue reading Garden Activities & Crafts for Kids
The end-of-term strops are upon us! My three primary school aged children, have now officially changed their names to Stroppy, Grumpy & Tired! Towards the end of term it’s always the same and I really can’t see what they can possibly be getting out of them at school, as it’s like refereeing a grudge match… Continue reading Is Our Current School Calendar Working For You?
Stuff that isn’t essential for your holiday but can make a huge difference when travelling with kids! We love our holidays in the sun, taking at least one sunny holiday a year. I want the kids to have fun and for us to be able to relax, which with young children, can be challenging! We’ve… Continue reading Non-essential Essentials for a Fab Family Holiday
I’m always out for a bargain and hate waste! With a family of five, food shopping isn’t cheap, plus I’m rubbish at meal planning in advance. So here are my top tips for frugal food-shopping and limiting waste without the need of in-depth organisation: Check other areas of the supermarket for the same products, as… Continue reading Feeding The Family Frugally
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