Organising family holidays involves much more than just choosing a destination; if you have small children, then what to pack and what to do en route should also feature in your planning. It’s also a good idea to let your children know they will be going away and involve them in learning about the place … Read more
Our day started early as we prepared (excitedly) for our day ahead at Lollibop. We have been to Lollibop Festival for the last two years and so now the tiddlers look forward to it, it is becoming ‘our thing’, only this year we were going with our great friends MumtoC and MasterC who were Lollibop … Read more
Some people really don’t like the snow and prefer to stay at home in the warm but depending on how long the snow lasts that can bring about it’s own problems. I hate being confined to the house for too long, I get ‘cabin fever’, I can’t bear to sit and watch daytime TV, I … Read more
Technology for children is one of those things which, before becoming a parent myself, I always thought I would try to avoid for my children. I don’t want them growing up too fast, I wanted them to enjoy their childhood and to get their amusement out of ‘real’ toys, not battery powered things which zap … Read more
Galt Fantastic Foil Art Kit Little Bean and I first saw this kit being demonstrated in a toy store and Little Bean BEGGED me to buy it for her. Unfortunately at the time I had already spent a fortune on her so I suggested she asked asked Santa instead. Anyway, by the power of blogging … Read more
If there’s one thing that car-crazy kids love more than a birthday party, it is, of course, a car-themed birthday party. Follow our tips to get it right.
Last week was Little Bean’s first half-term holiday from school and boy what a week that was. We had highs, which were great and we had lows, which obviously weren’t so great! I never know whether you should go with explaining the good stuff first and then go downhill or whether it’s best to get … Read more
When we were sent one of the new Ravensburger Mini Memory Games to review Little Bean was in her element.
I knew this time would come eventually but really so soon? How can it be that my little girl is four years old and ready to start school? School Uniform Shopping Now that we know for definite which school she is going to in September, we have been able to focus our efforts on getting … Read more