The Beans’ first taste of air travel . . . #instantfreedom
Our family’s first experience of air travel with four children and how we made it almost stress-free.
Do you worry about how much your child eats during school lunch?
Little Bean and her food issues have struck again. It’s getting harder and harder to feed her at the moment, she is going off her usual favourite of Fish Cake and Chips at a rate of knots and on a good day will only really eat Pizza, Chips and Garlic Bread as they are her … Read more
Tips for Buying a Great Wedding Gift
There is no question that purchasing wedding gifts can be extremely tricky. You have to consider if you should stick to the items on the registry, or think outside of the box and pick up something that is pretty awesome, but you aren’t sure if they really want? How much should you spend? All of … Read more
Our first family holiday abroad – why am I so anxious?
The date for our first family holiday to Menorca is almost upon us and whilst the Beans are running around the house like they have consumed the contents of the sweetie jar (which they haven’t I might add), I’m stuck on the fence. On the one hand I am as excited as they are, it’s … Read more
Top Summer 2015 Family Destinations from BMI Regional
Disney Magic, Zip Lining, Fairytale Castles and more: From £69pp bmi regional, the UK’s most punctual scheduled airline, has plenty of options for affordable family getaways across the UK and Europe this summer, with one-way prices starting from just £69 per person. With regional departures to avoid the hassle of London flying, and all fares … Read more
Hair compliments thanks to Panasonic and Andrew Barton
There’s nothing like a bad hair day to spoil your mood or make you want to hibernate and shy away from the world but recently that hasn’t been the case for me. Last year I was lucky enough to be invited to be a Panasonic Brit Blogger and was gifted one of their amazing Nanoe … Read more
How to encourage children to brush their teeth
Here are some tips on how to encourage children to brush their teeth with the help of advice from hampsteadortho.co.uk.
Booking our first ‘family trip’ abroad with Villas.com #InstantFreedom
You may remember back at the start of 2015, I posted that our focus for this year was going to be Home and Away (not the Aussie TV show), and this is all going well so far. I’ll tell you more about the ‘home’ developments in a separate post over the next couple of weeks, … Read more
How to plan a kids birthday party
With four children and the oldest 13 years old, we have attended (and thrown) LOTS of birthday parties. I have to admit, despite being extremely organised before having the Beans, I am very much a last-minute planner these days, so it all tends to get a little bit chaotic in the run-up to the party. … Read more