All that preparation, all that anticipation and Christmas is over before you know it. Thankfully, ours was a lovely relaxed family day. The children woke at 6am and screeched with excitement when they saw presents spilling out of their stockings and further piles of presents in the lounge. By 8am the first wave of presents … Read more
I’ve been so busy getting everything ready for Christmas (I’m determined to be done by 1st December this year) that I forgot to finish telling you all about our lovely family holiday to Cornwall. I was looking through our family photographs last night and it prompted me to tell you about our visit to the … Read more
Generally thought of as a gift for adults, an experience gift provides a great chance for nippers to fuel their imaginations or burn off some excess energy. In fact, there are experience gift ideas for even the youngest of children to enjoy, including things you can do as a family or in pairs, so you … Read more
Tintagel Castle was one place we knew without doubt we would visit when coming to Cornwall. I have had a love of Castles since I was a child and Hubby loves history and legends, especially the Legends of King Arthur. Having looked online I will admit to being a little apprehensive about taking the Beans … Read more
What better way to finish off our half term holiday than with a trip to the theatre!! We returned home from Cornwall on Saturday evening after a very long, stop/start journey from Cornwall. The Beans were all well and truly ready for bed thinking that was our holiday over but Hubby and I still had … Read more
Disney on Ice is becoming quite a tradition for the Mummy Matters family, the joy of watching the Beans’ faces light up as they watch the show is very emotional. Even at 13 years old Curly loves to watch but then that’s the magic of Disney, its for all children aged 1-99, we never really … Read more
‘Fit to Dance’ encourages creativity, imagination and exercise amongst families Children create stories and dance routines using inspiration from Disney On Ice shows Programme developed with EBC Education to support English and Physical Education skills Disney On Ice launches it’s Fit To Dance’ family programme which aims to inspire families to have fun and be active through storytelling … Read more
When I was a child my Mum and I often used to go on holiday in Norfolk so I love taking my children to some of the places that I visited as a child, it always brings back happy memories. During #MummyMattersSummer2015 Hubby and I decided to take the Beans to Langham Glass near Fakenham … Read more
As a family we are such creatures of habit, we know the places we like, we know the things we love to do and we tend to stick to them. We have been visiting Norfolk for as long as Hubby and I have been together but tend to stick to the places we know because … Read more