Top Tips to Help your child settling into Primary School

Starting School

The Summer and its infamous six week holiday came and went in a whirlwind, and we are now in the early stages of an autumnal September. With the end of Summer and the beginning of September, comes a monumental stage in many parents and children’s lives like – the first day of school. It can … Read more

10 tips on hosting a successful playdate

Playdate

When Little Bean started at school I had every intention of starting with playdates quite early on but in truth, I think it wasn’t until nearly the end of her Reception Class that I finally plucked up the courage. To be fair to me, I was pregnant with Jelly Bean when she started school and … Read more

A Fairytale Christmas at Doddington Hall

Doddington Hall

There is one aspect of Christmas that I look forward to every year and that’s our annual festive day out with our lovely friends MumtoC and family. This year MumtoC had spotted ‘A Fairytale Christmas at Doddington Hall‘ on the outskirts Of Lincoln. Online it looked beautiful and wasn’t expensive either. We paid £28.50 for … Read more

Celebrating Best Friends this Valentines with #BratzBFF

#BratzBFF

With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, saying ‘I love you’ doesn’t have to be solely reserved for loving couples. What better time of year to tell your #BFF (Best Friend Forever) just how much they mean to you than Valentine’s Day? Last year saw the welcome return of the Bratz girls complete with fresh new styles and … Read more

Pirates, Plasters and a Picnic in the Park

Outdoor fun

The Summer holidays have crept up on me again this year, I just don’t know where this last term has gone. With the approaching Summer holidays comes a sad realisation for me too, things are about to change. These are my last few weeks with my boys at home together two days a week because … Read more

My #CountryKids have been enjoying the outdoors . . .

#CountryKids

If you don’t count the odd rain shower here and there or the couple of cool, windy days at the start of last week it was mostly a beautiful week weather-wise. I was feeling particularly chilly on Wednesday but that didn’t deter Jelly Bean from playing outside. Jelly Bean loves water play and has been … Read more