As the weeks of the new school year are flying by it’s hard to believe that we are only a few short weeks away from the October Half Term holiday. Unless we are really lucky with the weather, the likelihood is that we will be spending a lot more time indoors during Half Term so … Read more
School pick-up is probably one of those ‘ordinary’ moments in a day that I have mixed emotions about. Little Bean has just started in Year 1 at Primary School, some days it feels like she has been going to school forever and others it feels like she has only been there for a few months. … Read more
I’ve been contemplating whether I could hide fruit and vegetables in bread to help my fussy eater using a bread maker. What do you think?
Treading water is about as close a description as I can possibly give at the moment to how I’m feeling. We are now into the fourth week of the summer holidays and to be honest I feel like we have done pretty well. I haven’t been too stressed out, or at least not for the … Read more
Today we visited Springfields in Spalding so that the tiddlers could join the Teddy Bear’s Picnic run by the Playbarn. For just £4.99 the children were able to play in the playbarn for as long as they liked and they received their picnic box containing sandwiches, Dairylea Triangle, crisps and a bottle of drink. Not … Read more
The day began with a spot of story time with Nanna, you know if you let them the tiddlers would happily sit there and let you read stories to them all day. I have been to Burghley House for picnics countless times and for whatever reason, I don’t think I have ever managed it on … Read more
Little Bean had a ‘fish themed’ day at Playscheme today. Today was the first day she had been a little disappointed by playscheme because she said she didn’t really get to ‘make’ anything. Nonetheless she still managed to do lots of drawings. In the afternoon we went for a ride out in the car and … Read more
Today was the last day of Little Bean’s Playscheme – she has had a blast at Playscheme. She made some great new friends, made soooo many craft items that I just don’t know what to do with them all and that’s not including the ones she has already gifted to other family members. For their … Read more
