New research, conducted by NCT (the UK’s largest parent charity) and supported by Pampers, has found that up to a third of mothers and fathers (32% and 27% respectively) said they never engaged in technology-based play,
Den building brings back so many happy memories for me, I remember building huge dens with my friends. We would grab as many items of furniture and blankets as we could so that we could have ‘rooms’ within our dens (I have carried that on into my tents when camping, I like ‘rooms’). I couldn’t … Read more
Now that Jelly Bean is that little bit older it’s nice to be able to take him to the park with Beanie Boy whilst Little Bean is at school and for him to be able to join in, instead of being stuck in the confines of the pushchair watching as Beanie Boy has fun. Last … Read more
Curly and Little Bean have a rollercoaster relationship, they either get on really well or they fight like cat and dog. They both love each other but their age difference of 6 years sometimes causes problems because Little Bean wants to do everything that ‘Bro’ is doing, she wants to follow him everywhere and play … Read more
I am a big fan of Asda, I have been shopping there for as long as I can remember, in Peterborough we now have an Asda Living store which is brilliant. They sell a great range of clothing for the whole family, toys, homeware and entertainment but I spent most of my time in the … Read more
As I arrived at Playgroup with Beanie Boy this morning it occurred to me that this was to be his first Christmas party without Little Bean there to rely on. Did this bother him? Did it heck, he loved all the attention he received from the ladies, one flash of his big brown eyes and … Read more
Oh, I do love the sunshine, doesn’t it just make you feel alive, energised and motivated to get on and do . . . something?! I don’t know what but today I feel like I need to be ‘doing’, mind you that said I’m never one to just sit around and do nothing, I always … Read more
This was my little man this morning at playgroup, he pretty much always gravitates towards this table and today his toy of choice was the aeroplane. He was determined that it was going to go under all of the bridges but because of the wingspan he had to keep tipping it on its side. I’m … Read more
This is the view from our front windows and one of the reasons we chose the plot that we did. We liked the idea of our house looking out onto what will eventually be a ‘green’. There are 7 houses in this circle and all are occupied by young families. Over the last couple of … Read more