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  • Is Your Child Scared Of Santa? What To Do With Santaphobia
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    Is Your Child Scared Of Santa? What To Do With Santaphobia

    December 22, 2020 By: Sabina Green 0 Comments

    How can you deal with this fear without ruining the charm and thrill of Christmas? Dreams Beds have put together some information on Santaphobia.

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  • Christmas at Queensgate 2018
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    Time to get Christmassy! Queensgate sets the stage for its ‘Festive Fiesta’

    October 17, 2018 By: Sabina Green 0 Comments

    Queensgate Shopping Centre is kicking off this magical season with their ‘Festive Fiesta’ on Saturday 17 November. Families will see the centre come to life at 10.30am with this complete magical takeover. It’s time to get excited, our ‘Festive Fiesta’ is unlike anything we’ve done before,” said Centre Director at Queensgate, Mark Broadhead. The regional […]

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  • Wyevale Santa's Grotto
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    Visiting Santa’s Grotto at Wyevale Huntingdon

    December 9, 2017 By: Sabina Green 0 Comments

    The Christmas festivities began with the Christmas decorations going up and a visit to see the big man at Santa’s Grotto in Wyevale Garden Centre, Huntingdon.

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  • Sea Life Centre Birmingham
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    An afternoon at Sea Life Centre Birmingham

    November 10, 2017 By: Sabina Green 4 Comments

    Last year we were very lucky to be chosen as Sea Life Centre Birmingham Ambassadors which meant that we could visit as many times as we liked for free. The Beans loved having this role and learnt a lot in their many visits during the year. Spooky Seas During October half term we were invited […]

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    The Magic of Christmas when they still believe

    December 24, 2016 By: Sabina Green 2 Comments

    Even though I have tipped the scale of 40 years of age I still remember clearly the magic of Christmas as a child. The excitement of Christmas day in the lead up to it, helping my family to decorate the Christmas trees and the anticipation wait for my Aunts, Uncles and Cousins to arrive. Christmas […]

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  • Santa in the 360 degree Ocean Tunnel at The National Sea Life Centre Birmingham
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    The North Pole comes to Sea Life Birmingham

    December 16, 2016 By: Sabina Green 2 Comments

    They say the best laid plans often go awry and in our case that is certainly true at the moment. Last weekend we had planned to take the Beans to Sea Life Birmingham for our last blogger trip of the year to see Santa. Unfortunately, we spent the day in hospital with a poorly Jelly […]

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  • Santa and the Pirates
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    Santa and the Pirates that don’t want Christmas

    December 15, 2016 By: Sabina Green 0 Comments

    As a family we are no strangers to LP Creatives and their entertaining children’s shows so we were delighted when we were invited to see their latest offering at Stamford Corn Exchange. Unfortunately, our house has been plagued with illness since that evening (nothing to do with the show) so I’m only just getting around to […]

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    Christmas Around the World

    December 14, 2016 By: Sabina Green 0 Comments

    If there is one time that makes you think about people from all around the World, then for me it’s Christmas. A time for families and friends to come together to celebrate but have you considered all the different traditions. I discovered this lovely Infographic from Bright Horizons Child Care in London which illustrates Christmas Around […]

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    Top 5 places I would love to travel to with my children

    February 5, 2016 By: Sabina Green 1 Comments

    The start of 2016 has left me feeling pretty flat if I’m honest, it just seems to have been one bad thing after another and I’m starting to lose faith with people in general so I’m turning my thoughts towards the future and to happier times, times of new adventures and wonder. As a family […]

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More walking by the river today, there is so much More walking by the river today, there is so much water the levels were high which meant the locks were flowing fast and loud!!
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The boys were worried the swans were going to get swept down at the locks but they just smugly glided up and then swam away like it was nothing. Don't you just wish sometimes you could hold your head high like a swan does? 😂
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Albie was very excited to see one of his teachers out walking today, he was keen to tell her to "go and see the River it's SO cool" 🤣🤣
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Not much else to report on today, its been a quiet day of rest and relaxation all round. The Beans have all been busy doing art so the house has felt very peaceful indeed 🙏
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Happy Saturday everyone ♥
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Lillie - this is the little beauty who made me a M Lillie - this is the little beauty who made me a Mummy way back in 2008.  It's hard to believe that she turns 13 this year, I'm not sure I'm ready for a teenage daughter!! 
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Today on the blog I have turned back the clock and am talking about about the essentials you need to consider when you have or are expecting a newborn. Despite the nearly 13 years I still remember it all like it was yesterday and love nothing better than to scroll through the thousands of photos we have taken over the years.
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I have friends who are expecting babies at the moment (I also have a gorgeous new nephew who I am still yet to meet thanks to Covid) and I would be lying if I said that it doesn't still make me broody.  I love newborn cuddles and the toddler years but if I am honest, I love all the years because they all bring something new.
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If you're expecting or know someone who is then pop over and check the post out, it might just give you a pearl of wisdom that you hadn't already considered.
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A snow day for my Beans!! . The last few times we A snow day for my Beans!!
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The last few times we have had snow the children have all been at school and the snow has disappeared before they got a chance to play.
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Today the snow came just as they were finishing their homeschooling so now they are outside making the most it and having a blast.
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I had to pop out to get my flu jab and couldn't resist a quick photo walk whilst I was out of the house.
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This beautiful thatched cottage had its roof replaced before Christmas and looked so pretty today in the snow. If you look carefully you might just be able to make out the 🦊 (obviously not a real one) on the roof ♥
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It really looks like it has been sprinkled with icing sugar doesn't it?
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Only one more day until the weekend and that will mean we are two weeks down with homeschooling. We can do this 🤗
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The homeschooling roller-coaster continues... . Fi The homeschooling roller-coaster continues...
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Firstly let me say that I am one of the lucky ones, my husband works from home two days a week to help me with homeschooling. I didn't even have to ask him.
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That doesn't mean he find it easy by any stretch of the imagination as he is essentially working from home too and doing accounts with children is a challenge.
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We both try to work in the evenings to free up some time (and patience) for the daytime.
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Lillie is now on live lessons for most of her classes which is much better and Ollie is pretty self sufficient, although he did have a few wobbles yesterday. 
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Albie, at nearly 8, is understandably the one who needs most of our help and that can be a mixed bag depending on which side of the bed he woke up on.
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Yesterday he woke up on the procrastination side, today he was very much on the positive mental attitude side and has nailed his homeschooling.
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This afternoon he has Spanish and luckily Lillie is a bit of a pro at it so she is helping him with that and then we are done for the day.
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If I could give one piece of advice for homeschool it would be to pick your battles. If they have reached a point where they are stressed out, stop and take a break because the brain doesn't function well for learning when stressed. We set a timer for 10 mins to go away, clear their head and then try again. It doesn't work every time but most times it helps.
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Good luck xx
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Well that was the weekend I guess. The thing with Well that was the weekend I guess. The thing with this slower pace of life that I love is that the weekends seem to last forever.
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We went out for two lovely long walks over the weekend, for once I didn't work unless you count a bit of housework.
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It's very muddy at the moment so we can't do most of our favourite walks and instead have to stick to the roads but there are still beautiful places to walk.
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I groomed both of the digs because they were looking like Chewbacca and soaked up mud and water like they were storing it for winter. I will definitely never make it as a professional groomer (and wouldn't want to) but they will do for now.
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We took Dobby to the pet shop this weekend and bought him a head collar because he is really hard to walk, he pulls constantly. The head collar is like a miracle worker, he has been a dream to walk this weekend which made all the difference ti my stress levels. Now to work on his recall and he might be allowed off the lead again in the future!! 
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Today it's back to homeschooling for week 2. How does everyone feel about it this week? We are starting day one with a positive mindset, it's officially week 1 for Lillie so fingers crossed 🤞
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This boy 💙 . Homeschooling Ollie is a breeze, h This boy 💙
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Homeschooling Ollie is a breeze, he just gets on with it and rarely needs any help. When he can, he will help his younger brother Albie and if he senses any tension he tries his best to dissolve it. That said, he is also the biggest wind-up merchant and causes a fair few arguments.
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This week during Homeschooling he was asked to write a Hyperbole poem:
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Lockdown
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The whole country is back in lockdown
Homeschooling parents wear a frown
The dogs are confused that it's walkies again
When the clock says its only half past ten
Kids think it's an excuse to eat more food
Whilst their baby brother runs around in the nude
The teachers talk to the kids on zoom
As Mum drinks Baileys in the next room
Hoping it will help to get through the day
One too many and she'll start to sway
No sign yet of #PEwithJoe
So it's Yoga on YouTube let's go with the flow
Another accident for Ollie, it's always the way
I wonder what nickname Mr Bell will give me today?
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I absolutely love it and it did make me laugh. His teacher thought the bit about me drinking Baileys was hilarious.
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This morning, Ollie had a zoom session with his class and they ended with a game of Scavenger Hunt. All was going well until they were asked to find something that Mum loves...Ollie says, "I would bring Mum's gin but iI can't reach it" 🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️
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So now Ollie's teacher is getting the impression that I might have a drinking problem 🙄😳🤣
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I would like to state for the record that I am perfectly fine and I definitely do not have a drinking problem 🥴 hic 🥴
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