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Back to school the creative way
By now, most children are back at school and settling into their new term. That might mean a new class, a new teacher, new friends or even a whole new school for them. If your children are anything like mine they love choosing their new bags and pencil cases for the new school year and […]
Back to school lunchbox ideas: healthy choices
You might have seen our article recently around tips to avoid waste in lunchboxes as we approach a new school year. The bulk of schools these days have a healthy lunchbox policy which, as a parent I fully support. However, parents with fussy eaters can struggle with what to put in a lunchbox, especially five […]
Back to school: growing independence and safety
It’s bad enough when your children first begin nursery and then school. They become more independent and don’t need you quite as much as they once did. Fast forward a few years and they might be asking to walk to school with their friends, bike to school even. They might be staying late for sports […]
Back to school lunchbox choices: avoiding waste
It won’t be long and we will be back to school runs, washing uniform, helping with homework and making up lunchboxes. Whilst one of the children likes to have school dinners on a Friday, the children generally prefer to take a packed lunch. Getting the right balance of the type of foods I include in […]
Back to school craft
I hate to even say the words really but it will be back to school before we know it. These days don’t you feel that you start to see the back to school stuff even before term has ended? What’s that about? We had a bit of a rainy day the other day so we […]
Back to school the healthy way
This year the children hadn’t even broken up for summer and I had already seen back to school emails, articles and products in the shop. I don’t want to rush you through the summer holidays and onto the new term, but as we go into the winter term it’s always good to think about avoiding […]
Back to school: part four
Welcome to part four of our back to school series. Term is well underway now for most of us. Have your little ones succumbed to any bugs yet? Already some of the children at school seem to be having days off for illness. Not only is this miserable for the little ones and you, but […]
Back to school: part three
Welcome to part three in our back to school series. This time we are looking at the often arduous task of naming your children’s belongings for school. How do you label your children’s things? I’ve tried a range of things myself in the past and seen other parents use a range of methods as well, […]