Are your children fans of the garden? We’ve been spending a lot of time in the garden lately thanks to the lovely weather we’ve been having. Families can make the most of the good weather this school half term, by getting involved in all the fun of National Children’s Gardening week. That’s right, there’s even an […]
SHREK THE MUSICAL®on tour
For years we have enjoyed the Shrek movies as a family. Years ago, not long after Shrek the Musical opened in the West End, we went to see the show and were totally blown away. We still talk about it to this day and have continued to enjoy the movies as a family, whilst introducing […]
Bank Holiday Monday Fun: North Wales
As the second Bank Holiday of May fast approaches, followed swiftly by half term, many parents are left wondering just what they will fill the week with. Of course we are hoping for good weather all week, but you just never know do you in the UK. If you live in North Wales then we […]
Air quality in the home – can tech help?
Air quality in the home – how much thought do you really give that? In this modern world of busy, or maybe more accurately, ‘frantic’ family life, it can be tricky sometimes to get the basics done in a day, never mind consider things like the quality of the air inside your home. This is […]
Craft corner: making spring flowers
Who loves spring? I love winter but there is something really special about spring I think. Aside from the fact that it’s the season my hay fever rears its head – and anyone with hay fever will know that’s not much fun – it’s the season of new baby lambs, spring flowers and often a […]
Busting 4 myths about being a mother
Females are often hardwired to nurture, give advice, and at times judge. We are all human at the end of the day and we each have our flaws, and our preferred ways of doing things, but sometimes the advice we get, or maybe a comment we have overheard really gets to us.
Changing the end of classic fairytales because they are politically incorrect? What are your thoughts?
Fairytales – which are your favourite ones from childhood? Do you read them to your own children? Will you read them to your grandchildren? Millions of parents are changing the endings of classic fairytales – because they are politically incorrect, a study has found. More than one in four admit to altering parts of a […]
How often do you visit the beach with your children?
How often do you visit the beach with your children? Our children absolutely love the beach and we visit day, night, rain, sun – anything goes. We can do that though as we live close to quite a few beaches. The bulk of the UK live no more than a couple of hours from the […]