There have been some quite shocking reports from a range of media outlets over the last few months about the dangers of detox teas. Instagram is a wash with before and after pictures of people using a range of detox teas and insisting that these teas are the way forward for weight loss and to […]
Bonfire Night Craft
This time of year is such fun, with Halloween, Bonfire Night and then the countdown to Christmas. It’s a great time for inspiring baking and craft activities with children and there are so many possibilities. After already doing a spot of advanced Halloween craft last month, this weekend we decided to use our Bostik supplies to […]
Down on the farm
It is an early start at the farm today, the cockerels are singing and telling everyone it’s time to wake up and play…or was that the toddlers? It’s another busy day with animals to feed, stables to clean and general farm activity going on. All the animals are calling for their food, the water buts […]
Making present giving more fun
Giving a gift can be a bit of a headache sometimes. Perhaps you have a child to buy for who seems to have everything, or maybe a child who is hard to surprise, perhaps you are trying to buy for someone else’s child and you aren’t familiar with what they are into? Whatever the situation, […]
Win a family ticket to the spectacular Winter Wonderland in Manchester
The summer holidays are fast becoming a distant memory, there’s a nip in the air and the nights are starting to draw in. Christmas will be upon us before you know it and although it is only October, people are already clamouring to get their tickets for Manchester’s biggest Indoor Christmas attraction which has announced […]
Halloween Party Preparation
We are approaching that time of year again…Halloween! Over the years the UK seems to have become more and more interested/obsessed with Halloween and each year there seems to be more and more Halloween stuff going on. Over the years we’ve had quite a few Halloween parties for the children with a few friends and […]
Share With Me #40
Welcome to the Share With Me Blog Hop, which I took over at the start of June. I want to thank all of you who link every week, it is very much appreciated. Lots of you follow the rules, linking, adding the badge or a link, commenting on the HOST post and commenting on each […]
My last baby
A few weeks ago I took this photo of my youngest looking out of the window of a canal boat. The more I look at it, the more grown up I think he looks, and the more I realise that he’s really not a baby anymore. As the youngest of four he has a massive advantage […]