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Family-friendly snacking
We all get those hunger pangs sometimes. When you have left breakfast behind but are far away from lunch; when you’ve had lunch but won’t be having dinner for hours or even if you are pulling a late working night and you get the munchies. This applies to adults and children. I wrote a while […]
Family-friendly days out: part six
Welcome to part six of our series on family-friendly days out. For this we headed to the Crocky Trail in Cheshire, not too far from us. Having looked at the website this looked right up the big kids street as they are very adventurous and not afraid to get wet and muddy. It is a […]
Caring for children’s hair
Hair care can be stressful for both parents and children, but it doesn’t have to be. These are our top tips for stress-free haircare: Get your children used to getting their face and head wet from an early age and make this a part of their daily routine Use a shampoo that is kind to […]
UK family days out: ideas for a perfect summer
Summer has certainly arrived, and the UK is currently enjoying lovely warm days. Just the sort of weather to get the family out of the house and exploring the island’s town and country areas at places that the whole family can enjoy and that stop the kids from becoming bored. Theme parks The nation’s various […]
Hide and seek with a toddler
Hide and seek is a game I remember playing as a child, not only with school friends but also on holidays. I played it in France, Germany, Portugal and the former Yugoslavia. It seemed to translate into any language and it was a great way to make some holiday pals. It doesn’t cost anything and […]
Nurturing little imaginations
The imagination is a wonderful thing and watching that develop in children is something very special indeed. A while back I wrote an article on little imaginations and looked at how simple things like jumping off the wall with your cycle helmet on can transform into something super exciting like skydiving. I have said before […]
Taking learning outside
We seem to have had some better weather so far this week which has been nice. This has meant that I have been able to take the babies outside for their home learning sessions. We did our music and animal learning sacks outside this week which they really enjoyed and my littlest man sat beautifully […]
Summer reading challenge
As the long summer holidays approach, what will your children be reading? Last year I drew up a chart for the big kids – every time they read a book, we wrote it on the chart and they left a comment about what they thought and gave each book a star rating. At the start […]