Construction toys in my view are a must for any home, playroom, or child-focused setting. Children learn faster during their early years than they ever will again – you only have to think about all the developments that go on from the day they are born until their first birthdays to realise that. During their […]
Anyone who’s ever watched Wonder Pets with their children in the past will know the chant that goes along with the phrase “What’s going to work? Teamwork!”. Good teamwork is something that my parents instilled in me as a child. My parents, myself and my brother were a team. A small team who worked together. […]
Home improvement is all the rage right now. TV shows such as Grand Designs and The Restoration Man all command huge audiences, with millions of people sitting down to watch hapless home owners make a complete hash of their crazy design projects. Not surprisingly, this inspires an awful lot of home owners to ‘have a […]
Are your children LEGO fans? I have a love/hate relationship with the stuff myself, if I’m honest. I do think it’s the greatest construction toy ever and I love how engrossed the children get in building it, but I curse when I tread on it and have been known to threaten to suck it all up […]
When I was 8 my parents purchased a plot of land in the southwest of France with the intention of building a house. It had been a dream of theirs for a few years to restore somewhere old, but after searching for some time, they were unable to find something suitable in their price range. […]