You might have read our first article in the mini chefs series. If not you can read part one here. I love the fact that all the children love to get involved in the kitchen. We always make sure that we set aside some specific cooking time, especially during the school holidays, but I also […]
Santa, The Tooth Fairy, The Easter Bunny and their friends
How do you keep the magic alive and ensure your children ‘believe’ for as long as possible? I fear I have caused myself a whole world of stress. You see it was not enough for me to have to conceal the workings of Santa, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy from my children…oh no…I […]
Travelling with children: part three
You might have been reading our other articles on travelling with children recently. If not you can read part one here and part two here. I have always found it easier to be self-catering with children, especially when they are very young. That doesn’t mean I’m not open to other options, but just that’s what […]
Travelling with children: part two
Welcome to part two in our series of articles about travelling with children. If you missed part one you can read it here. In part one of this series, I said that I know some people can’t contemplate travelling very far with children, for a range of reasons, but I have always prefered to have a […]
Alternative things to do in Orlando: Part one
There was a programme I watched as a child and the opening sequence was an airboat gliding through the Everglades – I always thought it looked like an amazing experience and I wasn’t wrong. If you are looking for something other than the obvious Disney or Universal parks in Orlando then make sure you stop off at […]
Win a family ticket to Liverpool’s Easter Panto
Do you love a good panto? Are you sad we have now left traditional panto season behind? Fear not because this Easter the cast of LHK Production’s new Easter Panto Beauty and the Beast arrive at Liverpool’s Epstein Theatre to officially launch their new family show which visits from Thu 2 – Sun 12 Apr. […]
Learning begins at home: part two
If you read the first installment of ‘learning begins at home‘ yesterday you will already understand some of my feelings about this subject. My parents were superb at reading to me as a small child and I entered primary school being able to already read. No doubt this was as a result of all the […]
Exploring Scotland as a family
I love Scotland. As a child my experience was not great. I remember coming home from school and my dad announcing we were going skiing for a few days there over Half Term. This was a bit random as all our skiing trips had been to France and back then I didn’t even know you […]