One of things I love about the summer is the chance to go fruit picking. It is such a great activity to do as a family and a chance to teach the children about where fruit comes from and how it grows. A couple of summers ago we had a great fruit-picking day whilst a […]
Summer drink ideas when pregnant or breastfeeding
When you are pregnant or breastfeeding the thought of drinks outside in the sun and long summer nights drinking pretty cocktails are quite frankly a bit of a tease. So when everyone is having a Long Island Iced Tea or a Pimms this summer what will you be drinking? I’ve never been a big drinker, […]
Little green fingers: part one
Welcome to the first in our ‘little green fingers’ series. I have recently discovered two of my four children love gardening. We have had the opportunity to get involved in a garden project at school this term and it has been really lovely. My big boy comes out from lessons one afternoon a week and […]
Toddler tactics
You might have read my post recently on avoiding the after school ‘low’ – in this post I talked about my strategies for avoiding grumpy children after school and discussed the part I feel that hunger plays in this. I have noticed that toddlers also have these low spots but that these just differ in terms […]
Avoiding the after school low
The big kids (6 and 8) as we call them are busy, busy, busy during the week. They both work hard at school and try their very best. They also take part in a range of after school activities. When they first started school they would be very bad tempered at the end of the school […]