When life is busy and hectic and everyone is dashing between school, work, playgroup, appointments, meetings and activitie it can sometimes feel as if you never get time to just be together. To just be a family. The children have been really excited this week about our impending trip to LEGOLAND Windsor, and I’ve been […]
London is one of the most visited cities in the world, but, the sad truth is that it can also be one of the most expensive ones too! As you can imagine, visiting a major city usually means parting with a lot of cash on your travels. Still, Londoners have found various ways of exploring […]
I started running at school. Nothing serious, but I always did OK in the school cross country and the long distance running races at sports day. I wasn’t especially quick but I could keep going when lots of others went out fast and then had to stop. Running a marathon was always something I fancied […]
We’ve been running our series on family-friendly days out for a while now. When I look for places for us to spend time as a family, I’m always the most drawn to those places that look inclusive. With children across a wide age range this is important and can sometimes be quite a challenge. The […]
We are kicking off the New Year with the most amazing competition – you can win a family ticket to In the Night Garden Live! If you didn’t read our review of the the 2015 live show, you can read it here. The dates for the 2016 tour are as follows: Blackheath (subject to licence), […]
The Baby Show with MadeForMums, the UK’s leading pregnancy and parenting event, will be returning to ExCeL, London from 19th – 21st February 2016. The Show is a must-attend event for new and expectant parents with over 200 exhibitors showcasing the very best baby and infant essentials. It’s the only show to feature all the […]
Welcome to part twelve of our series on ‘Family-friendly days out’. How many of you have been up The Shard? The “Vertical City” in London. The Shard was conceived as a building with multiple uses: a vertical city where people could live, work and relax. It comprises world-class offices, award-wining restaurants, the 5-star Shangri-La Hotel, exclusive […]
Every time we are looking for accommodation somewhere I do extensive research on how family-friendly somewhere is. There are a huge number of hotels that would identify as being family-friendly. Maybe they have themed bunk beds; maybe children get milk, cookies and a movie before bed; maybe they have organic baby food; a soft play centre […]