Encouraging active play

Active play is important for so many reasons. Physical activity in babies, toddlers and preschoolers brings physical benefits such as increased muscle strength, coordination and bone density. Along with obvious exercise benefits, active play every day encourages children to make it part of their everyday norm from very early in life. In addition, these activities can […]

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Spring styles for the minis

spring style

Although we’ve had a few dumps of snow over the last few weeks, there are odd signs of spring around and about, including the odd daffodil. I’ve been looking at a few new wardrobe additions for the children to welcome spring. As usual my first stop offs were ClothingRIC.com and the Vertbaudet website, as their things […]

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Staying warm and dry on the school run

school run

The school runs and playgroup runs are synonymous with rain much of the time. This last few weeks it’s been more snow. I swear that the moment I put my coat and boots on and start piling children and bags into the car it immediately chucks it down. Of course, it’s the same the other […]

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Lighten the load

lighten the load

For busy families, the amount of washing that has to be done every week can be immense. For families like ours where everyone does lots of different activities and spends a lot of time outdoors this increases. As well as the normal day to day washing of clothes and weekly washing of towels and bedding, […]

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Clever chocolate milk

chocolate

I’ve spoken before on the blog about dealing with fussy eaters and how hard it can be when little ones eat very little or very little variety. I have also spoken quite a lot about the value of supplements in helping families through these periods. Little bodies and brains grow and change so fast that they […]

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Footloose: The Musical

Footloose

Dazzling dance, electrical music and youthful spirit has burst onto the Palace Theatre stage in Manchester this March, with an all-star, all-new production of the iconic musical Footloose, which is touring the UK. Based on the 1984 screen sensation, Footloose: The Musical tells the story of city boy Ren, who has to move to a rural backwater […]

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