Is your home looking a little drab? Perhaps it’s somewhat dated? Or maybe you’ve lived there for so long that you need a change of scenery! Whether it’s on a pair of pillows, the back of a bookshelf, the floor or the ceiling, a splash of unexpected colour transforms any space from boring to breath-taking. […]
Top 50 driving distractions
Children squabbling in the back of the car has been sited as one of the top 50 driving distractions for motorists. A study by OnePoll.com, found that the top 50 common distractions includes children fighting with each other, other road users driving with full beam on in the dark and listening to a favourite song […]
Halloween Craft: making your own Trick or Treat bags
Halloween is just around the corner, so what better time than to get the craft stuff out. Halloween craft is limitless and there are so many amazing ideas on Pinterest these days you will be spoilt for choice. We decided to make something that would get used on Halloween, so we put together some trick […]
‘Build it’ at LEGOLAND Discovery Centre
LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Manchester have launched the Ultimate Imagination Build Off Challenge, to prove whether or not creativity fades with age. They have launched the challenge with a short film. To put this to the test and to fuel the imagination of kids through play, LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Manchester has set the build off challenge. As […]
How to streamline your mornings
School-day morning stress School-day mornings can feel like a bit of a treadmill at times, and that’s often why parents as well as children breathe a sigh of relief when the school holidays arrive. The mornings can be a huge rush and just that act of being in a rush can cause a major meltdown […]
Travelling without your children: Absolutely? It depends? Or, no way on earth?
Travelling and holidays, something so many of us love and perhaps live for to an extent, but when children come along holidays take on a slightly different approach. There is no ‘holiday’ from parenting is there, so really we end up doing lots of the same things somewhere else. Despite this, I actually love family […]
Dealing with a reluctant drinker
As a parent, one of the most stressful things can be a child who won’t eat, or drink or do either. We spend our time as parents trying to do the best for our children and one of those things is trying desperately hard to ensure they eat and drink well. When you’ve spent time […]
How a gentle exercise regimen helps you get rid of that postpartum belly
The thought of performing hundreds of crunches to get rid of the post-baby pouch is really irritating, but apparently you don’t actually need them to get back pre-partum, flat belly. Crunches are actually thought to be ineffective to tone the abs as they only work on outer abdominal muscles without strengthening the underlying muscles first […]