I can’t quite believe it but Organix are celebrating 25 years of their awesome products. For 25 years, Organix has been setting standards for the food industry, providing parents with nutritious ‘no junk’ organic food for their little ones and campaigning for better quality food for children. Organix makes their food in a sustainable way […]
If you are a regular reader of the the blog you will know that we will be at Camp Bestival this weekend. I have to say that one of my biggest anxieties around heading to the festival with a family of six has been around feeding and hydrating everyone. From a lot of what I […]
The summer holidays are nearly here and school will soon be out. Feeling excited? Anxious maybe? Wondering how you will fill six weeks or maybe wishing the holidays were longer? Either way, one of the things that parents comment on in relation to the summer holidays is how much children eat. Those days when you’ve just […]
We love family movie nights. We’ve manged a few with the six of us as the youngest member of the family is just about at the stage where he will sit and watch something all the way through. The big kids like to have popcorn and a few treats during movie nights, but it’s often […]
When it comes to birthday parties lots of parents do relax a bit about what their children eat. One theory is that it’s a one off, not a regular thing so it doesn’t matter too much. There can be issues though if your little one has a packed social diary of parties, as parties might […]
Weaning is an exciting, messy, frustrating and entertaining developmental phase for you and your child. I wrote a while ago about the different approach to weaning I have adopted with my third and fourth children, compared to how I used to do things. The main difference being that I relaxed a bit, didn’t panic if absolutely […]
We love snacks that are multi purpose. Snacks that come in a range of shapes are great for learning about all the different shapes and can be great discussion points with toddlers. I will often cut bread or wraps or fruit into different shapes for the little boys, and then ask them to tell me […]
Watching your children develop new skills is really exciting. In the first year especially, it can feel as if they are growing and changing all the time. Food can play a really big part in the development of fine motor skills. From picking up peas and sweetcorn, the pincer grip can be developed. When it […]