With temperatures forecast to rise above 30 degrees across the UK next week, and with weather warnings issued, the UK is in the midst of a heatwave that looks like it will coincide with the start of the school summer holidays.
I’m pretty sure children do not need to go to the zoo on Monday, go-karting on Tuesday, Alton Towers on Wednesday, a water park on Thursday, the cinema on Friday, the trampoline park on Saturday and bowling on Sunday – is it me? Or is this a little excessive? Lots of parents could only afford to do one of these things a month, so showcasing this as a ‘standard week’ in the holidays is a little unfair I think.
This bizarre mixed back of weather makes the ‘summer wardrobe’ a little redundant don’t you think? I carefully vac sacked the winter clothes away, after our Spring heatwave, then instantly regretted it and now, well now I don’t have a clue what to put on. I loathe the feeling of sticking, moist skin.
Keeping children hydrated should be simple, but it’s one of those simple things that can turn into a nightmare battle for many parents. Parental struggles The amount of negotiation that goes into trying to get a child to drink their water at school sometimes, can be like a military operation. For a while I struggled […]
The end of the school term is in sight, parents everywhere are talking about how tired their children are and how it seems everyone is ready for a break from the routine of a ‘normal’ week. Are you going away this summer at all? Packing for a trip with children can be tricky, as you […]
Are you off anywhere nice this summer? Anywhere that requires the purchase of new swimwear? I’m not a fan of buying swimwear, like, really not a fan. It doesn’t excite me in the slightest. I’m more focused on what it will cover rather than anything else. I don’t feel comfortable in swimwear at all and […]