The thought of creating an Italian style garden can be a bit daunting for a lot of people. However, you will be surprised that by doing a few simple tweaks, you can easily turn your garden into your very own Italia. Do keep in mind that the secret to a successful garden, is one that […]
How to survive a summer heatwave
Many newspapers promised us a three-month heatwave this summer. Things aren’t exactly going as expected. We have had some warm weather so far, though, and hopefully, the sun will be out to play more during the rest of the summer. However, there are downsides to a heatwave sweeping through the country. We are notoriously bad […]
Summer essentials
It’s hard not to get excited about the ‘S’ word (summer) with the weather as good as it is at the moment. It’s been perfect half term weather this week, and we’ve had lots of time outside with no need to even consider a wet weather option. With the nice weather here already it’s definitely time […]
Geronimo Festival: Tatton Park
Following a hugely successful first festival in 2015, Geronimo returned to Tatton Park in Cheshire for a second year recently, having also gained a new second home at Harewood House, just outside Leeds. Taking place over the weekends of 1 – 2 May (Harewood House) and 29 – 30 May (Tatton Park), Geronimo was expected to […]
Sun care for sensitive and delicate skin
We all know that taking care of our skin in the sun is vitally important in order to avoid sun damage and skin cancer. It’s even more important to take care of our children’s delicate and often sensitive skin in the sunshine. It’s our responsibility as parents to protect our children as best we can […]
Party food serving ideas
When it comes to children’s parties it always helps to have a few useful things to serve the party food in or on. For tiny tots parties you can’t go far wrong with some brightly coloured plastic bowels full of tasty bits and bobs. These are great because they are just the right size and […]
Learning about weather
We’ve been learning about and discussing weather this week. We’ve chatted about it in the car on the school run and then I’ve carried that on with the little boys by talking about the shapes and colours in the sky. We talked about all the different kinds of weather we have and what their favourite […]
How to get organised for your first family holiday
Getting organised for your first family holiday can be a hectic and stressful experience if you haven’t taken the time to plan things out. Putting things together at the last moment can feel like completing a jigsaw puzzle on a timer with your whole family standing over your shoulder. After all, if you don’t get […]