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 […]
Having a baby and raising children is an expensive business. It won’t have taken you long into your pregnancy to see just how expensive all the paraphernalia is, but often it’s the smaller day-to-day expenses like nappies, wipes and so on that you can underestimate. Over time, these can add on a considerable amount of […]
Have your children seen Kazoops before? Monty Kazoops, the little boy with a vivid imagination and a loyal pet pig, is back with brand new animated adventures in Kazoops, transmitting daily on CBeebies from Monday 17th April. Monty Kazoop is a spirited boy of six, whose best friend is a pig called Jimmy Jones. In […]
Mums and dads have been raising babies for longer than anyone remembers. Some aspects of parenting, such as cuddling and singing lullabies, are instinctive and natural. Other aspects, such as nappy changing and breastfeeding can take a bit longer to master. In the 21st century, new mums and dads can access a number of handy […]
Christmas Eve is a great time to kick off a new puzzle with the family. You can all get together and try to work as a team – I say ‘try’ because puzzles can get a bit competitive sometimes and little fingers can also take a bit of persuading to ‘give up’ the pieces on […]
LEGO is one of those things many parents have a love/hate relationship with. There are so many wonderful things about the fantastic world of LEGO: value for money; appeal across age and gender; durability; creativity; the list really does go on. All four of the children love LEGO, both at home and at the various […]
The music from the top rated animated CBeebies TV series, Kazoops was released last week. Children’s TV producer, Cheeky Little Media, released ‘Just Imagine – Volume 1’ on 28th October. A total of 20 songs from the popular Kazoops series are included in this first album, and digital service providers will include iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, […]
I get asked this question a few times each week by different children. They only ask when they are in a situation where they have to wait. For example one child might ask whilst another is doing swimming lessons, or one child might ask when another is at gymnastics and so on. It’s always a […]