Having a baby is an expensive business, there is no doubt about it. There are lots of big items to buy like car seats, cots, pushchairs and so on, but then there are all the other things you have to buy on a more regular basis like nappies and wipes that can dramatically bump up […]
After four babies, my breastfeeding journey ended rather abruptly following a bout of hand, foot and mouth. Across the four children I’ve roughly worked out that I have given around 10,000 breastfeeds over 10 years. Breastfeeding a baby is very different to breastfeeding a toddler though, so not all these breastfeeds followed the same pattern. Like […]
Active play is important for so many reasons. Physical activity in babies, toddlers and preschoolers brings physical benefits such as increased muscle strength, coordination and bone density. Along with obvious exercise benefits, active play every day encourages children to make it part of their everyday norm from very early in life. In addition, these activities can […]
We spent some time at the weekend doing a bit of craft. We used a range of things from Bostik around the theme of dragons. Here are some of the things we used. There was a specific request to make “a really huge dragon” which did seem like a bit of a challenge, so we settled […]
I feel that I’ve been really lucky so far with all the children in that the only time they are badly behaved is at home. School, nursery, playgroup, play dates and so on, there is never anything but nice things to report. You can’t be an angel all the time though can you so it’s […]
Which brand of nappies the children wear has never particularly been something I am fixed on. I remember when my first child was born going through an ‘only Pampers will do’ phase, but I soon learnt that there were many other nappies that did the job just fine. Since then it’s been more of a […]
Lots of children love bubbles. Sometimes children go crazy for them, constantly trying to pop them and other times they have quite a hypnotising effect. Bubbles are great at parties, but you really need a bubble machine to avoid one of the adults having to constantly produce them. One bubble machine you could try is […]
What do your children like to watch on TV? Are they fans of the fantastic shows on Pop and Tiny Pop? Here are just some of the shows they can enjoy across these channels: TINY POP JUSTIN TIME POSTMAN PAT MIKE THE KNIGHT MAYA THE BEE MIFFY’S ADVENTURES BIG AND SMALL MY LITTLE PONY POP […]