Each year tons of toys are scrutinised and voted for, in order to receive the title of ‘Toy of the Year’. Recently, the Wicked Mega Bounce XL was crowned winner of the ‘2016 Outdoor Toy of the Year’ at the London Toy Fair 2016. This costs £20 from Wicked Mania. This ball is huge and as […]
We love children’s stories and I’ve written many times about the importance of reading and the benefits of reading to children, as well as them exploring books on their own. What is really lovely is when you can take the learning from these stories outside and give it even more context. The best stories we have found for […]
So, boys and leggings – what is your view? Cool or catastrophic? My first experience of boys in leggings or tights was when my brother was very small and we used to go on skiing holidays. My grandmother had this brain wave that rather than try to battle with thermal trousers and socks that thermal […]
Although I breastfed all my babies, there has come a time when they have all needed a bottle. Although each time breastfeeding ended, my personal preference would have been for them to drink cows milk from a cup, it never worked out this way and a bottle was always part of their development. I have […]
How is it fair girls, that some boys are blessed with the most incredible eyelashes? In actual fact, all four of the children have lovely long lashes. Two of them are still very blonde and so you can’t see the lashes so well unless you are very close up. My daughter has beautiful long, dark […]
Little ones are all go go go from the moment they wake up until the moment they go to sleep. Depending on the age of your child and what sort of sleeper they are the length of time this happens for each day can vary. With little ones, every day is an adventure. It doesn’t […]
Lots of children can be fussy with food. For many parents this is a common issue they deal with during the toddler years. Many children grow out of it, some do not. With the four children we have gone through and continue to experience a range of different relationships with food. I’ve had a fussy […]
Toddlers, we love them right? Yes, of course they can be hard work, exhausting at times even, but this period of development is also so fascinating, heart-warming and thoroughly entertaining. We get so excited when the first word comes, whatever that might be. We are probably hoping it’s “Mummy” or “Daddy”, but if it’s a […]