I love Christmas, I always have. The build up, the planning, the mulled wine, the excitement, the festivities and time with the family, did I mention the mulled wine? That bit between Christmas and New Year is odd though. If you aren’t working it can be great downtime and a chance to recover from all […]
We love ice cream in our house, all year around, not just when the weather is warm. When we realised that ChillFactor make an Ice Cream Magic Tray that means the children can easily make their own ice cream we were quite excited. The Ice Cream Magic Tray creates ice cream in minutes (providing you […]
At home I am always trying to make the regular things in life or normal conversations into learning opportunities and fun activities. 5 minute fun really fits in with my approach to parenting so I’ve decided to take their 7 day challenge with the children and will be sharing the activities we try. So – what […]
I’ve talked before on the blog about the feelings of pride you get as a parent, but there are also those incredible heart melting moments that touch you deep inside and remind you how incredibly lucky you are. Many of these for me have been watching the development of the sibling bond and the love, […]
Until I was eight I was an only child. I never wanted to be. I wanted at least one sibling, and when my brother was born I was overjoyed. Aside from when he was about six and began trashing my bedroom daily for about six months, I have always been grateful for my brother. All […]
When you become a parent regular nights out can become a thing of the past. This isn’t the case for all parents of course. Some people seem to manage to continue life as before with free on tap and continuous baby sitters, in the form of family members. For the majority of us parents though, […]
We love eating together as a family and we try to do it as often as possible. It’s nice to cook a big quantity of something that everyone can enjoy. I always use this as a chance to add some hidden goodness and I chop up lots veg nice and small and add it to […]