Family-friendly days out: part one

Welcome to the first in our series of articles on family-friendly days out. For the first installment of this series we headed to the Monkey Forest in the grounds of the Trentham Estate. This is about a one hour drive from us. When you arrive you pull into a large car park which is free of […]

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Easy gift buying for children

Most of the time I find the children quite easy to buy for. Often they will ask for something specific which obviously helps, but because they have such varied interests I can normally find a good selection of things for birthdays and Christmas. Buying for other children isn’t always so simple of course, especially if […]

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Travelling with children: part seven

With the school holidays nearly upon us you might have begun thinking about how you are going to keep the children busy whilst you are travelling. If you are a regular reader of the blog you might recall that I wrote about the busy bags I prepare for each of the children when we travel […]

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Super quick free from foods

Not being able to eat wheat does have its drawbacks. The main issues I find are: The cost of free from foods The poor quality of some products (mainly free from bread ) The lack of quick bites available The last of these can make things more difficult when out and about or travelling because […]

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