Welcome to part two of our series on things to do in the school holidays. With a long school holiday ahead, I always think it can be nice for the children to have a project to work on. Last summer they took on a reading challenge and they have asked to do that again this […]
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 […]
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 […]
Upcycle and revamp competition
A lot of the time, especially when you are a parent, money doesn’t seem to go very far. A £20 note for example doesn’t buy much more than a few essential items, milk, bread and a stash of nappies perhaps. If you then need to do things around the home, you might not have many […]
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 […]
Family-friendly dining: part four
If you have been following the blog you might have been reading our family friendly dining series recently. We’ve been along to see what Las Iguanas can offer families. Now I have to say I never thought of Las Iguanas as a family-orientated restaurant. To me it has always been a yummy place to eat that […]
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 […]
School holiday activities: part one
I don’t know about you but it would be lovely if every day of the school holidays was like this. There are always so many more options when the weather is nice. Sadly, as anyone who has lived in the UK any length of time will know, that is never the case. I guess that’s […]