As much as we look forward to a long summer break with our children and more flexibility away from the regular school runs, the summer holidays can leave many parents a tad fraught. Last summer I lost count of the number of parents posting Facebook statuses a week into the school holiday like “is it September […]
Slugs and snails and puppy dogs tails…that’s what little boys are made of… At least this one is anyway. He’s totally fascinated by bugs at the moment. He’s not crazy about wasps after getting stung on his hand last year, and he likes to see flies blasted, but with everything else he is interested and so gentle. He […]
Pom Poms … hmmm, my memory of pom poms is getting two cardboard circles as a child and wrapping lots of wool around and around, cutting it and turning it into a fluffy ball. Of course things have moved on a little it seems from those ‘good old days’. Now it’s all about Pom Pom […]
I often think that parents underestimate the opportunities that can come from something as simple as going to the park. I love watching how the children develop and change over time with regards to what they are capable of. It’s amazing to see how one week they will need to hold your hand on something […]
Do you remember Mr Frosty? I never had one as a child but a friend of mine did and I used to love making flavoured slush each time I went over to play. Back then it was these brightly coloured artificial sauces that you added to the slush and I always went home with a […]
With two big kids and two babies I always think it’s important to try and carve out separate time for the little ones and big ones, as much as they enjoy being together it’s good to distinguish sometimes. One way to get a bit of big kid time is by playing games. We have lots […]
I don’t know about you but we can’t seem to move very far without having to take half the contents of the playroom with us. There are toys that the children insist go in the bath with them, some that sometimes have to sit and watch the children eat their lunch, some that have to […]
Do you remember Spirograph? Did you ever have one as a child? I remember a friend buying me one for a birthday gift one year and I loved it. The good news is these kits are still around and they are better than ever. These are a classic way to create amazing designs BUT these […]