Welcome to part six of our school holiday activities series. What have you been up to lately? We’ve been waiting for the sunshine and the hot summer days and nights to arrive and instead the heating has been on this week. We’ve battled the wind and the rain, donned the ski jackets and headed outside […]
Creating moments
Life is a series of moments. Some are bad, some sad, some funny, some good and some so amazing you struggle to put into words how they make you feel. Many moments we remember but some do fade. Even if we have photos of these moments, sometimes we forget how we felt or somehow the […]
Little green fingers: part eight
Welcome to part eight of our series on little green fingers. Are you enjoying the garden with the children over the summer holidays? Do you know if you have hedgehogs in your garden? Did you know that choosing the right plants, shrubs and hedges could help save hedgehogs where you live? Hedgehogs are in decline […]
School holiday activities: part five
Welcome to part five of our series on things to do in the school holiday. With a girl and three boys I do like to do activities that suit them all. We love to cook for example, as you will know if you are a regular reader. Sometimes though it is good to mix things […]
Family-friendly days out: part six
Welcome to part six of our series on family-friendly days out. For this we headed to the Crocky Trail in Cheshire, not too far from us. Having looked at the website this looked right up the big kids street as they are very adventurous and not afraid to get wet and muddy. It is a […]
The best in pre-school theatre
Are your pre-schoolers fans of In the Night Garden? If they are, I really urge you to take a look at the live show and see if there is one near you. We love taking the children to the theatre and especially shows they love from TV, transformed on the stage, but I have to […]
Family-friendly days out: part five
Welcome to the fifth in our series of articles on family-friendly days out. For the fifth installment of this series we headed to the Sea Life London Aquarium. This is located on the Southbank next to the new attraction “Shrek’s Adventure” and close to The London Eye and London Dungeons. My day was made by […]
Family-friendly days out: part four
Welcome to the fourth in our series of articles on family-friendly days out. For the fourth installment of this series we headed to Shrek’s Adventure in London. This is quite a new family attraction, located on the Southbank next to other family attractions such as The London Eye, The London Dungeons and Sea Life. Book […]