There are many things I miss about my life before children, foreign holidays, a tidy home, wild nights out and Sunday morning lie-ins, and yet I think the moments that I miss the most are the nights when I would put on my warmest fleece pyjamas, curl up on the couch with a big bar…
I don’t know about your children but, when it comes to mine, there is no toy on this planet quite as much fun as a cardboard box. It doesn’t matter what we buy them, or how much money we spend, the cardboard box that it came in will hold their attention for far longer than the…
Until last year, if you had asked me what my favourite Disney movie was, I would have told you, without a moments hesitation, The Lion King. And yet last year, having taken the girls to the cinema to watch Moana, knowing very little about the film beforehand, I completely and utterly fell in love with…
One of the children’s favourite TV shows is, undoubtedly, the popular Cbeebies series, Kazoops. I’m sure those of you with young children will have seen it and will recognise the theme tune a mile off, it’s extremely catchy! The show revolves around Monty Kazoops, the little boy with a vivid imagination and a loyal pet pig,…
As a parent I am always on the look out for new clothing brands for the children, in particular something extra special that you can’t just pick up in the supermarket. Recently I have heard a lot about one particular brand, Ted Wears Organic, and having been asked to review their dresses for the girls,…
Has your child ever told you that learning is boring? I know mine have, every single day to some degree. With Eva in Year 1 and Lewis in Year 8, although their educational needs are very different, their attitudes towards learning are very similar – unless it’s fun, they simply aren’t interested. When I was asked…