Willow has busy sowing lots of seeds recently. Yesterday she showed us all how to sow runner beans. Today, Willow is joined by her 2 sisters and baby brother, creating some funky cress heads! The seeds we have been using are the all-new Mr. Men and Little Miss Super Seeds by Thompson & Morgan. These …
Willow has another super Gardening With Willow video for you all! This week she has been busy sowing lots of seeds for the garden. Willow’s been sowing the all-new and super fun Mr Men and Little Miss limited edition super seeds by Thompson and Morgan. Scroll down to watch Willow’s video! These lovely seeds are …
Children have all kinds of big and exciting dreams for what they want their future lives to one day look like. In fact, it’s pretty routinely the case that these dreams would also be the kind of things that the parents of those children would love to do. Since children aren’t so restricted by considerations …
Winter is very much in full swing and the whole country is under a yellow weather warning for snow. This time of year can be hard on British wildlife, as midwinter brings a shortage of natural food and shelter. The winds are sharp and the weather wet and wintery. Just as our bodies need fat, …
Welcome to my second day of Board Game Week- A board game review, every day for 7 days! Today it’s a Rory’s Story Cubes review. OK, Rory’s Story Cubes aren’t exactly a board game, but it is a fun game none-the-less… and the kids love it! What are Rory’s Story Cubes? Rory’s Story Cubes is …
How many pushes did it take to get them all out (collectively)? How many pairs of hands have I had up my Hoo-Harr? How many gallons of breastmilk have I ever made? How many nappies have I changed? How many times have I heard “mummy”, “I need you” or “wipe my bum!”? How many times …
Christmas is often an expensive time of year, and even more so if you have children. But your child won’t care how much you spend on them at Christmas, because money does not matter to them. Why spend big, when they can have just as much fun, for less? I take a look at some …
Renovating and decorating your family home can be a really fun project to do, with picking out paint and wallpaper, buying new furniture and getting stuck into the job. But it can also be a great opportunity to teach the kids how to do things around the house, and they may even want to help …
Who’s excited for the new My Little Pony movie? We are! The new movie is out on the 20th October, and I have 3 very excited girls patiently awaiting the release date. We’ve been loving Ravensburger puzzles for a while, and my 5 year old was super excited to tackle the new My Little Pony …
Luckily for me, my kids are happy to drink plain water. But when out and about they often find drinking from a screw top bottle a little tricky, so we like an alternative… and a flavoursome drink is always a lovely treat! Many parents are well aware of pouch style food, but did you know …
You may have taken a holiday with the kids in the beginning of the summer holidays, but afterwards it can be tricky to know how to fill the remaining weeks of the school holidays. Nothing is going to live up to that carnival on the beach in Costa Dorada or the camel safari trip over …
No child likes being told it’s bedtime- in fact, these are the words that most kids absolutely dread! When you’re young, all you want is the freedom to stay up and have fun. But as parents, we of course know that this isn’t what’s best and that sleep absolutely has to be a priority for …
Choosing the right school for your kids to go to is always going to be a difficult choice. But it’s also an important one for your child’s education. In fact, some people move just so they are closer to the dream school they have in mind for their children. Here are a few of the …
Who said learning has to be dull and draining? Most people, kids especially, process new information better when they’re having fun and they don’t feel like they’re learning. Education does not begin and end in the classroom, and there are limits to what children can learn from textbooks. If you want your children to become …
