Do you have a wiggly learner in your house? If you’d like to use that energy to help them learn their letters and have fun doing it, here are 5 fun ideas! 1. Have them make the letters. I’m talking about having them put together shapes to form the letters. I used foam from the […]
Do you have a small child with a lot of enthusiasm for Valentine’s Day art, and who wants you to make them hearts over and over again? I had a few here at my house, so I taught them a simple way to draw a heart. All images here were drawn by children between 2 […]
So, Christmas is over, New Year is done and dusted and we are well on our way to February…. oh and its pretty much done nothing but rain here in Jersey since Christmas and its Ffffffreezing cold so playing outside just isn’t all that much fun for longer than 10 minutes – all of which […]
Happy New Year everyone – I hope you had fun and that you and your children were spoilt rotten and you have come out the other side feeling somewhat more relaxed than you were before?! We had a lovely chaotic time – moving into my parents for three nights even though they are only a […]
Christmas is such a wonderful time for being together in the home as a family, discovering crafts and baking with your children, and of course playing with new gadgets and toys! But children still need exercise and fresh air to get rid of all that crazy energy and excitement. Playing games and sports is a […]
Today’s post will inspire you to have Christmas all wrapped up nice and early, saving you time, money and energy (which you can go and spend on yourself!)Generally, supermarkets don’t open on Christmas Day or Boxing day so it’s essential to have enough supplies in the house to cater for your family Christmas. This, however, […]
‘Tis the season (had you heard?!) SO, even if my husband is being a bit bah humbug and didn’t want the decorations to go up on the first of December the girls and I have embraced our festive spirit and along with spending most of our spare time humming ‘Away in a manger’ we have […]
I got married last year, and have been looking through some of my old blog posts from around that time. I came across the below, which I’ll post now as a retrospective trip down memory lane, and then next week I’ll think of some more ways in which we can all live with our husbands […]
Keep it Simple Stupid…Now, please don’t turn the screen off, I am not calling you stupid! I guess this post has come around from my looking at how I play with my kids and how I have had to have a word with myself and remember that saying from my past life working in marketing… […]
I hate the thought of my children being addicted to computer games, turning into those grunting types who have evolved bigger thumbs because they spend so long attached to their playstationDS or whatever its called…BUT I LOVE the thought of my kids growing up IT savvy and being able use and enjoy the latest technology […]