Parenting
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5 Unique Experiences to Make Your Kid’s Party Special*
Little Miss has now reached the age where she is starting to want a birthday party. She has her own friends, she gets invited to the odd party and the idea of being the centre of attention for the whole day appeals to her. I’m still on the fence. I’m not the social butterfly she is and I have that horrible ache in my stomach that no one would come like you read in those sad stories that pop up on Facebook. Of course it’s completely natural for her to no longer be content with a trip to Mcdonalds and a birthday cake in my parents kitchen, I don’t blame…
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Keeping Kids Entertained in the School Holidays*
If you live in England this week sees you half way through the summer holidays. Sad huh? Half the parents out there will be dreading the day they ship their precious little ones back to school (me), the other half can’t wait to watch their kids skip in and rush home to put the flags out (my sister). Unfortunately the weather just hasn’t been great this summer. Where I live it’s rained most days (yeah, I’m the idiot who left the washing out over night and it poured) and even if we do get some sun it’s just waiting to sneak attack you with more rain while you’re out having…
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Why I Start Christmas Shopping in July*
Yes, you read that right. I start Christmas shopping in July. Well they don’t have a whole “Christmas in July” thing for nothing! Jokes aside, yes weeks ago I started Christmas shopping. I received an Amazon voucher and aside from my sister’s belated birthday present I used it to buy things to put away for LM’s Christmas and I have absolutely no regrets. Christmas is expensive! And this year in November I want to book our flights to Florida and make a Christmas trip out to Disneyland Paris as a last hara with our Annual Passes before they expire. I used to start in September but these days with being…
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Soundproof Windows Nursery Essential that Most Parents Ignore*
When it comes to your family, you will always want what is best for them. With the arrival of a new baby in your lives, this principle becomes even more crucial. Suddenly, there are more things to consider, like how their nursery will be arranged, what will go into said nursery, and how it should be constructed. Several baby books all dictate that the environment in which your newborn is in is key to his or her development. The nursery needs to have windows The best way to increase your child’s productivity and curiosity is to continually expose him or her to different outlets of education. Windows in a nursery…
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Ideas to Get More Protein in Your Kid’s Diet*
Getting Little Miss to eat a balance diet has been one of the biggest challenges of being a parent. Everytime I think I’m doing well she turns her nose up at something else. She goes through phases of being happy to try new things and other times she won’t even eat what she’s been eating for months. I’m pretty sure my biggest challenge is not too far down the line, you see LM is an animal lover. A huge animal lover. And as I keep putting it, she’s one farm visit away from becoming a vegetarian. At the moment she doesn’t have any idea where meat comes from so every…
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5 Adventures to Go on with Your Kids This Summer*
The school summer break is nearly here! I know there are some parents out there groaning but I’m so excited to have Little Miss off fr 6 weeks! At the weekend I’ll be sitting down with her to do our annual summer bucket list and I can’t wait to hear what ideas she has. But for today I’m going to share 5 generic ideas for the summer if you’re stuck one how to entertain your kids during the long haul. Go on a Picnic We’re all hoping for some wondering sunny weather for 6 weeks and if we do get it, go out for a picnic. Kids love eating…
