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Back at the start of the school holidays, I ended up at Dick Whitington Farm Park quite by accident. My husband had taken my two oldest children to a theme park, celebrating my son’s coming of height – yes now he is 10 years old he had reached the magic 1.4m mark required to … Read more
The kids going back to school has resulted in a lot of party invitations already. There doesn’t seem to be a free weekend coming up any time soon. This of course means lots of present wrapping – and then of course it will be Christmas before you know it! So when I heard that there … Read more
Education doesn’t have to mean that it is something academic. It’s about knowledge, skills and habits being passed down from one generation to the next, or from person to person. In fact practical learning is more effective, especially if it is of interest to the individual. Therefore, I thought that this week I would share … Read more
Now we are back at school it’s all party, party, party. We have had 3 invites for this weekend alone! Each of our children is born in a different season, so there’s always a birthday coming up for us to think about too. Regular readers, and those that know me, may know that my boys … Read more
Gromit Unleashed is a 10 week (1st July-8th Sept) long public art trail, of 5 foot high sculptures of Gromit. Aardman Animations have teamed up with local communities and businesses to help raise money for the Wallace and Gromit Grand Appeal, www.grandappeal.org.uk the charity for Bristol Children’s hospital. The appeal is raising 3.5 million to help support it to … Read more
We have had some lovely weather this year haven’t we. Long may this continue into the summer. Or maybe you wish to get away in the Winter. Now thanks to the return of the £9.50 Sun Holidays it doesn’t have to break the bank to get away – even over the Half-Term break AND the … Read more
Following on from our previous experiment about Germination, we decided to investigate whether things would float or sink. My little boy just going into Year 1 is very bright and inquisitive and just kept asking about things. I thought it would be a great way to see how much they learned and remembered from the … Read more
I should be able to write a post telling you not to worry about your child starting school (like this one): After all this is my fourth time. It was always going to be hard letting go of my very last baby as it was a difficult decision to decide to have no more children … Read more
It is almost time to go back to school; you may recall that my two middle boys had to move schools due to their younger brother’s special needs. They had to leave behind their friends, and everything they knew, and start again elsewhere (just before Easter). They have both settled in well and made new … Read more
I am really concerned about the amount of waste being sent to landfill, and having a Child with Sensory Processing Disorder ( and hence a fussy eater) can mean that it is even harder than usual to try to avoid waste. So I was really thrilled to be given the opportunity to review a SodaStream. My … Read more