£9.50 Sun Holidays July 2013

Saturday 6th July 2013 sees The Sun  £9.50 holidays token collecting begin again! To book take your reference no. and visit here, OR if you haven’t got a priority booking go here then type in the TEN Keywords – which are out every day from 6th July, with the booking site opening on Sunday 14th July 2013. … Read more

LC Swansea

If you were thinking of where to go on holiday in the UK and what places you could visit whilst there – then I really recommend going to Swansea and visiting the LC (or if it’s within travelling distance – we made it a day trip but it was a long way to go).A couple … Read more

£9.50 Sun Holiday – Park 272 Duinrell (Holland)

We are going to Duinrell in Holland on our £9.50 Sun Holiday this year as we enjoyed ourselves so much last year. I initially paid £118.40 and then had a further bill for £43, totalling £161.40 but this covers breakdown insurance, holiday cover and a waiver equipment damage charge – for 3 adults and 3 children, … Read more

Star Badges

Some days you just want a simple activity to keep the kids entertained. What I love about this Star Badge Craft is that it is so versatile. We made them for their Dad for his birthday, but could easily have been applied to Father’s day, as a Christmas Craft, or even a Teacher leaving gift … Read more

The Importance of Reading

There’s no denying it reading is an important skill. It helps with language development; social development – helping us to empathise with others/or learn to understand them better, gives us something to discuss with each other, put things into perspective, to look at things from a different angle; helps us to learn moral messages; gives … Read more

The Science Experiment – Germination #KidsGrowWild challenge

The Science Experiment – Germination is one that can be done with young children. Not only does it teach them about growing things but it is also a great way of introducing them to the scientific method. This includes key words associated with them. It is all too easy to allow older children just to … Read more

Let’s go Fly a Kite – on the Beach

 I’m thinking about money saving and environmentally friendly things for families. Such as days out at little financial cost. One of these ways is to harness what nature has provided – such as last week’s Bug Hunt. This week we took to the beach There’s nothing like a bit of sand castle building. You may … Read more

Dining with Dinosaurs #Hungry2Happy Challenge

This post is an entry for Britmums’ Hungry to Happy Challenge sponsored by Richmond Mini Meatballs Trying to keep up with all the demands of family life is no mean feet I tell you – and I’m a full time stay at home mom – so hats off to those of you who work as … Read more

A Bug Hunt

 I’m thinking about money saving and environmentally friendly things for families. This week I will share with you our “Bug Hunt,” a great way to get the kids outdoors and helping the kids to consider the environment they live in, and who (or what) they share it with. My very organised friend Kate printed off … Read more