I’m not sure if I’m out of touch with ‘whats cool’ or if toys are just getting more unimaginative these days. We were recently sent some Num Noms Sparkle Smoothies and Mystery Packs and whilst my three loved trying to get into them to…
Montessori teaching has always interested me. It’s a way of teaching that lets children be children and learn through play and exploration. Recently, I’ve been sent two books; The Montessori Book of Words and Numbers and The Montessori Book of Co-ordination and Lifeskills both…
Collectible and surprise toys are definitely on the rise. With children both loving opening them themselves and also watching others open them on YouTube. Back when I was a child there were pogs, trolls and beanie babies but these days the collectables are more…
This years key theatre Pantomime is Peter Pan. My children have never been to a Panto so when we were offered press tickets to come along an join in the festive fun we couldn’t say no. However, in the week leading to up to…
This summer, we have decided to join the National Trust. I’ve wanted to join for quite a while and so we finally took the plunge. We’ve only been members for about two or three weeks and we have already visited our first national trust…
A couple of years back when I was pregnant with Paisley, I read about something called the 4th trimester and it struck a chord with me. A couple of people have said that I shouldn’t keep picking Bridget up, that she needs to learn…
Three children. Three children under 5. Two children under two. Getting out and about with my little crew can be tricky at times. Luckily for us, the Hybrid Edge that we reviewed at the start of the year actually converts to a tandem model,…
You will probably know from the name of my blog that I’m not adverse to getting a little messy and it’s a good job too with a toddler that loves crafting and baby that has just started weaning. Just lately we have been putting…
If there is one thing toddlers are known for, it’s getting up way too early! Dexter used to be so good at sleeping and I thought he would be an exception to the rule. Sadly though, he has now started getting up way too…
Now that Dexter is at preschool, making sure his name is in everything he takes with him is a bit of a task, so I jumped at the opportunity to review these awesome name tags from ‘My nametags’ You can choose your own design…