Getting the Kids Involved
A few ideas for involving the kids in the decorating and furnishing of their rooms.
Children’s Reading Nooks
Reading is considered beneficial towards a child’s development, but have you ever wondered why that is? And how can you create quiet space just for reading?
Children’s Birthday Party Venues
Some parents are capable of organising the most spectacular birthday parties … For the rest of us, there’s organised birthday party venues…
A Day Out at Coate Water Country Park
Coate Water Country Park is located on the outskirts of Swindon. A new place for us to explore, just 40 mins away. Well, it should have been, if we hadn’t got lost.
A Screen-Free Day
I am proposing a ‘screen-free’ day on January 19th 2014 in order to get kids away from their TVs and computers….
Easter Trail at Kingston Lacy
Our day at out at Kingston Lacy country estate in The New Forest, some very changeable weather and an organised Easter Egg hunt.
Crafty Craft Race, Newbury
Every year I hear about the Crafty Craft race in Newbury just after the event. It looks so much fun, but I always seem to miss it, so this year I was determined to get there.
Longdown Farm & A First Pony Ride
The children always enjoy seeing animals and we hadn’t been for a while, so we headed to Longdown Farm
The Look Out Discovery Centre
Last weekend was daddy’s birthday and we wanted a family day out, so we headed to The Look Out. I am so glad we did, it was fantastic!
Treasure Trail Pirate Adventure
Our day out in Burley, New Forest and a pirate themed treasure trail…
Mummy’s Little Garden Helpers
Last year my children enjoyed helping me cut back the lavender bush, so I asked if they wanted to help again this year and they immediately leapt about with excitement!
Free play versus homework
Free play versus homework is a battle that goes on each week. Should young children be given homework every week?
The Benefits of Outside Play for Children
There are benefits to kids of using technology but they shouldn’t become dependent upon it; playing outside has benefits too and as a parent I do all I can to encourage it…
Autumn Fungi Walk Turned Deer Hunt
Into the woods we went and discovered a fungi walk we could do, little did we know it would also turn into a deer hunt!
Turning a Walk into a Book Trail
How a family walk through the grounds of Basildon Park turned into a book trail…
Donnington Castle, Childhood Fun
The summer holidays have begun, the fun has started and we found the perfect way to kick start it with a visit to Donnington Castle, Newbury
Ten Monster Activities
Most children talk about, imagine and play with monsters at some point, so I thought this would be a good theme to inspire children’s imaginations. You can get very creative with the monsters theme.
First Time Flying with Children
Our first family holiday abroad and the kids first taste of flying by plane…
Lego Challenge
I wanted to spark some imagination and creativity in my children, so I set them a Lego challenge one rainy day.
Simple Shell Crafting
Last week I found a big stash of shells so gave them to the children with a selection of crafting supplies, to see what they would come up with.
Fishy Races
We were thinking about about making an indoor game where we could have a healthy family competition and race, hence, we came up with ‘fishy races’.
Understanding Boys
Recently we have been having a few issues with my son and I have no idea how to solve them. What do you do when you struggle with a parenting issue?
Fathers Day Apron
For a change this year we decided to make Dad a Father’s Day apron and this how we got on…
Planting with children
We want our garden to be family friendly, with lots of play equipment for the children to have fun, but also to look nice and relaxing.
12 Days of Christmas Trail at Cliveden National Trust
For a change this year we decided to check out Cliveden National Trusts 12 days of Christmas trail in Berkshire…
A Poem to My Son
Sometimes children don’t realise they are amazing. Sometimes children need help to recognise how special they are.
Homemade Easter Skittles Game
As it’s nearly easter, we thought it would be ok to start on some easter activities, so this week we made Easter skittles.
Morning Tips
Mornings with multiple small children can be tough. There are no easy answers to everyone’s morning chaos but here are a few tips I’ve learned over the years…
How to Make Mermaid Peg Dolls
Lots of little girls love mermaids, my two certainly do. So when we suggested making mermaid peg dolls, my two girls couldn’t wait to get started…
Imperfect Parenting
Striving for perfection is an impossible task. Life throws us many curve balls…parenting is not about perfection, it’s about learning how best to dodge those balls…
Salt Dough Creativity
For a change from the usual baking activities I suggested we have a go with salt dough, and here’s what the children got up to…
Tips for Encouraging Kids Away from Screens
Following on from my post about kids tv time, I thought I’d pass on some tips about getting kids away from the screens…