Category: Parenting
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Sledging in April at the Snow Centre, Hemel
It appears that my 3.5 year old daughter has absolutely no concept of fear. People often comment how great it is but I’m not convinced. It’s a bloody miracle that we haven’t been to A & E yet! She runs up to random dogs, has been skiing, quad biking with her dad in Canada, tubing behind a…
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Baby Names
Sometimes, I have second thoughts about the name we chose for my daughter and we do get very strange looks from people. On one occasion when boarding a plane, a slightly scary drunk woman from Belfast said ‘that’s not a name that’s a sir name!’ My father in-law point blank refused to use her name…
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Bekonscot Model Railway, Beaconsfield, Bucks
Just imagine the excitement 30 times over! Another great day out. Free parking, £5.50 for kids and take a picnic! Magical.
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What is Truck Art?
It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of the Stockwood Discovery Centre in Luton. As I’ve said in previous posts each time I go I find something new. We were invited to the opening of the Truck Art Exhibit a few weeks back and now that I’ve seen the finished product, I really wish…
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Why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why….
…words that will bring any grown mother to her knees sobbing. My daughter is now 3.5 and we have been suffering this for the last 6 months. I don’t want to stifle her curiosity. One of the biggest things I want her to develop is a natural curiosity to learn, I do want her to…