Mediocre Mum

Category: Pre-School (3-5)

  • #LittleMissGeek Twitter Party 7th Feb 1-2pm

    How can we get more girls into IT? “At present women only make up 17% of the IT/Tech workforce and in the last 10 years this has been falling by half a percent each year. If it continues the way it does by 2043 there will be no women in the industry. It is important…

  • Buying Shoes for Your Baby or Toddler

    The baby and toddler shoe market can often be overwhelming and confusing for a new parent.  Tiny baby shoes are often given as gifts to newborns, yet parents are advised not to put shoes on children until they are walking.  Conflicting advice and advertising can make it hard to decide what is right for a…

  • Egg-cellent! Heart Shaped Eggs!

    One of my Aunts emailed me a list of ‘25 Clever Things’. She knows I’m not a Suzy Homemaker but there were a couple of good ones on there and this one grabbed my attention. I think they’d be perfect for Valentine’s Day breakfast for your little ones and they were very easy to make.…

  • Scribble Press: Kids Ipad App

    I’m absolutely loving this iPad App ‘Scribble Press’ and the best thing of all it’s FREE! Scribble Pad allows children to write, illustrate and share their own stories. They can use a story template as a starting point (e.g. If I were a Fairy, All about my Dad, If I ruled the World or The…

  • Should dog licensing be reintroduced in the UK?

     In the last week alone, we’ve had two run-ins with dogs where the owners were unable to control their pets. Yesterday, we went for a walk at Heartwood Forest near St Albans, which is a Mecca for dog walkers and for kids wanting to build dens. On our way back to the car a dog…