kids

The Life Cycle of a Butterfly

6 June 2013 5 comments

Once a teacher always a teacher? Not sure what possessed me, whether it’s because I won’t let her have a dog or she doesn’t have any siblings, but at Christmas I bought her a Live Butterfly Garden.  In the box, you get the net, all the instructions plus a certificate to order your baby caterpillars when [...]

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Glamping Holidays in Devon near the beach

3 June 2013 2 comments

You know when you go on holiday and you just want to get home to your own bed?  This wasn’t one of those holidays.  I would have loved to stay longer. We didn’t go away last half term so we were hoping to have a short trip this break.  We started to troll the net [...]

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Hatfield Farm Park Hatfield House

27 May 2013 4 comments

I was in a bit of a rush to write this up as they are open on Bank Holidays and tomorrow being one.  But for those of you who read this later they’re open Tues through Sunday and Bank Holidays from 10-5.30. Fun for the whole family! I’m always on the lookout for family days [...]

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How to get your kids to help around the house

17 May 2013 3 comments

‘Of course you can play with the feather duster sweetie’ It’s simple really…… You will need: A child One Feather Duster A broom Some iconic 70s music (e.g. Abba Gold) A messy house Have a great weekend everyone!

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How to play cards with kids

14 May 2013 4 comments

I come from a long line of card players.  Some of my first memories of my Grandfather was playing cards.  He was a dreadful cheat. This is how he used to babysit us.  I learned how to play cribbage from a very early age and so did many of my 22 cousins! We’ve recently started [...]

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Friday 5: How to entertain kids in the pub

3 May 2013 3 comments

Before you get the wrong impression, my daughter does frequent the pub on occasion but we don’t go as often as you may think.  If it’s a sunny day we will pop up to our local pub as it has a garden and enjoy a few drinks.  However, we always go prepared! This is what [...]

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Meal Planning Monday – 29th April 2013

29 April 2013 5 comments

I do find meal planning a bit of a slog.  I usually sit down on a Sunday with my Slow Cooker Books and start trawling for recipes and making my shopping list.  Sometimes I wish I was one of those people who had a set menu every week but always keen to try new recipes. [...]

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Simply Fish and Camden Lock

26 April 2013 2 comments

I can’t think of a better way to spend the day! Last weekend, when we had unusually good weather, we went day tripping in Camden. Walking from Camden Lock to Little Venice The original reason was to review Simply Fish on Inverness Street, but as train fares can be quite pricey we decided to make [...]

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Big Flowers Tunic and Butterfly World

19 April 2013 2 comments

I always struggle when I shop for my 5 year old daughter.  When I hit the High Street I become increasingly frustrated with the tat that is on offer.  Why do retailers subject us to Hello Kitty?  Do people really buy it?  I’m always on a quest for good quality clothes, simplistic but still with [...]

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Things you shouldn’t say to your kids

18 April 2013 14 comments

I was walking to Sainsbury’s the other day, it’s just around the corner, and came across a mum, possibly a 2-3 year old in the stroller and their dog, suitably on a lead.  The dog was whimpering a bit, nothing really.  But then I heard the child from the pram say ‘shut up’ to the [...]

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