Tag: kids

  • How to remove objects from kid’s ears and noses

    My daughter isn’t the first child to stick things in places where they shouldn’t go.  You may remember the time I had to suck a pea out of her nose but managed to avoid A&E, genius. Last night she was supposed to be in bed. But we could hear her pitter pattering around upstairs, really…

  • Iphone Apps for Kids

    PianoBall – Fun with Learning (Available from Itunes for £1.19) As an adult, I totally didn’t get this app at first!  My first instinct was to try and work out what you were supposed to do with it.  The mind boggled.   I hit the little ‘i’ and still none the wiser.  However, it’s similar to…

  • Lollibop Picnic! A Big Bash for Little People in August!

  • Breathing Life into Old Art

    I don’t tend to watch a lot of TV; however, I did catch DIY SOS last night whilst eating my dinner on the sofa.  Firstly, I have to admit it did make me cry.  This week was about a family with 3 girls, the father has terminal lymphoma and they were living in a derelict…

  • 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…