Life in Lockdown. I never thought I would have to write those words. But two weeks ago, like much of the world, we were told we had to STAY HOME. It isn’t optional and we are doing our very best to protect our health care system and stop the spread of a virus that is […]
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Get outside, learn to skip and throw a frisbee…
*This is a review post. We were kindly sent some toys to help us get outside and get active* The weather is slowly improving which means we can get outside more. This is a good thing. Being outside and able to run around, exercise or just enjoy playing is an important thing for children and […]
READ MOREEaster egg hunt Baby Shark style
*This is a collaborative post* Easter this year is going to be a little strange, as life as we know it has changed a bit for the next while and we are all at home and there will be no outings for an Easter egg hunt this year for us and many many other families. […]
READ MOREEasy Easter Craft – colouring eggs for Easter
*This post does contain an affiliate link that earns me some revenue if you click and make a purchase* Colouring eggs for Easter is a bit of a tradition for us and something we enjoy doing as a family activity. It’s an easy and fun activity for kids and it really doesn’t need to be […]
READ MORELockdown is hard but we carry on.
In the UK, as in many other parts of the world, we are living in lockdown. This means that we are as my kids put it “stuck at home“. Life as we know it has changed dramatically as coronavirus rampages around the world. I had never dreamed that we would face something like this. I […]
READ MORE26/03/2020 – Coronavirus & Life as we now know it.
Unless you live somewhere were Coronavirus hasn’t landed (and I am not sure, but I think there are a handful of countries who haven’t faced it yet) then like us you may be adapting to a new and what seems like strange life as we watch and wait to see what happens. Life will go […]
READ MORELearning a new skill – knitting isn’t as hard as it looks.
Knitting is a favourite hobby of mine. I find it cathartic and calming, and it’s always good to have a hobby that ends with something you have made. I love to knit little items for friends and recently I have branched out to knitting items in chunkier wool with bigger needles. I know people will […]
READ MORE23/03/2020 – Coronavirus & Life as we now know it.
Unless you live somewhere were Coronavirus hasn’t landed (and I am not sure, but I think there are a handful of countries who haven’t faced it yet) then like us you may be adapting to a new and what seems like strange life as we watch and wait to see what happens. Life will go […]
READ MORELast-minute Mother’s Day rescue download from Frugi
Mother’s Day is happening in the UK tomorrow. The UK, like the rest of the world, has been hit hard by Coronavirus and we are all struggling with huge changes and difficult times. I honestly had forgotten about Mother’s Day until my children mentioned it yesterday. They were a bit worried that it would get […]
READ MOREMother’s Day is not happening this year.
Mother’s Day is almost upon us in the UK. For us, it’s going to be very different, and in fact, I said to the husband “Mother’s Day is not happening this year, really is it?” Coronavirus has caused havoc, brought death, fear, and sadness to many, and most of the world is holding its breath […]
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