Easter is such a fun time of the year to celebrate with kids. The great thing about it is that there are so many related crafts that you can do to pass the time and put towards decorating your house in a fun and personal way. Bonnets The Easter Bonnet is the one tradition […]
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Rainy Day Ideas to keep everyone happy.
Source Pixaby It’s Saturday. Thank goodness, at last, it’s Saturday. But it’s raining and you need some rain day ideas. You get out of bed, relieved of the school run and your work schedule, with a lightness in your heart that you haven’t felt for… well for a week, really. You bask in the glory […]
READ MOREStuff we loved – March
Do we feel that spring may FINALLY be here? As you read this we are en route to Normandy for our much needed Easter holiday, and it’s April. I tried to pull this April Fools prank on my kids but they aren’t daft and refused to believe me or the article itself… March’s round up […]
READ MOREA handy gift guide for Father’s Day…
As a busy mother, I rarely know what to get my husband for father’s day or his birthday. Luckily for me, I found this handy guide from the Look What’s Cool gift website, to help me find the best presents for the man in my life, ranging from cool cufflinks for men to bbq kits, […]
READ MOREA little treat for Easter…? (Hotel Chocolat Easter Giveaway)
So I am off on my holidays, the spring term has FINALLY come to an end, it feels like it has been a long one. But the weather has started to perk up and the sun is slowly coming out, and Easter is on it’s way. We are huge chocolate lovers in this house and […]
READ MOREThe message I took away from Beauty & The Beast, and no, it’s not what you might think…
So after much anticipation and excitement, I was finally able to go and see Beauty & The Beast, the new film version, that EVERYONE has been talking about. I took my tweenager, for a mother daughter date, and we thoroughly enjoyed it. You can’t have failed to miss the intense discussions about the meaning and […]
READ MOREDate night with Mum…
I sometimes feel that in the madness of life, and also with the little bit of extra input her brother needs, that my tweenager occasionally feels a bit left out, or neglected. She’s generally quite easy going (well, except when those tweenage hormones flare, but we are learning to cope with those) and we have […]
READ MOREWhat your home says about you…?
You might not think it, but your home says a lot about you. It’s an insight into how you live, what you value and a record of all the choices that you have made over the course of your life. It’s where you’ve celebrated birthdays, welcomed new members of the family and is a backdrop […]
READ MOREWhat I really think about Mother’s Day…
Before I start what I really think, please note that I am very grateful for my little family who love me, and the friends around me who wished me a Happy Mother’s Day. I am NOT anti Mother’s Day. I am not anti celebrating motherhood or giving mums a special day, and this is not […]
READ MOREWhat’s for dinner? Thank goodness for Dolmio…
This post is an entry for the #Dolmio #ThankGoodness Challenge, sponsored by Dolmio. Dolmio I am normally fairly organised when it comes to meal planning and getting my family fed, but sometimes I just have one of those days where I want dinner to be easy, quick and of course something that the whole family […]
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