Easter is on it’s way, and it’s usually a time when there is a lot of chocolate consumed, and if you are like us, you find that you have rather a lot of chocolate eggs after the weekend is over, and if I told you that it’s often me that ends up eating them (to […]
Easter is coming. I am rather scared at how fast the year is going already, but Easter is on it’s way, and I have started thinking about Easter eggs and treats for the children. I live with two boys with food allergies. My bigger boy, the husband has a cows milk allergy and so does […]
Mother’s Day is coming up fast, and it’s a day when we like to treat our mums, or those who do the job of mum for us, to something special to remind them that we love them and that they deserve a treat. To be honest, we don’t make a huge fuss on Mother’s Day, […]
My small son has a wide variety of toys, that he likes to play with, some are educational, some are creative, some are just for fun and help him to use his imagination and keep him busy. He and I like toys that he can invest some of his pocket money in, and he’s also […]
As I type this, my children are playing happily together (rare nowadays, the tween finds her little brother very annoying and he loves to wind her up, I spend a lot of time being mum referee) and there are sounds of laughter and even the occasional screech of joy. They have litterrally been up stairs, […]
My small son is very much into various characters from movies and tv programs that he loves to watch. He knows all their names, strengths and weaknesses, and who they are friends and enemies with. He loves to play toys that are characters from the shows he loves and he’s started to really get into […]
Have you heard of the Highway Rat? If you haven’t, you may want to watch out for him… We are huge fans of the original story by Julia Donaldson, and we love the tale and hearing how the Highway Rat gets away with being bad only for so long before the animals he has terrorized […]
If I told you January has been interesting and I’m rather glad it’s over, I wouldn’t be lying. To be honest, it’s been a tough few weeks. We are just about over it. But enough wallowing. January is done but we have found some things we love that we wanted to share with you. In […]
I don’t know about you, but I find January a bit of a tough month. The Christmas fun and festivities have finished, the weather is usually pretty cold and miserable, and people seem to be fighting off lots of bugs and germs. We’ve all gone back to work fighting off colds and other lurgies. January […]
Having a baby starts with, for most people, a level of planning before you actually conceive. When you decide you want to have a baby, there are things you need to think about to make sure your body is in the best place possible. There are recommendations and guidelines that you need to check, to […]