How to make an exploding rainbow
How would you like to make an exploding rainbow? STEM Ambassador and secondary science teacher, Leonie Briggs brings science to life with fun DIY experiment from STEM Learning to help parents, carers and teachers to keep children inspired in science, maths, and computing Rainbows have become a common sight in recent months, adorning windows as a thank-you to […]
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Back to School advice for parents and families
As families prepare to end a long stretch at home, we hope this helpful back to school advice post written by Hannah Tranah, Childcare Development Manager at Storal Nursery is helpful and also reassuring for families as we all face sending our children back into school in the coming weeks. For us, we continue with Year […]
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What a meal plan for losing weight looks like for me
I shared two weeks ago about working with Optibiotix and using their scientifically-backed meal replacement plan to help me with losing weight, getting back into better eating habits, and feeling better health-wise. Today I thought I would share what a typical day looks like and how I am getting on. It’s going well and the […]
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Fuss Free, delicious curry from Spice Pots
*This is a review post, with Spice Pots who kindly sent us some of their products to try* Curry is one of our favourite meal “types” in our home. The children love a milder but tastier curry, I love any kind that resonates taste and spice and the husband loves something with a little heat […]
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How to make your home green so it’s more attractive to buyers
*This is a collaborative post on how to make your home green so it’s more attractive to buyers that we hope is helpful* We live in an age where more and more people are going ‘green’ and looking for ways they can help protect the environment. This new breed of people also look for this […]
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Staycations are not a bad thing – life during Covid19
This year, we should have had our annual holiday, but instead, we have made staycations a thing instead. We opted to postpone our holiday due to the chaotic issues around Covid19 and we had a feeling our government would call quarantine on certain countries which would mean if we went on holiday, we would have […]
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Gluten-free strawberry crumble recipe
This recipe for Gluten-free strawberry crumble is easy and you can actually use any fruit you like, but we opted for strawberries as they were freshly picked and in season. I have to confess I have never made a crumble before until recently, but this recipe is dedicated to the mum of a good friend […]
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Meee in a Minute – the family edition
*I was kindly asked to review Meee in a Minute, the Meee in a Family Minute book* I am always on the lookout for things that challenge my perspective or help me look at how I can parent or help us live family life better and I think the Mee in a Minute books might […]
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That time TomTom almost got us killed in Paris
*This is a tongue in cheek post, and the issues we had were due to a very old TomTom device, in a tunnel with virtually no GPS signal, and our first time driving in Paris. We learned from our experience and have not had any major issues since* You may have read my post about […]
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Easy homemade Homemade borscht recipe
Borscht, just the word sounds good to me, and the classic soup made of beetroot is world-famous. There are many ways to make it and it traditionally an Eastern European soup, and there are lots of different recipes out there. I happen to have children who whilst they are not keen on beetroot in it’s […]
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