Life in Lockdown. Life as we know it. Week 2.
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 […]
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Easter 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. […]
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Easy 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 […]
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Preserved lemon and cashew gluten-free couscous
Couscous is a staple and easy carbohydrate that can be dressed up and served with all sorts of meals, and something I have always enjoyed, however in our house, we deal with gluten intolerance, so we use a gluten-free couscous, that I recently found and tried out. It is based on maize, so it does […]
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Easy and delicious roasted carrots
Getting my kids to eat vegetables can sometimes be a challenge but this recipe for roasted carrots that I basically created one day when I had a glut of carrots I needed to use is a firm family favorite, easy to make and works well with all sorts of meals as a side dish or […]
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Non-chocolate Easter treats for Mum
This is a review post with some Non-chocolate Easter treats we were kindly asked to share about* Easter is approaching and usually everyone scrambles for chocolate but we have some ideas that are non-chocolate Easter treats that might give you a bit of inspiration. There is nothing wrong with some chocolate, but sometimes it’s nice […]
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Meal Plan Monday – Settling into Lockdown Life.
Meal Plan Monday. Looking at my week, and making sure the cries of “I’m hungry” don’t happen too often, but we all know that children are always hungry aren’t they? Feeding my food allergy and food choices family with a mix of cooking from scratch and sometimes throwing a ready-made meal their way. We shop […]
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Lockdown 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 […]
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Puzzles – a family affair keeping us busy
*This is a review post. We were kindly sent a puzzle to review* Something not well known about me is that I love puzzles. Proper, old fashioned, sit down and concentrate, or do a little bit then come back later, type puzzles. Puzzles are good for the mind, and I find sitting down to concentrate […]
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