family life & travels
I’m not sure if many of you will know, but my husband and I recently started an after school club business at the school that my children attend. So of course, we have been on the look out for fun things that we can do with the children, and different toys that we can have
Outdoor living has never been more popular and that is undoubtedly, in part due to the fact that there are more outdoor design techniques and equipment than ever before. By employing some of these design techniques, you can transform your garden into a fantastic extension of your main home where you can laugh and play
Come this time next month I will have a school aged child; I can hardly believe it! So over the summer holidays, we have been doing various things to get ready. Getting feet measured, buying school shoes. Getting uniform and practicing doing up buttons on his shirt (bless he’ll have a shirt and tie to
Kids these days are exposed to outdoor activities less than previous generations. According to a study in 2013 reported by the Wall Street Journal, 72 percent of children 8 years old and below have used mobile devices at least once. This is one of the reasons behind the growing epidemic of childhood obesity all around
As a rule, I much prefer to get the children wooden toys. I think they are generally a lot more durable and I think that generally they look nicer too. The colours can be more subtle and just generally nicer, if that makes sense? We have been trying out toys from Wood & Wonder –
Max is a pre-schooler so is learning more and more each day – it really does amaze me! We have been trying out these Alphabet Cards from The Appealing Rabbit to help him with his writing. Max is at the stage where he can say the alphabet and recognise the letters and is able to
I’m always on the look out for crafty things to do with Max. He enjoys doing that type of thing but I’m a bit rubbish and never have much art and craft kit in the house (Mr Maker would be terribly disappointed). So these ready put together kits are right up my street! Max loved that
U-Star have personalised educational products aimed at introducing children to the words that they will be taught once they start school. Each activity page is designed to focus on name recognition together with one very important phonetic keyword. They can learn these keywords whilst writing and colouring. There are girl and boy themed word pads
