September’s approaching and that means only one thing: schools are back after lockdown and my little one is finally off to nursery. This is how we’ve been getting ready for the new academic chapter, with my anxiety in tow. Before lockdown happened, our three year […]
If you like your birthdays with a bang, cocktails and flowers may be your answer. With the help of leading online greeting card and gift merchant, Moonpig, I recently got to grips with cocktail making and flower arranging on a very celebratory press event. DISCLOSURE: […]
After over three years of dummies, we are now a dummy-free household. This is how our pre-schooler dropped the dummies and the insane consequences I never anticipated. I knew there would come a day when our little man’s dummies would come to an end. Or […]
Last month we became the proud new owners of stick insects. As a family accustomed to the cuteness of guinea pigs and rabbits, the new, less cuddly additions have caused a stir. We’ve never kept insects before and yet here we are, bottling up bugs […]
DISCLOSURE: AD / This post contains gifted product from Viking Direct. All wording, images & opinion are my own, except where expressed. Crafting with the kids is one of the things we think we should excel at as parents. As if a rite of passage […]
Disclaimer: This post contains some PR gifted material, denoted by an * and marked appropriately. I have not been paid to share this content. All wording and images are my own. You’re probably fed up with seeing Coronavirus this and Covid19 that. And if you’re […]
My therapist told me not to worry if all I succeed one day is the potty training. Amazingly she’s also potty training her son during this Covid-19 season, so at least I don’t feel like the only person deciding a global pandemic is the perfect […]
Nothing beats the thrill quite like a new milestone. Baby’s first crawl. Baby’s first word. Toddler moving into his own big boy bed in his own bedroom (okay, that landmark I mourned more than I rejoiced). But, potty training is a whole new game – […]
DISCLOSURE: AD / This post was paid in gifted tickets from PEPPA PIG/ENTERTAINMENT ONE UK LTD. All words & opinion expressed are my own. Images copyright of Dan Tsantilis. What child doesn’t love music? Whether making music or listening to it, you’ll be hard pushed […]
DISCLOSURE: AD / This post contains gifted product from MIFFY SHOP UK. All words, images & opinion expressed is my own. Miffy is a firm favourite in our house. We’ve watched the animation series, bought the cuddly plushes, and read just about every Miffy book […]
A few weeks ago, Reuben’s first friend in the world, died: our rabbit, Danny. It was the day I always dreaded arriving and as expected it broke my heart – not least because Danny was my little guy too, but because Reuben wouldn’t understand his […]
DISCLOSURE: AD / This post was made possible by a paid for visit to JUMP 360. All imagery, wording and opinion expressed is my own. If there’s one thing I’ve learnt having a toddler, it’s that they need exercise. I make it sound like they’re […]
