THE BEST EVER Pancake Recipes for Shrove Tuesday!

I have great memories of this day - coming home from school after an hour long bus journey from Primary School to go inside a warm country kitchen while my mum rustles up (on the hob) loads of amazingly tasty thin goodies for my siblings and I! We would enjoy lemon and sugar or chocolate...

Halloween at Rushmoor Farm Park & Falconry Centre

ABOUT THE FARM A lovely Family run Farm Park and Falconry Centre located just out of Louth, Lincolnshire UK. It's a great size for children to explore and learn plus they have a sweet little wooden play area and cafe.   WHATS AVAILABLE TO SEE They have three different Daily Bird Displays which consists of Harris Hawks,...

How did Oscars first year at school go?

THINGS HE'S DONE THIS FIRST SCHOOL YEAR   Below are some diary entries from his Tapestry - there were photos of Oscar and other children which of course I wouldn't upload for privacy reasons.     First trip to the library 12 Sep 2018 03:45 PM He enjoyed his first visit to the school library.   Fine motor skills....

Going to baby group and being in a nightclub is the same thing, here’s 10 reasons why

1. Shots. Ok, so a shot of jagermeister in a night club isn't exactly a shot of caffeine at a baby group but whatever. 2. Always someone crying or arguing. 3. There's definitely a girls boob out somewhere. 4. There's random wet patches on the floor. 5. Everyone always looks forward to the carbs at...

The Deep / Days out UK / Aquarium Education

ABOUT THE DEEP The Shaws visited The Deep which is an Aquarium - that's the short version. It's so much more than just an Aquarium! They have an amazing ethos - basically look after our world! Here is a blog post on how great it is and my families experience. It plays home to over 5,000 animals! Yes, five thousand!...

10 things to inject FUN into family time!

There’s never a dull moment in family life, especially during the Summer holidays. That’s why Team Come Round are working with Bassetts Vitamins to offer families like mine the chance to host an August Adventure Week party! Don’t you sometimes find that family time could be summed up like this: Wake up reluctantly with a...

Mini U for kids!

What is Mini U for kids Mini-U is a great collection of haircare, bath and body care and hairbrushes for kids and families designed with the highest quality formulations at affordable prices and packaged with fun in mind! Mini-U sells products for kids that take the ‘boring’ out of bath time and add the ‘style’...

Organix – new finger foods!

This week has been 'National Picnic Week' and 'Organix' have sent me some free goodies to try for my partially Baby Led Weaning baby (BLW) - which is relaxed and unstructured approach is based on baby being offered solid foods for them to feed themselves, with no help from an adult and the foods would usually...

Fun at the Farm / EIGHT Reasons to visit!

Easter half term what could be more fun than going outdoors in the fresh air - other than having a lie in? The farm!   EIGHT REASONS FARMS ARE GREAT 1.Teaches children life skills - there are some things that you just can not learn from a book or in school. Farming teaches children of...

Games to play with babies up to 12 months – TRIED AND TESTED.

First of all, I'll add that each toy has a different design and usage for different ages, safety and development so every child is unique and will eventually be able to do things when they are able to. I've just compiled some of the toys we have used that they enjoy just in case anyone...