Who’s the Mamma?
Muddling Along Mummy wrote an interesting post recently about the assumption that everyone on the internet is just like you, in which she said: But there are people I look at on the internet and I...
View ArticleColoured rice and I spy bottles
I was looking around slightly vaguely for Kidling crafts on the interweb a couple of days ago when I came across these fabulous I-Spy-Bottles and just knew I had to make them. We spend every weekend in...
View ArticleHome Made Mother’s Day
So, you’ve got about 48 hours left, Dads. I have to say that you are in luck because if there’s one thing a Mother appreciates, after lie-ins and chocolates, it’s stuff that has been hand-crafted by...
View ArticleTeaching Road Safety to pre-schoolers.
I spent most of last night going through all the mail that arrived whilst we were away on holiday. Much like this blog, it was the usual mix of junk mail and things that made me smile. And bills. In...
View ArticleHow to make a boat from juice carton
One of PDs favourite DVDs is a Day of Songs, which features the singing of Sophie Ellis-Bextor no less. The songs are grouped into themes and whilst we were sitting watching it recently, PD announced...
View ArticleSt George’s Day Craft: Saint’s Day 2011 is not when you thought it was.
The Church, knowing that a mere Saint’s Day was no match for the epic event that was The Royal Wedding, moved St. George’s Day this year. Who knew they could do that? I certainly didn’t. And, no, they...
View ArticleThings to do in London with children this half-term
I was reminded today of how lucky I am to live on the doorstep of London, with all the distraction and entertainment that it offers. When I was younger and based in Yorkshire, London was a place filled...
View ArticleThings to do in Prague with children
We spent Christmas in Prague this year and we’ve had a fabulous time. There was such a lovely festive atmosphere throughout the city, with Christmas markets, trees and decorations in every square, that...
View ArticleWhat my children have been saying
********** “Oh Dad, you just don’t get it, do you?” LBG, with patronising tone, to her father. ********** Dimples, on watching carrots cooking: “What’s it going to be?” “Carrots, darling.” “Oh. Not...
View Article{Home Exchange tips} 7 Home Exchange Packing Essentials
We’re off on another Home Exchange for half-term: the first of several that will make up our major holidays this year. This time, we’re driving across the Kingdom of Great Britain to get to Ireland....
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