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7 school holiday activities your kids will love

If you’re already thinking ahead to the next school holidays – and school holiday activities – this collaborative post is [...]

By |September 1st, 2023|Parenting|0 Comments

7 simple ways to keep kids entertained during school holidays

If you're a parent who worries about how to keep the kids entertained during school holidays you're not alone. With [...]

By |March 24th, 2022|Parenting|0 Comments

10 sure-fire signs the school holidays have started

It's that time of year again. The school holidays are upon us, and at the time of writing there's six [...]

By |July 20th, 2019|Parenting|10 Comments

The ultimate Easter holiday survival guide

One. That’s how many days into the school Easter holidays we were before I felt like I was going batsh*t [...]

By |April 2nd, 2018|Parenting|9 Comments

Have you heard the one about the two-week half term?

Have you heard the one about the two-week half term? It might sound like a cruel joke designed to bring [...]

By |October 4th, 2017|Parenting|14 Comments

#MySundayPhoto

It was back to school in our house this week so for #MySundayPhoto here's the obligatory 'first day of year [...]

By |September 10th, 2017|Parenting|6 Comments

The school holidays in numbers

Zero. That’s how many alcohol-free nights I had in the latest school holidays. None, nada, zilch. The thought of a [...]

By |September 8th, 2017|Parenting|20 Comments

Surviving the school holidays without going batsh*t mental

Going up the wall because you didn’t book them into kids' club for the school holidays? Wondering how on earth [...]

By |August 25th, 2017|Parenting|23 Comments

10 free things to do with kids

The thing about kids is they cost money. And when it comes to school holidays they cost even more money. [...]

By |May 25th, 2017|Parenting|21 Comments

#MySundayPhoto

So we've survived the first week of the Easter holidays. Just. (It turns out there are lots of things they [...]

By |April 16th, 2017|Parenting|7 Comments

Essential cleaning hacks for lazy mums

Glitter, playdoh and felt tip pen. If you were to turn up on my doorstep unannounced I guarantee you would [...]

By |October 14th, 2016|Reviews|31 Comments

Confessions of a stay-and-work-at-home-mum

There are just weeks left until the end of the school year when school and nursery break up for six [...]

By |July 8th, 2016|Parenting|41 Comments

Things they fail to tell you about school holidays

After two weeks off over Easter the kids go back to school and nursery this week. I can’t wait. Having [...]

By |April 11th, 2016|Uncategorised|87 Comments