Fun ways to help your child learn to read
Roald Dahl once said that if you are going to get anywhere in life you have to read a lot [...]
10 reasons to visit Thomas Land
If you’re two and totally obsessed with Thomas the Tank Engine the chances are life doesn’t get much better than a trip to [...]
Things I wish I’d known about my lady bits
This post should probably come with a warning: it’s not for the faint hearted. Or the squeamish. A bit like [...]
5 fashion tips for breastfeeding mums
Now I don’t pretend to know much – if anything - about fashion, but having breastfed for a combined total [...]
5 easy ways to detangle kids’ hair
If wails at wash time, shrieks at story time and sobs at school time sound familiar, read on. In our house [...]
How to pick the perfect pair of glasses
One of the first blog posts I ever wrote was about my new plastic glasses being the thin end of [...]
The cheat’s guide to helping with times tables
I don’t know about you, but I love a good hack. Anything that saves time - and energy – like [...]
12 reasons to visit LaplandUK
‘It's true’. That’s the strapline of LaplandUK, one of the country’s leading Christmas themed experiences – and one of the [...]
Things to do in London in half term
Are you wondering how to entertain the kids this half term? Does a little trip – and treat – the [...]
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 [...]
Speedy school night hacks
It’s just one week into the new school term and I already feel like I need a holiday. BB only went back to [...]
Back to school essentials you didn’t know you need
I can’t wait for the new school year to start. Working from home (see my confessions of a stay-and-work-at-home mum [...]
5 of the best wooden toys for kids
When I first became a mum I had visions of wooden toys neatly stacked on bookcases lined with traditional fairy tales, [...]
How not to lose a child (or two!)
After writing about how not to lose the back to school plot I thought I’d continue the theme with how [...]
