While I’m not a big fan of crafts, I do love a bit of process art. These melted crayon cards for Easter involve my number one favourite craft activity, melting stuff! They are simple to make but do require an adult to do the melting bit. What you’ll need to make melted crayon cards: Some […]
An A-Z of What Parenting Means to Me
I was tagged in the #parentingalphabetchallenge by Dirt, Diggers and Dinosaurs. The idea is to write an A-Z of your life as a parent and then tag some other bloggers to do the same. Here are my thoughts on life as a parent, in alphabetical order. A is for Adjustment I found what I call […]
In Praise of Routine (Even if it Did Make Me a Bit Bonkers)
As I’ve mentioned before, I read The Contented Little Baby Book when I was pregnant and was horrified when my baby didn’t immediately settle in to the routine suggested in the book. Gina Ford’s message clearly hadn’t miraculously made it’s way to my unborn child, who knew? Despite this, I was absolutely adamant that my […]
Nature Based Toddler Group Activities
While toddler groups generally take place indoors you can always bring a bit of the outside in with these nature based toddler group activities. This post contains affiliate links (identified with a *) I earn a commisson from qualifying purchases Cheerio Bird Feeder This is a really simple nature based toddler group activity to set […]
Parent Child Similarities: 5 Ways my Children are Like Me
When I decided I wanted to write about parent child similarities I knew I couldn’t write it alone. I would need input from those who knew me and the kids best, namely my husband and my Mum. Weather I would be still speaking to them after that was another matter. Luckily, they were tactful and […]