Well, Halloween has gone and Mariah Carey has defrosted so it is totally acceptable to start talking about Christmas? For a couple of years now we have been trying to shop local for Christmas gifts wherever possible. I thought I would share how we have got on as we intend on stepping it up even…
How to be an Outdoor Family in Winter
There’s nothing like a good old-fashioned family outing in the wintertime to get everyone outdoors and enjoying the fresh air during the colder months. Here are our tips to get your loved ones outdoors this winter: The paddle board is packed away, the wetsuits are up in the loft for the winter months but it…
Review: Toca Social Interactive Football Experience, London
It is no secret that as a family we are sport mad, whether it be watching or playing, synchronised/artistic swimming, open water swimming, running or football. When we recently booked a weekend in London as part of our trip to watch the Euros Women’s Final at Wembley, we knew that we wanted to incorporate a…
Nostell Priory – National Trust in Yorkshire
We revisited one of our favourite National Trust properties in Yorkshire yesterday & thought we would be kind and share this beautiful spot with you. This is not an ad or a sponsored post – We just love Nostell Priory so much that we keep going back whether its for an hour or several. Nostell…
REVIEW Casa Iria Luxury Villa, Istria Croatia
This summer has thankfully seen the welcome return of overseas travel for us, as a family. We have just returned from a last minute week at a beautiful luxury villa, Casa Iria in Istria, Croatia and wanted to tell everyone about this incredible discovery as we had the best time. This 4 bedroom villa has…
Review: Gingerbread House at The Quiet Site, Lake District
It has been 4 years since selling our touring caravan and we have been searching for an alternative way to get the camping experience without being cramped up in our elderly tin box. We spent this weekend in one of the new gingerbread houses at The Quiet Site in the northern part of the Lake…
What I learnt from my children going on a school residential trip
After having 3 children going on various school residential trips over the years, I class myself as somewhat of a veteran parent. This year, more than ever, families are sending their little ones off into the unknown after 2 years of a pandemic making it difficult. So as my youngest has just returned from her…
How to Prepare Children for Tests
It is that time of year again, when children up and down the country are thinking ahead to their tests. I’m not going to harp on too much about how I believe that children should be out playing and having fun, rather than thinking about test conditions, test results and having too much pressure but…
After a school appeal – What next?
So, National Offer Day came around and sadly, your little one didn’t get their first choice of school. What are your next steps? You may have decided against going through the appeal process or may have been unsuccessful but it does not mean that your options stop there. In my previous post, How to win…
How to win a school appeal
National Offer Day is heading around again very soon (Equally well known as the day children find out what school they are going to) Thousands of 10 and 11 year olds from the Year 6 year group will find out which secondary school they have been allocated. For most, the decision will be no surprise….