From one palace to another; on Saturday we headed to the children’s Christmas festivities at the west London royal residence (home of William, Kate, Harry and now baby George). Christmas at Kensington Palace has a ‘Game of Crowns’ theme, inspired by King William III’s winter palace of 1699. Throughout the palace there’s a series of games…
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Home Alone 3: two teeth and some tantrums
Read moreHow’s everyone’s week been? Ours has been…interesting. It’s been good and bad, up and down (literally; on Wednesday night I was at the top of The Shard, which was amazing).
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31 things to do during nap time
Read moreWhat are the best things to do during naptime? It occurred to me recently, that as my daughter is nearly two, she may be reaching the age where she drops her daytime nap. I don’t think we’re there yet – thank goodness – but the very idea filled me with horror. On borrowed time with…
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Our house leaving party
Read moreI am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop about buying all the ingredients for a family party and night in has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias and its client.
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How To Explain Parkinson’s To Kids
Read moreHow To Explain Parkinson’s To Kids How do you explain Parkinson’s to kids? It’s tricky! Parkinson’s is a complicated medical condition that even adults struggle to get their heads around. So how do you explain it to young children? Here’s a couple of things we’ve tried to explain Parkinson’s to our own young children. Why…
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A (toddler) toy story
Read moreHow sweet are these toys from The Early Learning Centre? Each of the different characters has moveable heads, clicky arms and legs, and soft silicon ears that are good for gnawing on. They are suitable for children aged 12 months+, and have been created to subtly shoehorn in fine motor skills and spark little imaginations.…
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On teething terrors, bad nights and a game of musical beds
Read moreLast Tuesday night I said the following to Alex, about two seconds before I fell head first into a deep and delicious sleep: 11.25pm: Me: ‘Isn’t it GREAT Eliza’s sleeping better now? I feel like such a normal person again …zzzZZ’ And because fate couldn’t *possibly* let that go, even just this once, the following…