Here are our new colourful doors…but first, would you let your children pick paint colours for their bedrooms or the doors in your house? What could *possibly* go wrong?! Our colourful doors (and how we picked them!) Spoiler: We did, and it all turned out fine in the end. Phew. How did we end up…
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Five cold hard truths about parenting on snow days
Read moreHere are five truths about parenting on snow days… As the country is currently in the grips of SNOWMAGEDDON, aka the Beast from the East aka Storm Emma aka alll the weather from the past fifty winters all come at once, what better subject is there than parenting on snow days? (Seriously, has anyone talked…
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Hello, and a couple of things…
Read moreFirstly, hello! I just wanted to say, well, that really, and do a kind of awkward wave via a blog post. And secondly, say apologies for the unintentional blog break and blog post drought…it just kind of happened towards the end of last year when everything got really really busy in the run-up to Christmas…
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Three good things to do, from Tiddler on tour to brilliant books
Read moreWe are just about to finish half term (sob) but if you’re half terming next week (lucky!) or just looking for good things to do with small children, here are three things we’ve loved recently. These range from a stage production of Tiddler and other Terrific Tales, to a new – to us – London…
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Baby days, be gone; brilliant things about your children getting older
Read moreA few weeks ago it was Alex’s birthday, and a funny thing happened. We went out on his birthday. Together. While some people may be squinting at the screen and saying ‘what’s remarkable about THAT?’ For us, with a frequent night waker who will only go to sleep or re-settle for their mum or dad, it…
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How To Make DIY Wall Stickers – Perfect For Kid’s Rooms
Read moreHow to Make DIY Wall Stickers For Kid’s Rooms We’ve been making our own DIY wall stickers for children’s rooms, something that occurred to me at, well, 3am at one point this week. So here’s how (and why): What happens when your non-sleeping three-year-old sleeps *whispers* through the night? You wake up a million times…
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Help, My Child Won’t Wear A Coat! How To Deal With Cold Weather Coat-Refusers
Read moreHelp, My Child Won’t Wear A Coat! Are your children cold weather coat refusers? Do they strip down to a t-shirt at the very first touch of frost? It’s not just you (or your child who won’t wear a coat when it gets cold). Baby, It’s Cold Outside I’m one of life’s cold people (physically,…