Firstly, 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
We 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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Help, My Child Won’t Wear A Coat! How To Deal With Cold Weather Coat-Refusers
Help, My Child Won’t Wear A Coat! If Your Child Won’t Wear A Coat, Here’s How To Deal With Cold-Weather Coat-Refusers, A Six Part Strategy 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…
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Five things: Christmas charity campaigns to support this festive season
Looking For A Christmas Cause? Here Are Five Christmas Charity Campaigns If you’re looking to donate to a good cause this Christmas, here are five Christmas charity campaigns for giving back. Christmas Jumper Day for Save The Children: Christmas jumper day is a-coming on Friday 15th December, and is the annual festive charity celebration organised by…
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Five things: what we’ve read, watched and liked lately
Hands up, I did mean to do a weekly round-up of things we’ve done and liked each week, but seem to have failed (here’s the first and only instalment so far). So let’s try again, shall we? Here are five things we’ve read and watched recently, for both my children and me: Motherland: Have you…
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Three new festive favourites (who cares that it’s only November?!)
Hi there, it’s me again! Things have been kind of quiet around here recently due to various combinations of life things, most recently 75% of the house having some kind of dreadful lurgy that’s gone on for so long that I’m even boring myself with my weakly-coughing woe. However on Sunday we burst out of…
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Colourful Christmas hampers from John Lewis, chosen by my children
I know, I know, I’m going there possibly a bit early with the C word – but for once we’ve actually made a start on our shopping and have put together a colourful Christmas hamper from John Lewis, full of treats for a Grandma who needs cheering up. And when I say we, I really…