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Santa’s Winter Wonderland at Tropical Birdland
Being Christmas obsessed it is hard to find a Santa experience we haven’t yet done yet locally. Still, we hadn’t been to Tropical Birdland for their Winter Lantern Fairy Walk, so this year we decided to check it out, after hearing several good things about it last year. We arrived…
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Review: Sleeping Beauty at Loughborough Town Hall
Last Friday, Team Raucous headed to Loughborough Town Hall to see the panto for our first festive production. Since The Littlest is only five and hasn’t been to a panto in the last two Christmases due to covid, we were all very excited about the show. Loughborough’s panto is produced…
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HalloweenFarm UK
AD – Gifted tickets for the purpose of a review One of my most popular blog posts is this one from our first visit to Cattows Farm to go Pumpkin Picking back in 2018. We have gone religiously ever since and it’s now known as HalloweenFarm and it bares little…
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The Best Arts & Crafts For Your Kids To Try
With a second lockdown looming, many of us are worrying about how we can keep our little ones occupied during the upcoming months. Without school, many kids get bored and can start misbehaving as a result, or may begin to feel a little down. They’ll be missing their friends. They’ll…
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Keeping The Whole Family Happy
Every family wants to be happy, but with such a mixture of personalities living under one roof, it can be challenging to find the perfect balance that suits everybody. As a parent, it’s your job to make sure you can help everyone find this balance and live a happy life…
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Designing The Boys Bedroom
The boys are starting (and going back!) to school on Tuesday, so we decided as an end of lockdown treat to re-do their bedroom. A child’s bedroom is arguably the most important space in their lives. It is a place to live, learn, laugh, and play. Therefore, every parent should…
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Simple Self-Care For Busy Mums
We have all got those friends that proclaim to read multiple books a week, learn a new language, do yoga sessions before work, go for long rambles in the countryside and continuously talk about how self-care is essential for mental health. They are right, of course, but the chances are…
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Kids & Exercise
Exercise is important for supporting your children’s wellbeing, but it can be very difficult to get kids motivated or interested in exercise, especially, if like me, you’ve never been a natural exerciser. Younger kids spend most of their days zooming around so they’re less of a worry, but as they…
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How To Support Your Kid’s Wellbeing
Parenting is one of the most difficult jobs there is, and it never seems to get any easier! No matter what age your child is, you’ll want to find the most effective ways to support them. Your child’s wellbeing is, of course, your top priority, especially in these trying times,…
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Planning and Hosting a Halloween Party for Pre-Schoolers
I have always loved Halloween, it always involved dressing up and either going out-out or heading to a house party. Naturally when kids came along, my plans had to adapt too, but the love for Halloween is still there! Fortunately we have moved to an area where families seem to…
