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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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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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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…
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10 Rainy Day Summer Holiday Ideas
What to do on a rainy day, in the summer holidays? We had a week in the holidays that was absolutely scorchio then all of a sudden, the rain started and doesn’t seem like it’s going to go away. The more kids you have, the more expensive it can get…
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Introducing Pocket Money
I have mentioned before that I am still friends with my NCT group, we have been friends for almost 5 years now and our little WhatsApp group has been my life line. We recently discussed introducing pocket money. I can’t remember at what age I started getting pocket money, but…
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Last Minute World Book Day Ideas
Sometimes, life runs away with you and before you know it, it’s the night before World Book Day and your local supermarket is all out of costumes in your kids size. Sod’s law, right? Fear not, here are some last minute World Book Day ideas you can probably create with…
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Starting School: Tips & Tricks
So that’s it, The Biggest is officially starting school in September. Officially a kid, no-longer a preschooler. However, we qualified for the 30 hours funding, so he was at pre-school full time from last September (at the school he got a place at!) and had to wear a uniform, so…
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Going From One to Two
So it’s been just over a year since I have been a mum of two! When I fell pregnant with the second, I remember saying to Mr Raucous I didn’t know how I could possibly love another child as much as my precious first born, then he arrived and I…
