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Easy ways to entertain toddlers during lockdown.
*Collaborative post. Although there may only be a few more days of home schooling for the bigger kids left, us parents of toddlers still have the little munchkins at home to entertain. According to the UK government’s roadmap, it’s still going to be a little while before parenting go-tos, such as soft play reopen. Honestly, I can’t remember the last time I was actually looking forward to taking my kids to soft play, but the prospect of leaving the house and drinking a coffee in a sweaty room full of screaming children is actually starting to appeal to me. For now, us parents are still looking for fun, creative ways…
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Feb Half Term Scavenger Hunt – FREE PRINTABLE
We’re finally in the single digits counting down to the world’s most desperately needed half term break! I know so many parents have been struggling immense amounts with this lockdown, and my own kids have been really suffering from being cooped up doing school work all day. Sadly, thanks to the old Lady ‘Rona, we’re still in a national lockdown and all the usual exciting half term plans that we’d have come up with by now are completely off the table. We’ve all spent a lot of time indoors glued to laptops for our online learning. Luke’s been spending so much time indoors during this first term of home schooling and…
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Review: Frozen Double Faced Jigsaw From Toys & Bears
*Gifted product Over the Christmas period, we spent a long time working on our Christmas themed jigsaw at the dining room table. Doing a good jigsaw puzzle is such a fun way of spending quality time with the family and it’s a great way to get the kids chatting about their lives, which is brilliant for building children’s self esteem. My biggest boy is 7 and he loves jigsaws. When we get a new one out, he is really focused and is able to start piecing bits together almost immediately. Admittedly, it hurts my soul every time he starts a jigsaw and doesn’t begin with the edge pieces, but the…
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40 Ways To Use Conkers
Conkers, otherwise known as horse chestnuts, are everywhere in the UK during autumn and because of this, they’ve become the perfect symbol for autumn. Conkers litter the floor of all our parks, woodlands and gardens and have been collected for generations. In fact, conkers have been collected throughout history, and even played a part helping the allies in the First World War. These days, conkers are still collected annually by children and adults alike and have become a regular feature in British households during the autumn months. There are many decorative and practical uses for conkers in the home, as well as an abundance of games, crafts and toys for…
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DIY Halloween Decorations
*Collaborative post. Many of you will know that I try to save money where I can. We love making our own Halloween decorations and it’s something that I’ve always done with my kids. We usually prefer to make our own Halloween snacks and play our homemade Halloween games when the freaky festivities begin. It just feels a little more fun knowing that we’ve made all the fun ourselves! This year we’re taking our DIY Halloween attitude one step further and creating our very own spooky Halloween signs and decorations. Halloween is going to be a little different this year. Thanks to COVID, we can all be sure that Halloween will…
