Get organised with these homemade label ideas
If you’re decluttering and reorganising your shelves and cupboards, why not try making your own labels. Here’s homemade label ideas for different items
Author: Emma
Mum of 1, farmer's wife and living a guilt free family lifestyle with a school child.
Do children really need extracurricular activities?
Children’s activities are always in the media. Whether there’s research saying that children need time out and time to be bored from all the activities. Or that parents are overwhelmed from being taxi drivers and logistics managers moving their children…
Are multi grade classes good or bad?
One of the choices parents need to make in applying for primary school places is whether they want a large or small school, and then if they’d prefer mixed year group class or single year classes. Some parents prefer children…
How to make your own bird fat balls for feeders
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Project 52 2019 week 9 – arrival of spring
Week 9 has been a wonderful week weatherwise. It’s just a shame I was back at work and N was back at school. It’s been a fairly uneventful week. Sunday we didn’t do much after 3 days out and about….
Not teaching kids to swim. Is it irresponsible?
Learning to swim is non-negotiable in our house. My dad couldn’t swim, so my mum made sure my brother and I were taken swimming as childrem. Then I had lessons from around age 5. I wasn’t a fan and couldn’t…
A day at Cotswold Wildlife Park
Cotswold Wildlife Park is one of the places I know N loves, and that he’ll ask to go to. It’s also got a place in my heart because when my mum was really ill, and just before she went to…
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Project 52 2019 week 8 – boardwalk
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