This boy says no to Disney films
I am partial to watching the occasional Disney films. Back in our 6th form we used to watch Beauty and the Beast quite frequently – it was one of 5 videos we had in our girls house. And the classics…
Family life
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School Days – class assembly and wellygate
Another week on, and it’s another School Days post. This week has been pretty much full of assembly talk and not a lot of work as far as I can tell. Or maybe N just locks that bit out of…
School Days – bouncing and a fire engine
It was the first week back at school for us after Easter. It whizzed by as life tends to do, and was pretty quiet. N’s talking less about school now – there’s lots of don’t remembers and a few random…
Ode to an only child – is only child syndrome real?
When I was a child, only children were a mystery to me. I thought I didn’t really know any. Because all my friends were mostly 1 of 2 children, with the occasional 4 thrown in. But it wasn’t until secondary…
Easter Egg hunt at Upton House
Our latest easter egg hunt was at Upton House, our local National Trust property. The trail was all along the woodland trail
Bump on the head and what to watch out for
The worst thing when your children are at school or nursery, has to be seeing the school office number coming up on your phone. It’s happened a lot in the past. At nursery for permission to give calpol and various…
School Days – run up to Easter
Whoop, it’s the Easter holidays – for N at least. I’ve got another week of work before I’m off. So this will be the last School Days post for a couple of weeks. Reading books I think N’s getting bored…
What makes a successful playdate
I have to admit we don’t do many playdates. Mainly because I work, so N goes to after school club. And in the holidays is at holiday club or working with the OH would just wouldn’t ‘do’ playdates. He just…
Helping kids have broader life experiences – trip to Blenheim Palace
I think it’s key for children to get broader life experiences and not just stay at home. It’s not always easy to persuade them. Here’s our Blenheim trip
School Days – Easter service and baptism
It’s Sunday again, and it’s come around to the weekly School Days post. I know I found it really useful reading about slightly older children and what they got up to before N started school. Hopefully others reading continue to…
School Days – school trip and split class
After last week’s ‘I can’t be bothered’ with my #SchoolDays post, I’m back this week. Although following last week and having nothing to write, N is still not being very forthcoming with what he’s been up to. Instead, I’ve been…
