School Days – Easter egg roll and homework
It’s school term over as we went into Easter. They do seem to come round quickly, but we’re looking to a few days off work, and 2 weeks off school although N will be at holiday club for part of…
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When can I have a pet?
Living on a farm, I didn’t really expect for N to ask for a pet. But that’s exactly what he asked the other bedtime. ‘Mummy, when can I have a pet?’ ‘Why do you need a pet? You’ve got 10…
School days – homework mission and sports relief
We’re on countdown to Easter although bizarrely N seemed to think this week was the last week of term. I think he was confused because it was the last Friday, but he’s definitely not breaking up til next week. This…
School Days – cross country, croup and certificates
We’re back in the weekly school days update. It’s been a busy week despite it being cut a bit short due to illness, but time’s marching on quickly towards Easter. Cross Country When N told me he went to Lego…
Tips to reduce the chance of a fussy eater child
I might have been a fussy eater when I was a child, but now I love food. I can’t deny that. And that’s why, when I hit 28 and my metabolism went to post, I’ve found it easy to put…
School days – lost trainers and World Book Day
It may have been quite a creative School Days post this week. I say may because it was World Book day, but it was a bit of a damp squib for N in the end. Here’s this week’s School Days…
School Days – backs, tennis and new children
This week was the first back after a half term that seemed to come so quickly. With Easter only a month away, N’s first school year is speeding by. It’s been an interesting school days week with a few issues…
Birthday cake planning and children’s chatter
When he was at his day nursery, it was the norm for the birthday boy or girl to bring in cakes or treats for the children in their room on their birthday. So before his birthday this year, I asked…
School days – the one with random clothes and pancakes
So far we’ve not had many missing item occasions since N started at school. Even at nursery we usually tended to find anything that had been mislaid or forgotten (well, apart from the Each Peach Pear Plum book (affiliate link),…
I want to go to a boys school
Bizarrely, as a girl going into 6th form, I did exactly that and went to a boys school. Well, at the time it was a boys school but took girls in the 6th form. After I left, they then started…
Children’s BMI checks – should kids have them annually?
This week there’s been a new report out and lots of media discussion around children and obesity, with the report recommending children’s BMI checks annually. This all ties in with discussions on sugar tax recommendations – in particular on sugary…
