Month of firsts 12
August’s month of firsts is going to be a short one. We had lots of fun at weekends and the week off we had before the school term started, but in terms of milestones and achievements it’s been more of…
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20 Great posts preparing you and your kids for starting school
With N starting school, it was time to start thinking about school days. I’ve written my own tips about preparing a child for starting school, taking you from the offer letter through to just before starting. But what have other…
The mystery that is primary school uniform
To those of you with school age children already, do share your experiences and advice. I’m after a lot of information to help smooth my (I reckon the kids get the easy end of the deal) path into the school…
13 essential tasks for preparing children starting school
We’re only a couple of weeks off starting school (every day I get asked, ‘when’s September?’) but I think I’ve got a pretty good grasp of the things that need to be checked off before starting. So I thought I’d…
It’s the final countdown from nursery, with sports day
As I’ve mentioned (a few times) before, N is starting school in September. I’ve been seeing on social media everyone else’s last days at preschool, and reading all about other parents’ emotional ‘end of nursery’ posts. We’re probably not the…
Convenient and fun car seat and backpack with Trunki Boostapak
N’s been using a high back booster for a while now. Thankfully he’s always been pretty easy going when it comes to car seats at any age. He does look grown up in his booster now. But we have a…
Births, marriages and deaths – more children’s chatter
N’s had a lot of births, deaths and marriages on his mind recently. Births The baby thing has likely been prompted by his friend’s mum being pregnant. He seems more interested in the pregnant mum and the baby in the…
Month of Firsts 11 – Flumes, school and camping
It’s been a busy month, ending with the nightmare of no internet, hence the delay in writing up our Month of Firsts for this month. Lack of decent internet is the annoying thing about living In the sticks, and there…
Fun with friends at a non-birthday party
With N’s birthday being in January and having amongst about 10 other friends’ birthdays, it’s nigh on impossible to a) find a date that works and b) to not have to spend a fortune on a venue versus being able…
First steps to starting school
Today has been what is probably the biggest day of N’s life so far. His settling in day where he’ll be starting school in September. I thought he’d be fine, given he’s been at nursery since he was around 1 year…
The problem with water fights
I knew it was a mistake to agree to buy N a water pistol. Yes, I hear you all say ‘are you nuts?’, and obviously I am. Living on the farm and in such close proximity to family (in laws…