Fun party bag ideas for 6 and 7 year olds
It’ll be N’s birthday in the next month, so we’re in party planning mode. Well, I say we. N keeps changing his mind over the type of party he wants, or whether he wants on at all. The plan is…
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Kissing questions from a 4 year old
I’ve mentioned before that N is a really cuddly little boy. He loves giving hugs and kisses. Thankfully those kisses have progressed from the really soggy ones of a couple of years ago, and they’re just really sweet pecks now….
Mystery party invitation
I expected the party invitations to start when N started school, but it wasn’t an invite from a reception child that turned up for N. In fact, if we’d had it just appear and not be handed over in person,…
School days – the one about wellies and water
Week 3 of school is complete. I’m surprised at how many children only started school this week, when so many others started 3 weeks ago. But then, so far it doesn’t seem that N’s done anything on phonics, maths (other…
A challenge – name calling and VIP
So far, so good at school. At least I think so. 8 days in I’m still to work out whether he’s actually sat down at all apart from one picture. He told me he’s done no numbers or counting and…
Pocket money or wages for a four year old
N isn’t old enough yet to get proper pocket money. It’s obviously different for every child, but we’ll probably do similar to what my mum did and agree that he can get pocket money on the assumption that he’s kept…
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…
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…
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…
Summer parties – mixing with older children
N’s always been used to being around lots of people of all ages. Mostly those older than him, although obviously he’s used to being in nursery with youngers children, and I do have a couple of friends with babies. But…
