Christmas gift guide for sports mad children
Buying gifts for sports mad children, this is the gift guide for you with gift ideas for tennis, football, swimming and other sports
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Embracing autumn with hot chocolate bar ideas and 4 recipes
Over the last week or so, autumn has really hit us. I’m still holding onto the no tights/socks, but we’ve had a lot of rain. And the evenings and mornings are so much darker. That means I’ve started drinking hot…
Rethinking tennis strategy – is he good enough?
It’s been a long break from playing tennis matches, although N has been lucky to play quite a bit over the summer at the tennis club. Our club have never done anything for the juniors in the past. We have…
Eating out with kids in the Lakes: Ambleside and Bowness restaurants
Whenever we are on holiday we always tend to eat out rather than eating in the hotels. Our recent ` wasn’t going to let N eat in the usual Pizza Express or high street branches of restaurants because most of…
Dessert places in London: where to treat the kids?
How do you view a day out? Do you religiously take a picnic with you? I have to admit we rarely do. Days out are treats (although we do quite a lot of them, especially when on school holidays as…
Tween desk ideas and accessories
I can’t say that N has a decorated bedroom. (Or even a tidy one). The OH likes magnolia walls so that’s what there is in the majority of the house. N isn’t worried about having a colourful room, although one…
Tips for camping in storms and keeping hold of your tent
On our annual camping trip we’ve always been fairly lucky until this year. Usually we have 1 day that’s a bit drizzly, but the rest are reasonable. We have had to rush on the last day to beat the rain’s…
Swimming lessons for kids – the questions parents have
Over the years, readers have found my blog via different questions, some about swimming lessons for kids. As we’ve had a long swimming journey from baby swimming lessons with Water Babies to toddler swimming, through to faster progress now, there’s…
Best crazy golf and miniature golf courses in the UK
When we’re out and about on holiday, or even days out, if we spot a crazy golf course, we’re there like a shot. They can be crazy style, themed, or just basic miniature golf courses. We enjoy having a game…
Kids cook: banana, blackberry and peanut butter ice cream
I’ve always tried to encourage N to bake with me, or learn to chop veg. He loves peeling and chopping veg although it does take ages. Practice makes perfect though. But he gets a bit bored baking. Weighing is good,…
A new love of football: finding football fun
Sometimes it takes a while for kids to discover a love of football. Here’s how ours found football fun over time
