Starting rusty rackets adult tennis lessons
Starting a rusty rackets adult tennis lesson course, and getting back to tennis years later. Here’s how it went and what rusty rackets is
Activities
Everything we get up to – activities, learning and play
Educational tv shows for kids (8-12 years)
Ideas for the best educational TV shows for kids age 8 to 12 years old, from children’s tv shows to suitable family programmes
Books I’ve read and reviewed Spring 2022
*Ad – contains affiliate links I’ve decided I’m going to pick out some of the books I’ve read each season and do a short review. I tend to buy whatever book deals are on Amazon to read on my Kindle,…
How we did the matchbox challenge
The last few weeks have definitely brought out my competitive side. N less so, but even he managed to put a bit of focus into it at the end of the challenge. N came home from school with a fundraising…
Why I read Mills & Boon books despite having studied literature
Why I read Mills & Boon books despite having studies english literature, including some key facts about the books.
Car journey games to play on family road trips
Ideas for car journey games to keep children entertained on family roadtrips, from made up, to those requiring paper ot bought games
20 questions Bookish book tag
20 questions about books in the Bookish Book Tag, sharing my thoughts on books and reading likes and habits.
Benefits of sports: teaching resilience through tennis
Playing sport is so important for children to experience. Whether it’s playing as part of a team, or individual sports, there aren’t many downsides compared with the benefits. In particular, playing tennis has certainly helped with teaching resilience to the…
Gift ideas: favourite children’s christmas books
Gift ideas for Christmas, introducing our favourite children’s christmas books for younger children through to chapter books
Taking up old hobbies – tennis
Hobbies. I’ve always had lots of hobbies, although nowadays they tend to be quite lazy ones. This year I’ve tried to get back into an older hobby – getting back to playing a bit more tennis. Previous hobbies are still…
How to sew fabric bookmarks (2 ways)
Make these simple DIY fabric bookmarks