God brothers and seaside fun
Our mammoth weekend (few days) of fun included lots of outdoor excitement and fun. We were staying with my best friend’s parents at their farm in Lincolnshire, so it was a chance for N to get to spend a bit…
Swimming
Posts about a child’s swimming journey from Water Babies and onwards
Do parents need to be able to swim for baby swimming lessons
Swimming’s a funny thing. Some people love it, some can swim purely for the safety aspect, others hate it. Some find it really easy, others are scared of water despite never having had a problem in the water. I’m on…
End of term swimming fun
After the excitement of the badge presentation last week, this week’s swimming lesson was the last of the ‘term’. That means the toddlers get to choose their favourite activities and games to do in the latter part of the lesson….
First swimming badge celebration
Last week, N’s class were given their first swimming badges. All except one in the class had managed to achieve their Stage 1 swimming badge and certificate (she doesn’t come to many of the lessons so had missed the weeks…
Fingers crossed, we’re over the bumpy swimming patch
After last week’s stroppiness and ensuing nightmare swimming lesson, I have to admit I was a bit concerned at how it would go this week. I made sure we talked about getting ready to go swimming early on in the…
The terrible threenager year begins
I was really hoping that as we’d missed the terrible twos we might continue to have a really cheery little boy. Boy, how wrong was I! Ok, so generally N is still a happy little boy, but the last couple…
Swimming and showboating – is having a swimming audience a good idea?
N never has a swimming audience. I was quite surprised at how many people used to come along for swimming lessons in support, to help and just generally to watch. Even when we did lessons during the week, there would…
5 ways to get children swimming on their back
N’s never been a fan of swimming on his back. He obviously hasn’t yet twigged how much easier and less effort it is to swim on your back compared with on your front. That’s something I established quite early on…
Announcing my Britmums Live! 2014 sponsor – Water Babies
Straight after arriving home from Britmums Live 2013, I was already thinking about what I wanted to do with my blog, and also thinking about next year’s conference. Having planned a bit further in advance this year, I am happy…
Swimming badges and achievements
This week’s swimming class was the last of the year. After a week off with an ear infection, we were keen to get back to it especially with a 3 week break coming up for Christmas. The lesson was very…
Review: trunki Paddlepak
As we’re big on swimming, as well as the Moshi Monsters trunki (link), we were also sent a trunki Paddlepak to try out. I’ve vaguely noticed the launch of these in the past but have so far tended to just…