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
Search Results for: kids sports
Camping gear for kids
When we went camping as kids it was either with the guides where we had to make our own racks for storing bags of food on. Or it was just in the garden for which all we needed was bedding…
Beginner’s guide to tennis for kids: what is mini tennis?
As N is coming to the end of his red mini tennis stage I thought I’d share a beginners guide to tennis for kids. It’s so important for children to experience sports and find something they really love. For us…
What kids playing tennis taught us (ie sporting benefits for kids)
As we are coming into the last couple of months of the summer league season for N’s tennis, I thought I’d share what he’s we’ve learnt in his year of playing matches. It’s been a year of ups and downs…
Not teaching kids to swim. Is it irresponsible?
Learning to swim is non-negotiable in our house. My dad couldn’t swim, so my mum made sure my brother and I were taken swimming as childrem. Then I had lessons from around age 5. I wasn’t a fan and couldn’t…
Kids birthday party ideas – at home and elsewhere
When I was a child, birthday parties were always held at home, until I was old enough just to take a couple of friends out for a meal or ice skating. Now few people hold parties at home once children…
Big bike little bike. Bike gears explained to kids
One of the biggest things in a child’s early life is learning to ride a bike. We made sure that we started N early on a balance bike and I swear by these. By the time he was 4 he…
Mini red kids’ tennis and being a good sport
N’s first league season playing tennis is over. His team have played all their round robin matches, and are now experienced in playing matches in mini red kids tennis. I always think he’s so young to be playing matches –…
Sports parent stereotypes and how to avoid being one
Being a tennis mum now, I want to avoid becoming a stereotypical bad sports parent. Here’s the plan for avoiding it
School sports day brings out the best and worst of children
I love sports day. I didn’t always love it when I was really young. Where we first lived, at nursery and then my first primary school, I was terrible at sports day. All the other children would have finished the…
Coping with the start of independence and fussy kids
It’s been a long time coming but N is starting to get fussier about his clothes. I was expecting it earlier given what other parents say about their children choosing their clothes when much younger. But until now N’s been…