Don’t Be Air-Bored! Try These Tips Before Your Flight
Airport? More like air-bored! If you enjoy people watching just take a look around your local airport and you’ll see one of these three people.
How To Make A Halloween Costume With Dylon
Halloween is fast approaching and I was just wondering how your preparations were going? Have you bought a pumpkin yet? Have you stocked up on sweets and are your decorations ready? One of the most fun parts of Halloween is dressing up and if you haven’t got the costumes sorted yet I have a great idea…
Winter Is Coming: Don’t Let Your Health Suffer
Winter is coming – and not in the Game of Thrones, swords and sexy kind of way, with ominous tones delivered by a shielded hunk who looks more solemn than a bureaucrat at a funeral. Winter is actually coming, and it can play havoc with your health.
Do You Enjoy Travelling?
Do you enjoy travelling? You probably think that’s a rather odd question. Who doesn’t enjoy travelling and visiting new places? I think a lot of us do don’t we?
Witches Cauldron Paper Plate Craft Idea
Witches Cauldrons are so closely associated with Halloween I just had to feature a children’s craft for how to make one on Zena’s Suitcase. Here’s last year’s easy toddler witches cauldron if you want to take a peek. This year it’s all about the paper plates, as they are the perfect shape for adapting into…
Easy Halloween Pumpkin Lantern
Halloween is a great time to get crafty with children. There are more opportunities to sit down and make things together, and Halloween certainly offers up lots of inspiration. As promised in my last post about how to make easy Halloween ghost bunting I’ve got some more craft ideas for children suitable for this time of…
5 Reasons To Discover Picardy
Picardy is a relatively undiscovered region in northern France and somewhere that I’m really interested in visiting. After our recent holiday to Spain I have very much caught the travel bug again. I have been looking into places to visit close to the UK. I’ve discovered the beautiful and historic region of Picardy, known in French as…
A Family Holiday in Andalucia
Going on a family holiday is one of the most memorable times where parents form a stronger bond with their children while experiencing new things together. Andalucia is one of the best places to visit in Europe with the entire family in tow. There are so many things to see and do to keep each…
How to Decorate Your Family Room on a Budget
Small changes to your family room can create a welcoming space that looks great without breaking the bank. If you’re planning to redecorate, here are 6 essential tips to keep you on budget. If you have a family room and dining room connection that goes into one another, you may want to think about matching…
5 Ways To Make The Most Of Autumn
Autumn can be a very beautiful time of year, when the days are crisp and the sky is blue and clear. It’s very much a changing season when the trees and plants that were once bright and green turn to reds, browns and golden yellows. There are many jobs we need to do as homeowners…
My Weight Loss Blip
My weight loss journey update is fashionably late, by a whole week. I actually had a night out last week, and it effected my blogging schedule. I was lucky enough to go to the local premiere of the latest Matt Damon film, The Martian. My sister took me to our local cinema where they were having an…
5 Tips For Flying With Children
Seeing as tomorrow we will be flying with children to Barcelona it seemed obvious to share with you my 5 top tips for flying with a toddler and a preschooler. Going on holiday with kids can be an amazing experience, but it can also be quite stressful. I have spoken to a lot of Mum’s…
What’s On in Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth has plenty of things to do all year round with a great programme of events including theatre shows and racing. This is such an important factor when deciding where to take the family on holiday. If you’re anything like us, we like having lots of things to do, interesting places to visit and…
Clangers Home Planet Playset Review
Clangers have been a huge hit with my daughter since they returned to television on CBeebies earlier this year. She watches them every morning before nursery and she loves her Tiny Clanger and Soup Dragon that she received for a review a few months ago. Since she received them, we have been eagerly awaiting some…
Be A Superhero With Ella’s Kitchen New Snacks
Ella’s Kitchen are one of our favourite brands of children’s snacks. My children need refuelling mid morning and in the afternoon, and I try my best to keep their snacks varied, healthy and interesting. When Ella’s Kitchen got in touch to say they had a new range, especially for bigger kids, we had to give…
Help TKMaxx Give Up Clothes For Good
When my teen went back to school a few weeks ago, we received the usual letters home asking for us to provide emergency contacts and details of information evenings that were planned. The usual stuff that kids and parents have to sort at the beginning of school. There was another letter though, that wasn’t the usual kind of…