Family and Lifestyle Blog
Helping to improve a child’s writing skills can set the stage for a more successful education and the ability to communicate clearly. Writing is a skill that requires fine motor skills to hold the pencil, clarity of thought to have something to write, and the ability to transfer the thoughts to paper by writing them […] Read more…
I never have been and never will be a home schooler, we are only in our first morning of french school closures due to the corona virus and I don’t know how people do it long term. I saw Jean Parnell, The Messy Mum, share these resources on Facebook and to save me trawling through […] Read more…
Everyone is on social media these days, from my younger cousins to my Grandma, it’s rare for someone to not be on at least one social media platform. Time has progressed from the days of MySpace and Facebook. People are using Twitter on a daily basis, for socialising, not just for work. As well […] Read more…
Planning a birthday party around a main idea can make the organising of the party simpler and enhance the excitement of the event for the birthday child and their guests. There are many choices of themes for party celebrations. Sometimes a child’s interest changes quickly, so find out what is most interesting and ask about […] Read more…
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What is the single most difficult thing a 30 something female in the UK has to deal with? Supporting their bride-to-be friend with wedding planning of course! The engagement has happened and the excited celebratory bubbles have been drunk, now it’s time to get the planning started. All those pinterest boards and hours of […] Read more…
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This year I took on the task of organising a Christmas tree festival at my local church. I have seen Christmas markets before but wasn’t 100% sure how tree festivals worked but I’m quite happy with how it turned out. I started off by emailing local businesses to see if they would like to exhibit […] Read more…
Lucas was sent* a Weekend Box last week which is a fortnightly or monthly subscription box, aimed at children 3-8 years old. The boxes are posted on Tuesdays with the aim of them being delivered Fridays but in some exceptional circumstances it may be Saturday. They are delivered through the letterbox so you don’t need […] Read more…
A while ago, I was very lucky to be whisked off to London to be treated* to a gel manicure, back massage and afternoon tea by Bio Sculpture. Up to this, I hadn’t heard of them before. Bio Sculpture started in 1988 by Elmein in South Africa who couldn’t find any premium nail polishes […] Read more…
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More and more people in the UK and elsewhere around the world are realising that if you want to take charge of your career, then you may need to go it alone. More and more people are deciding that freelancing is the way forward for them, which means that they are making the effort to […] Read more…
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I made a Minion 3D puzzle this week, it was actually quite relaxing to do. It’s aimed at 7 years and over so Lucas is way too young but he wanted to be involved. In the end Lucas’ involvement meant he crushed it twice whilst I was building it and he moved my […] Read more…