Have you recovered from half term? Today my children went back to school and I returned to work. We packed a lot into half term and I was pretty glad to get back to our routine and do something normal like the food shop on my own today! As I sit with a hot cup…
My children love pocket money toys. Anything cute and colourful and my children will probably want to buy some with their pocket money. When we were at the Num Noms Party last week the children received some Moj Moj! in their goody bags. They were really cute and so were thrilled to be sent some…
Happy Monday everyone. Hope you had a great weekend and are enjoying the Bank Holiday weekend. I love starting off each week by writing my Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things blog post. It’s a great chance to reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some…
Have you ever heard of Scientist Dress-up Day? Goodness knows how anyone comes up with these days but the school newsletter gave us at least a weeks warning of the latest dress up day at school. Yes, Scientist Dress-up Day is now a thing. What is Scientist Dress-up Day? Friday 8th June is Scientist Dress-up Day. On…
The 2018 Tour de France will be the 105th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling’s three Grand Tours. It’s an annual male multiple stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours, it consists of 21 stages over a little more…
Did you know that the Queen celebrates her birthday on the second Saturday in June? It’s a bit of a vague date as it’s not her real birthday. Her actual birthday is April 21st but her official one is later this month. To celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s 92nd birthday we had fun with our London Guards…
We love half term. The freedom from the school routine is sooooo welcome! The Summer term is fun but seems super busy with the longer days and more outdoor activities! This half term we’re staying pretty local with a few long weekends visiting family. Last weekend we took ourselves off to Stonehenge. It’s somewhere we…
Photo by Micheile Henderson on Unsplash Yes, it’s your big day and all eyes should be on you. But hosting and organising the biggest day of your life means that the pressure is on to make it a day no one will forget! Showing your guests, a really good time shows that you consider them an important part…
There are so many sporting events coming up that I wanted to try making some mini flags with the children. We’re not huge sport fans but it’s hard not to get caught up in the excitement of the World Cup, Wimbledon or the Tour de France. We have been talking about flags and recently had…