• Ladybird Tales of Adventurous Girls
    book review - Family Life

    Ladybird Tales of Adventurous Girls

    October 15, 2018 - By 

    We are lucky to receive some lovely books to read and share. Both my children love to get lost in a good book and we still read together at bedtime. Today I wanted to tell you about the new Ladybird Tales of Adventurous Girls book from Ladybird Books. It is a gorgeous book, beautifully illustrated and perfect for sharing! Ladybird Tales of Adventurous Girls Join six adventurous girls from around the world as they use their wits, courage and strength to overcome the odds in this colourful, illustrated collection of Ladybird Tales. This is a gorgeous collection of fairytales for our time –…

  • Family Life - mindfulness - Monday Happy List

    Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things

    October 15, 2018 - By 

    Happy Monday everyone. Hope you had a great weekend despite the Autumnal weather. Each week I start off 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 of our family adventures – it’s a post I always enjoy writing. Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things I was so happy to receive an email saying I had been voted as one of the Top 10 Craft Blogs by Vuelio again. I couldn’t live without making something every day…

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    Hiding from the rain at the Knitting & Stitching Show

    October 14, 2018 - By 

    I have been looking forward to today for weeks as I had planned to visit the Knitting & Stitching Show with a friend. We had a busy day out yesterday but I was just about ready to go when she arrived to pick me up. I love the Knitting & Stitching Show and try to go every year (see links to previous years below). Now I am back at work I was looking forward to spending some hard earned cash! Hiding from the rain at the Knitting & Stitching Show I woke up to rain and it hasn’t really stopped all…

  • A day at the KidPreneur Festival at KidZania London
    days out - Family Life - Local Review - London

    A day at the KidPreneur Festival at KidZania London

    October 13, 2018 - By 

    A few days ago I mentioned that we were looking forward to the KidPreneur festival at KidZania London today. We are huge fans of KidZania, it’s a great immersive experience for kids giving them the chance to try out over 60 activities for themselves. It had been 6 months since our last visit so we were looking forward to seeing what was new and attending some of the talks and workshops which were part of the KidPreneur festival. A day at the KidPreneur Festival at KidZania London The KidPreneur festival is dedicated to celebrating young entrepreneurship and inspiring the next generation…

  • Make your own leaf monsters this Autumn
    Autumn - Crafts for kids - Nature crafts

    Make your own leaf monsters this Autumn

    October 12, 2018 - By 

    I’m sure I should be sharing some of our Halloween crafts with you but I’m just not quite done with Autumn yet. Yesterday we had a slow walk home from school as we were all admiring the gorgeous leaves. We walk past some beautiful trees and you can’t help but stop and pick up a selection of falling leaves. A few weeks ago we made a lovely Autumnal sun catcher with our collection of leaves. The colours changed so quickly but I love having the children’s art work up around the house, so it stayed up for a good few…

  • Mini Robot treasure boxes
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    Mini Robot treasure boxes

    October 11, 2018 - By 

    I love an easy after school craft activity to help my kids wind down. My 8 year old loves robots. He’s been drawing quite a few of them recently so we tried making them into 3D robots using some of our craft supplies. They turned out really well so I thought I’d share them. Mini Robot treasure box supplies: Craft matchboxes Silver paper Bostik Glu Dots Googly eyes Black straws How to craft Mini Robot treasure boxes My son loves a little box to keep his treasures in so I found some empty craft matchboxes to use as the base of…

  • Family Life

    How Are Fosterers Supported?

    October 10, 2018 - By 

    Photo by Anna Kolosyuk on Unsplash Foster support is critical to the success of a foster placement. Surrounding the foster parents should be a network of support which enables placements to work for both the foster child and the foster family. With foster support, having a unique and dedicated approach is essential and therefore using a number of different channels to ensure that fosters are supported is the way forward. A 24/7 Approach Fostering doesn’t fit neatly into 9-5, and so neither should foster support. When you foster through an agency such as FCA you have 24/7 access to local support to ensure a truly family approach to support.…

  • Win a family ticket to KidZania
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    Win a family ticket to KidZania

    October 9, 2018 - By 

    We are huge fans of KidZania London, the indoor city run by kids (based inside Westfield London), giving kids the opportunity to try out over 60 activities for themselves. We were so excited to hear about their special event taking place this weekend. KidPreneur is a day long festival on Saturday 13th October 2018, dedicated to celebrating young entrepreneurship and inspiring the next generation of innovators and business leaders. The KidPreneur festival at KidZania London During the festival, four young entrepreneurs will takeover the city. This year’s talent is: Tommy Mallet, CEO of Mallet Footwear Proving he’s more than just…

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    Monday Happy List

    Monday mindfulness – 5 Happy Things

    October 8, 2018 - By 

    Happy Monday everyone. Hope you had a great weekend. Each week I start off 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 of our family adventures – it’s a post I always enjoy writing. Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things I found work so much easier last week. I work in a secondary school and had a chat with my boss about how I was having trouble settling in. Thankfully she changed my timetable a little…