• Summer Reading Challenge
    Family Life - Summer

    Free Summer activities with the kids – Summer Reading Challenge

    July 15, 2018 - By 

    I think you can always tell when the Summer holiday has started because we’ve signed up for the Summer Reading Challenge at our local library! Have you heard of the Summer Reading Challenge? It’s the UK’s biggest reading promotion for children aged four to eleven and runs over the summer holidays. It’s completely free to sign up, although you will need to be a member of the library first (which is also free!). Free Summer activities with the kids – Summer Reading Challenge As a bit of a bookworm myself, both my children were signed up to the library within…

  • baking - crafts - fun - playing

    Inexpensive ideas for family fun

    February 5, 2014 - By 

    Babies and children are big business. From toys and games to toddler activities, this particular market offers limitless money making opportunities for those in the know. With parents powerless to resist the hard sell, our homes often become a haven to consumerism and the material trappings of the toddler to teen years. These days, playgroup is increasingly passé and toddlers are often treated to a schedule of organised activities. Swimming and soft play sessions have upped their game, with increasingly expensive activities promising everything from educational benefits to borderline enlightenment. With more and more families feeling the pinch, why not…

  • book review

    Tell Me A Story

    November 21, 2013 - By 

    When I had my first child I was overwhelmed with the number of books suitable for him. We’ve always loved books so it was pretty natural for me to read with him too. Every week we would go to the library (we still do now!) and we read books every day. I’ve discovered authors in lots of different ways – through friends’ recommendations, through blog events, through the Bookstart scheme and through trial and error.  What if there was a book for adults which would do all the hard work for them? Well, there is! Tell Me A Story –…