With the warmer weather coming in and summer fast approaching I thought I would share a few tips on safe barbecuing your food as food poisoning almost doubles during the summer months, and the most common cause for this is the undercooking of raw meat and the contamination of bacteria onto the food that we eat. … Continue reading Safe Barbecuing
Category: Family Life
Coping When Children Get Chicken Pox
When my daughter got chicken pox it wasn't a huge surprise as it had been going around her school and she also ended up passing them on to her baby bother who was only 16 months but I suppose its best he gets it over with now too. On day one for my daughter she … Continue reading Coping When Children Get Chicken Pox
150 Years Of Beatrix Potter
At story time in our house recently we have been reading through the world of peter rabbit collection which is full of timeless classical tales. Many of us may have had these books growing up or been read them but as a child I remember reading these books myself and I absolutely fell in love with … Continue reading 150 Years Of Beatrix Potter
Reasons Why We Should Read To Our Children
As today is world book day and many children will have dressed up to go to school/nursery to celebrate I Thought I would share a few reasons why we as parents should try and read to our children and the importance of it. It teaches kids that reading is fun! Early reading for babys and … Continue reading Reasons Why We Should Read To Our Children
Our Museum Trip
This weekend we decided to take the kids to our local museum which is only a short train ride away. We choose to use the train as we thought its much easier than sitting in the traffic and the kids love the train. Anyway this weekend the museum was doing a theme all about dinosaurs … Continue reading Our Museum Trip
Halloween Crafting For Kids
I decided to have some crafting time with the kids and make some lovely simple decorations for Halloween. So here's some of our ideas and creations. The list of the thing's we used Various coloured paints - These are premixed and easy to use and also washable so that's a plus for those messy hands … Continue reading Halloween Crafting For Kids
How To Cope When Baby Catches A Cold
In the Past few Days my Little man has developed a cold and he was even nice enough to share it with the rest of the family too. Sometimes when babys have a cold we are not sure what we should be doing to help especially if you are a first time mum and you might worry … Continue reading How To Cope When Baby Catches A Cold
Reasons To Go To Baby and Toddler Groups
So when my daughter went back to school I decided to take my little man to one of our local baby and toddler groups. I didn't really go to any groups when my daughter was little and at the time i didn't live close to any. I wasnt sure why I should go to such … Continue reading Reasons To Go To Baby and Toddler Groups
Our Legoland Discovery Centre Trip
Looking for something for the kids?Well on our recent weekend break to Manchester we decided to visit Legoland Discovery Centre at the Trafford Centre. It was really easy to find and there's plenty of spaces to park your car if your driving. As we were there on a long weekend break and didn't have our … Continue reading Our Legoland Discovery Centre Trip
Whats In Our Babys Changing Bag
When packing for my baby its important I pack in everything we could possibly need for mummy & baby, especially if we decide to be out for the whole day. Before i leave the house i find myself checking and double checking that we have everything we need but i guarantee when we are out … Continue reading Whats In Our Babys Changing Bag