Bathtime bonding with Matey
Having had Matey bubble bath used during my childhood, I’ve always been keen that N uses it too. So I was interested to see the book they’d developed as part of the ‘Making bathtime fun’ initiative. The creation of the…
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Jumping in the swimming pool
THE best thing about going to swimming lessons with your children (aside from obviously, seeing them learn to swim) is seeing their face when they’re loving it. Especially if you’ve been through a dubious period where it was mostly crying…
Flu vaccine nasal spray – does your child get it?
It’s the cold and flu season now, and already it seems that some pretty horrendous colds are going round, and hanging round for some length of time. And this time of year also brings the flu vaccination programmes with it….
Turning a paddock into a dream garden
I was so happy to see that Activity Toys Direct had launched a competition with Tots100 to find bloggers to work with. With bloggers asked to design their dream garden, I knew this one was calling to me. We’re on…
Embarrassing trip to the barber’s
I love going to the hairdressers myself (despite my hairdresser being unable to cut my fringe for some reason – I always end up trimming it and sorting it out myself when I get home), and I think N quite…
Banbury Michaelmas Fair – the toddler version
Visiting Banbury Michaelmas Fair each October is great fun, but add in a toddler and it’s all change. There are still rides and the atmosphere to enjoy.
Pottering about with sticks
Having had colds for a few weeks, and the weather not being great, we’ve not managed to get out and about that much recently. But never one to agree to staying inside, N’s happy to make the most of any…
The man in the moon
N seems to be obsessed with the moon this week. I don’t know whether they’ve been looking at books about the moon at nursery because we’ve not been talking about it at home for a long time. Every evening before…
Conkers here, there and everywhere
Here, there and everywhere. That’s what the conker situation is like in our house at the moment. We didn’t manage to get out to collect conkers last weekend, but we didn’t really need to thanks to N’s nursery school. I…
Review: Ozeri Pro II Digital Kitchen Scale
For most cooking, I’m a Nigella style cook, just put in the vague amount of whatever ingredients and it always seems to work out fine. But with baking I’ve always used either the scales that were the first item the…
Missing swimming = guilty mummy
Pah to illness and colds. It’s definitely the start of Autumn and with it seems to come the onslaught of winter colds. So much for my vitamin C and zinc combination that worked well last year, but has failed in…
