Snoopy And Charlie Brown The Peanuts Movie has been released on DVD so Chunk and I have had a sneaky peak to let you know what it’s like! The story is about the well known characters Charlie Brown and Snoopy and has been made by those clever people who gave us the Ice Age films. The…
Tips For Saving Money Around The Home
Read moreSaving money is something I always read up on because like a lot of working single parents, I’m broke most of the time! I thought I would share some of the ideas I have picked up during the last three years of living on a very tight budget. Please share your own tips in the…
Single Parent Linky 18
Read moreWow it has been quite some time since the last #singleparentlinky, four months in fact, so I hope this will be a good one! This is where single parent bloggers across the world can add links to any of their recent posts to show off. It can be posts of ANY TOPIC, as it’s about…
Guest Post: Why I Miss Being Pregnant
Read moreThe lovely Sarah from Whimsical Mumblings is today’s guest post writer. She wants to tell you why she misses being pregnant, which I must admit is making me feel broody; Do you feel the same? To stop myself getting broody I also wrote a guest post for Sarah’s blog; Why I Don’t Miss Being Pregnant, which…
Dino Day With Our Animal Onesies
Read moreWe have had a Dino Day today and it’s safe to say I play a mean T Rex! Chunk (as you’re well aware by now) loves dinosaurs and adults are always impressed by the amount of dinosaur species he knows and his pretty good pronunciation of them (cannot hide my pride!). So when we were…
We Have Been Celebrating National Stationery Week
Read moreIt’s National Stationery Week so Chunk and I have been exploring fun and creative ways for him to learn his letters and numbers. Chunk has just turned four and has a real fascination with numbers (which is something I would never knock as I’m hoping he might be some sort of numerical genius who will…
Competition: Win a Masha And The Bear DVD
Read moreThis week saw the launch of the new Masha And The Bear DVD collection and I am giving one of you lucky readers a chance to win a copy! Masha And The Bear is about 3-year-old Masha and her retired circus star friend, Bear. This is the first DVD collection of the series and it…
Things To Do in London for Families
Read moreNow that the sun is beginning to pop out occasionally, I’m trying to find things to do outdoors and places to explore. Chunk and I live an hour’s train ride from central London, so one of our first trips this spring has been to the Natural History Museum and British Science Museum. Visiting the Museums…
Toy Review: Plasticine Softeez Range
Read moreChunk is quite into his crafts at the moment and whilst the weather is still quite rubbish on some days (today’s rain is a prime example!) I have been entertaining him through things like play dough, paints and plasticine. He was lucky enough this week to get the chance to test out some of the…
Finding Ways To Talk To People With Dementia
Read moreNow that my nan’s getting into the more severe stages of Alzheimer’s I’m noticing it’s becoming more difficult to hold a conversation with her. This is normal for those with Dementia because the disease shuts down parts of the brain bit by bit so communication and speech can be affected hugely. My nan is forgetting…