Our Fun Birthday Day Out Chunk turned 4 last week (where has the time gone?!) so we went for a day out to see some dinosaurs! Thankfully Chunk has kept up his passion for dinosaurs (rather than cars, yawn) as I love learning about them too. We went to Paradise Park in East Sussex where…
Hobbies For Those With Dementia
Read moreAs you’re aware my nan has Dementia in the form of Alzheimer’s and every now and then I write about how it’s affecting her (as well as me). In recent weeks my nan has started to deteriorate particularly in the evenings, which is known as sun downing. She starts to become very confused, disorientated and…
Decluttering Marie Kondo Style!
Read moreSpring is finally here and it’s given me the urge to declutter and revamp our home. I’ve been reading The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying a very famous book by Marie Kondo about the art of decluttering and it’s motivated me so much! Some of the book is a bit odd, where you have to thank your clothes…
Toy Review: Ben and Holly’s Magical Kingdom
Read moreChunk is a fan of TV programme Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom so was more than happy to test a new range of their toys! Character have a range of Ben and Holly toys aimed at ages 3-4 and these include play sets that can combine together to create mini parks for the characters. Chunk…
Single Parent Spotlight 29: Janette Davey
Read moreThe aim of these interviews is to show how AMAZING us working single parents are. I want to highlight how hard, but also how rewarding being a working single parent is, and to hear how other people in my position handle the tougher times, in the hopes I learn how to be the best parent I can…
Our Blaze & The Monster Machines Party
Read moreWe had a Blaze and The Machines party yesterday which included four fabulous STEM activities that got their little brains working! STEM is learning through Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths and has become a really popular way to engage young children in learning recently. We had a group of six preschoolers and (age 3 and…
My Plight to Save Our Local Park
Read moreOur local park is an absolute state and rather than sit and moan about it I’m trying to do something about it! Chunk and I do our best to avoid the small, run down park as out of the nine pieces of equipment it has, three are broken and the rest (bar one) are for…
Preparing for our Blaze & The Monster Machines Party!
Read moreI’ll be taking part in a Blaze and the Monster Machines Twitter Party this week and you’re invited! Grab a pen/phone and put the following into your diary: Blaze Party takes place Wednesday 16th March 2016, 1- 3pm. Blaze and the Monster Machines is a series for pre-school children featuring Blaze, the world’s most amazing…
Mud Painting with The Outdoors Project
Read moreChunk and I have had a really fun week going back to basics outdoors! We signed up to attend a session with The Outdoors Project who run various sessions for children of all ages during term time and holidays. The Outdoors Project As their name suggests it’s all outside activities including nerf games, bouldering, climbing,…