As a busy mum I’m always trying to think of new ways to get the kids to spend more time outdoors instead of cooped up inside in front of the TV. My twin girls already have a pedal bike each, but if I’m on my own with them both and they want to go to…
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How to Have a Happy Family Life
Maintaining a happy family can be a tricky challenge when you’re trying to juggle work, finances the kids, your partner and anything else life throws at you! So what can you do to ensure domestic harmony in your home? Balance Your Work and Home Life Try not to consistently spend too much time in the…
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3 Games to Help Encourage Children to Get into Science
Children are born with a great deal of curiosity. Toddlers have endless enthusiasm for finding out how things work, wondering what happens when they drop their toy from their pram (over and over), and wanting to know what ‘hot’ really means with an outstretched finger! So, encourage children – from the early years right through…
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Improving a toddlers balance
I have three year old twins and they have had all manner of bikes. From balance bikes, three wheeled ones, wooden ones and ride on ones. They now have two. A small plastic one that’s only suitable for indoor use and a proper 12” girls bike with stabilisers. They also have a scooter each. Of…
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Mini Micro Scooter Review
A little while ago I was debating whether or not to get our girls a bike. I couldn’t decide between a trike or a balance bike. After asking around on Twitter the general consensus was to go for a balance bike, so that’s exactly what we did. Sadly, a number of months after buying the balance bikes they’ve…
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The perfect work/life balance
Is there such a thing as the perfect work/life balance? Before I had children I had a full time job working in a call centre. I would work Monday to Friday and also the occasional weekend and late shift. Weekends were spent with my husband either going out somewhere nice for the day or usually…