We all develop habits early in life – both good and bad. Some of these we grow out of by the time we reach adulthood, others we hold onto for better or worse! If you’re looking to develop healthy habits in your children, there’s no time like the present. The earlier you teach them, the…
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Should children play with make up?
Read moreAs a mum to twin girls, I’m very aware of ensuring that I promote a body positive attitude to my girls. Although they’re only four years old, I’m careful what I say around them when it comes to my opinions on my body. I mean nobody is perfect. Everyone has parts of them that they’d…
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10 Garden Activities with Chalk
Read moreChalk is a wonderful thing. You can use it to draw on boards, floors and even paper. You can use it to practise letter writing, drawing pictures or to play games. I recently picked up a pack of outdoor chalk from ASDA for our twin girls and I was pretty amazed at just how many…
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Jump, Cardiff Review
Read moreEver since I discovered Jump existed I’ve been taking our twins on a regular basis. For those who don’t know, Jump, is a soft play type centre, situated in a warehouse in the Llanishen suburb of Cardiff. They’ve recently made a few changes due to the expansion of the adjoining nursery which has taken…
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Organising a birthday party for four year old twins!
Read moreWho would have thought that organising a birthday party for four year olds would be so stressful! R and M started nursery in September 2015 so I was pretty relived that I’d have the chance to go to a few birthday parties before I’d have to start planning our girls party. I was hoping they’d…
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The Etiquette of Play Dates
Read moreI haven’t always been tidy. I haven’t always been organised. That is until I left home and until I had my children. It’s important to me that I’m a good role model to my children. The term ‘role model’ covers many different aspects. The way I behave in front of my children, interact with others,…
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Tips for a successful play date
Read moreFollowing on from my post yesterday about how play dates can be beneficial, today’s post will focus on creating successful play dates. Here are some of my top tips! 1. Give your child advanced warning and explain to them what will happen. Some children may find having an unknown child in their home, playing with…
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Mummy, you be the Beast and I’ll be Beauty!
Read moreChildren have the best imaginations ever. The games that they make up, the ways that they keep themselves entertained and watching them play can be so enchanting. Our twins have very good imaginations. They’re always making up games to play with one another and with mummy and daddy too! M’s favourite game at the moment…
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Girls Night Out
Read moreI wrote a post not long ago which was a little update on the play dates I’ve been having. If you haven’t read that post you can find it here. In short the play dates have been going well. I’m so glad that we ditched play group in favour of them and I think R…