I will start off by saying that the size and shape you feel comfortable with and are healthy at is up to you. For me, I was always ‘skinny’ as a child and teenager. I could eat whatever I wanted and I never seemed to put weight on. Then I hit my 20’s and I…
Our Family Adventure at Dower House, Norfolk (inc. disability and autism info)
I love camping. I’m not sure if it’s my girl guiding childhood or the fact I love outdoors but there’s something about being in the middle of nowhere that I enjoy. One of the places I like to go is Dower House in Norfolk. You have the option of taking a tent or a caravan,…
Days out: Newmarket Memorial Park
As we’ve had such lovely weather we decided to go and try out the Memorial Park Gardens in Newmarket, Suffolk. There’s nearby parking, close to town centre and an onsite refreshment shack. We took our 4 year old (who is autistic) and are 3 month old for the afternoon. We started off exploring the park….
Mummy Est. 2014: Our Story
Lately it feels like a chapter of our family life has closed and we are preparing for a new one. This week J finished Tumble Tots, and Wednesday he finishes Nursery. It feels like that is the end of where I feel I am still part of his ‘academic life’. We spent time together having…
Exploring Tumble Tots: A Structured Physical Play Group (inc. Autism advice)
Tumble Tots is a physical development programme for children in the early years (0-5 years). It’s basically a preschool child friendly gymnastics session where children learn to use equipment, do music and movements and develop skills such as hand-eye coordination, arm strength and gross motor control. It’s an important area of development at physical skills…
Guide to dealing with a heatwave when you have children
More often than not, I’m complaining it’s cold. I live for the sunny, summer weather. But that was before I had children. This was back when I could get a book, cold glass of something alcoholic and just lay on the sun lounger in the garden. Now I have a 4 year old and 12…
Activities to Play with Gelli Baff and Gelli Slime (which don’t involve using the bath).
I am a huge fan of hands on sensory play. It can help children to build tolerance to different textures, brings in lots of new language and encourages children to extend their play skills. My son, J (aged 4) is not a fan of messy and sticky textures. We’ve spent the last couple of years…
Better Bedtimes: Balancing growing up and creating a sensory space
The bedrooms have always been my favourite rooms. I spent ages creating a nursery for my first son. My ‘little man’ is now 4 years old and it’s time for a ‘big boy bedroom’. He’s growing up and changing from the toddler/preschooler stage into an almost ‘school child’. J has his own interests and fascinations…
How to help fight dementia with cake (and raise money for Alzheimer’s Society).
There’s not much in my world that can’t be solved, or at least improved with some cake. Cake can make me feel better when I’m sad, its perfect for celebrations and its got the sugary kick I need to get through the day when both kids decide to ‘tag team’ and keep me awake at…
Family Day Out to Kentwell Hall: Tudor Reenactment Fun
We love going on family adventures, especially ones we can learn new things. Today is May Day and to celebrate we went to Kentwell Hall, Long Melford for their re-enactment weekend. It’s a day where they show us life in Tudor times. It was a great opportunity to talk about the differences between time periods,…
Maternal Mental Health: Anxiety and Becoming a Mum for the 2nd Time
Maternal Mental Health is an important issue. Don’t get me wrong, all mental health and well being is important but as a parent who has just undergone 9 months of hormones and growing a human and then the stress and pain of pushing said human out there is A LOT of emotions and thoughts to…
Our Favourite Easter and Spring Activities for Kids…
Spring time is one of my favourite times of year. We have the return of sunshine, baby animals being born and colour returning to the garden. For children the best part of spring is usually opportunity to be back outside more, and the joy of Easter chocolate. It’s an exciting time for some fun activities…
