Today we went to the newly opened World of Play, Ixworth in Suffolk. It’s set in a beautiful building with wooden beams and lovely little features that make it feel more like a home than a play centre. It caters for children 7 and under offering a unique opportunity for completely immersive play. I took…
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Advice For Taking an Autistic Child for a Blood Test.
Recently our GP recommended that we get our 6 year old son a blood test. When I heard ‘blood test’ it made my heart jump. In my head I flashed through several issues and then I set up a plan…
Helpful Apps and Website for Home Learning (Reception and Key Stage One)
Home learning is something a lot of families have become familiar with over the last 12 months. As much as it is a great opportunity to be with your child and to tailor learning to them as individuals, it can be daunting. I found in lockdown that my son learns best visually and that apps…
Coronavirus Diary: Brotherly Love
I was watching the boys the morning this photo was taken. Baby F has crawled up to J and pulled at his leg to come up. J carefully(ish) pulled his brother up and helped him sit on him. Together they were exploring the iPad. Obviously it didn’t last long as a 1 year old doesn’t…
Letter to My One Year Old…the little brother.
To my dearest Finley, It’s a strange time right now. The coronavirus (COVID-19) has got us in lockdown. Schools are closed to everyone except key worker family. Most work places are closed and we can only leave the house for essentials. Not everyone is playing by the rules…that’s the reason we’re in lockdown in the…
Autism: Is it a tantrum or a meltdown?
I will start this post by saying that I don’t believe having a disability excuses a child when they are displaying ‘ bad behaviour’/’negative behaviour’/’being a little s**t’. Just like any child, a child who has additional needs of any kind can and will be naughty, badly behaved or in a mood that makes them…
Easy Healthy Lunches for Parents!
One thing I have found during the healthy eating journey is that a lot of my problems are caused by the kids (haha). Obviously I can’t shut them in a cupboard or sell them as both are frowned upon so instead I faced it head on. Lunch time is especially hard for me. I’m usually…
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…
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…
Encouraging play skills through book themed activities
We are definitely a book family in this household. Between myself, J and my husband our house has a lot of books in every room. J has a ‘book nook’ upstairs and a book shelf downstairs, as well as books in his bag and the car! He reads everything from rhyming books to classic kids…
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