Camping season is upon us and with lockdown restrictions having eased campsites are now mostly open. It seems appropriate now to share some top camping tips and tricks from some fellow parenting bloggers. I look through camping tips online each year as there are always ideas that I gather that makes camping comfortable, easier and more fun for all. This camping tips post shares practical…

“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth”. Kahlil Gibran.Another ordinary week of homeschool mixed with us stepping into our new normal. This photo of Daisy and the tortoise was taken when she was trying to tell me the tortoise needed some entertaining. This sums up her wily ways of trying to stall doing homeschool in the mornings. She’s…

*Disclosure we were sent an ecoegg laundry egg, detox tablets and an ecoegg dryer egg for review purposes. We have made quite a few eco switches in the past few months and are excited to be sharing these changes on here. What is an ecoegg The ecoegg is a complete replacement for both washing detergent and conditioner. It’s a recyclable plastic egg that’s guaranteed to…

“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth”. Kahlil Gibran. Glasthomebury or in our case Glasteinbury was a fun way to brighten up our rainy weekend. We’ve had a lovely chilled out weekend after a pretty busy week of homeschool and sunny afternoons out. Earlier in the week, we had exhausted ourselves with a couple of long walks in…

*Disclaimer – We have previously worked on a gifted basis with Castle Howard on seasonal ticketed events* “You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth”. Kahlil Gibran. This week saw some normality return for us with two trips to one of our favourite local spots; Castle Howard. Having a yearly membership and not being able to get hold of…

We’re on a roll with our fudge making in the last week. After making Chocolate crunchie honeycomb fudge we set about trying our hand at a Terry’s chocolate orange slow cooker fudge recipe. It’s a much smoother fudge than the crumblier, rugged Crunchie fudge. The orange oil is a perfect addition to the chocolate fudge recipe and it got the thumbs up from everyone! I…