I’m really wanting to get back to doing more learning through play activities with the littles this year. I enjoy getting that quality time with them, whilst they’re learning new everyday skills.   In this post, I have included 5 easy homemade bird feeders that we have made recently, in the past and hope to make soon! Each activity has the same learning outcome of…

“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth”. Kahlil GibranFamily life has been a real mix this week.  We have had a Winter bug/man flu that hit Dougie most of the week and now little Flo.  We have had a good parents evening for Finlay, a short walk to enjoy the weekend Winter sunshine, a quick trip to York…

I always seem to be a few weeks into January before I can set mine and our family’s goals for the coming year. Having a large family home life just means I need a bit of time after Christmas to get us all organised and refocused for the coming year.  Then and only then can I have a clear head to reflect and look forward.…

January gets a bad reputation with dates such as Blue Monday and all the talks of a New Year, new you, how to be healthier and then throw in back to work, school and housework routines. It’s easy to see how you can try and throw yourself into all these and then come the third Monday of January you can see why everyone can be…

“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth”. Kahlil Gibran Thankfully our first full week of routine, school and work went by fine. It was good to try and get some normality back to the household. We all went back to school here on Monday, so with Flo at nursery the house was really quiet and I made the…

With winter warmers firmly on our January meal plan this week and lots of added veggies for a healthier balance after Christmas, our January food plan so far looks set to be yummy.  If you’re new to these posts welcome.  Each week  I plan in all our usual weekly meals that we tend to have, as we all have a list of day to day…