Jam Thumbprint Cookies Recipe  We love a basic biscuit recipe in this house, my kids just like my husband are biscuit obsessed!  So it’s always good to find biscuit recipes that are simple to make and thus avoid me buying biscuits from the supermarket which are invariably wrapped in plastic.  these biscuits are for treat time and mine love them after school or nursery with…

Healthy One Pot Meals This month I have been reaching for our slow cooker or casserole dish and creating very simple family meals.  My favourite meals at the moment are ones that are what I call healthy one pot meals.  Dishes that I can make up that are quick and warming with added veggies in for the family to stay healthy in the midst of…

For any regular readers of my blog it won’t come as a surprise that we just love being outdoors.  Having a large family life can be hectic and so we all need somewhere to let off steam and reset for a good balance of school, work and family life.  We find being outdoors helps our family life function better in terms of  health, sleep, bonding…

“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth”. Kahlil Gibran.   Family life this week has been a little nondescript.  I’m probably being a little unfair in that description as it kind of fits my funny mood today. I’m telling myself it is ok to have weeks that are just like that, as not every week can be eventful, especially…

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…