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Cycling with Children, my thoughts 27 Aug 2013 | 11:30 am
One of the things I used to love doing with the husband before we got married was to spend days going on long cycle rides. We even took our bikes on our honeymoon to Cornwall to do some mountain bikin...
Clothing at Tesco: School Uniforms 27 Aug 2013 | 12:07 am
Clothing at Tesco really kindly asked me to have a look at some of their school uniforms and report back. I was given fifty pounds and asked to pick anything we wanted. This was a godsend because with...
Toad Spotting 24 Aug 2013 | 10:48 pm
One of our all time favourite places to visit is Titchwell Marsh RSPB Reserve on the North Norfolk coast. It's a place which holds lots of special memories for myself and the husband as we have return...
Herding Children 23 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
3 children disappearing I've come to realise now that little Ned is walking that any trip out becomes an exercise in herding children. With two children you can hold each of their hands, when you ha...
The Bumper Book of Summer: Some Brilliant Ideas 22 Aug 2013 | 11:30 am
With the last couple of weeks of the school summer holidays upon us my ideas for activities are beginning to wane a little and so I've been looking at lots of different books for a little bit of inspi...
Creating Natural Art 21 Aug 2013 | 11:31 pm
One of the things I really love doing with the children is a little bit of art inspired by and using nature. Over on the Yeo Valley blog I'm writing all about the sorts of things we do make sure you g...
A School Run Outfit from Clothing at Tesco 18 Aug 2013 | 12:52 am
With the return to school on the horizon, I've been stocking up on school uniform at Tesco and I will write a blog about what we got shortly. However, better than that, I was challenged by Tesco to fi...
Book Review: Jo-Jo The Melon Donkey by Michael Morpurgo and illustrated by Helen Stephens 14 Aug 2013 | 07:17 pm
This is a new picture book edition of Michael Morpurgo's classic story about a melon donkey who lives in Venice. The story is one of adversity and friendship and also sets the scene in Venice itself v...
Book Review: The Storm Whale by Benji Davies 12 Aug 2013 | 06:27 pm
One of the things which I think is really hard to achieve in a children's book is to convey the idea of friendship and loneliness in a way which isn't too disturbing for younger readers. The Storm Wha...
School Holiday Fun: A trip to the Science Museum to see The Energy Show Live 12 Aug 2013 | 01:12 am
Having spent a while curating botany at the Natural History Museum, I have a soft spot in my heart for the South Kensington museums. The trouble is though, they are so fiddly to get to with the kids I...
