Get Outdoors! How Playing Outside Can Be Beneficial
*AD – Sponsored links A recent study in the UK found that the time children spend outside today is only half of what…
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Your partner, your sibling, a friend or a colleague. If someone you know is suffering from PTSD then it’s a wholly overwhelming and…
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WIN A Beaker Creatures® Whirling Wave Reactor from Learning Resources
*AD We are massive fans of Learning Resources here. Over the years, we have featured a few items from there including the Artie…
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Pancake Day | Tales From The Tuff Spot
*Features affiliate links Pancakes are for life, not just for pancake day. I nearly didn’t share this because I thought that now that…
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Meal Planning Monday 9/3/20
Well hello! Um….well this week is a bit of a straightforward one, I think. I hope. Who knows with everything that is going…
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Pom Pom Scooping | Tales From The Tuff Spot
*Contains affiliate links ‘Just add water’ is my new mantra when it comes to the kids. Whenever they’re grumpy, introduce water in some…
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Meal Planning Monday 2/3/20
March! I mean, seriously, how quick did February go? It seemed to fly past in a swirl of storms and playgroups! I am…
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4 Intergenerational Family Activities That Bring Everyone Together
Back in the day, older generations were much more involved with younger people, but times have changed. Now, parents are having children much…
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Jelly and Cream | Tales From The Tuff Spot
*Contains affiliate links This was a half-term hit in our house! It’s a bit (a lot!) messy, it takes a bit of preparation…
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Meal Planning Monday 24/2/20
Thank god the kids are back at school! Actually, we had a really nice week last week. Despite the weather being absolutely horrendous…
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Small Business ‘Success Ingredients’ You Can Use
Developing and growing a business offers many advantages; you will learn a great deal during the process that will be beneficial to many…
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Shaving Foam and Spaghetti | Tales From The Tuff Spot
*Contains affiliate links This is probably going to be a semi-regular spot on my blog. I used to do lots of sensory play…
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OCD and Me
I have OCD. Obsessive-compulsive disorder. Intrusive thoughts that can take over my whole life at times. I thought I was going crazy. I…
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Meal Planning Monday 17/2/20
Half term! The weather isn’t forecast to be very good (nothing new there!), so we haven’t got any plans to go out, but…
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It’s Not About You; It’s About Me
“It’s just another way to bash mums.” “I’m fed up of being made to feel guilty.” “Some of us couldn’t breastfeed, and this…
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Living Arrows #4
“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth” Kahlil Gibran We’ve had a pretty good week this…
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Meal Planning Monday 10/2/20
As I mentioned in last week’s post, we have started weaning Elizabeth. I’ll probably write a separate post about it at some point,…
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Valentines Day Gift Guide
*AD – Features gifted products Valentine’s Day is almost upon us, and many of us are wracking our brains trying to find the…
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Meal Planning Monday 3/2/20
Finally February! It was a very long January and it seemed to be forever until payday, but finally, it arrived! We decided to…
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Meal Planning Monday 27/1/19
It’s looking like another quietish week here. It’s just the normal routine of school, work, and clubs, which is just the way I…
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Why Controlled Crying Is Not For Us
In pretty much every ‘mum’ group that I’m in on Facebook, there are regular debates, conversations and arguments over controlled crying and cry-it-out…
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Things I have Learned #3
This week I actually feel like I have learned loads of stuff. I’ve been listening to a few podcasts, which are my new…
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Living Arrows #3
“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth” Kahlil Gibran My photos of the kids this week…
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Meal Planning Monday 20/1/19
For once, I don’t really know what to write here! We had a very normal, straightforward week last week, and as far as…
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Phonics Dominoes |The Ordinary Moments
*features a previously gifted item For Christmas, Ben had a set of phonics dominoes. We hadn’t had a chance to play with them…
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