My childhood holidays were numerous and wholesome, filled with blustery mountainsides and cycle paths and campsites, and now I find myself repeating the pattern with my own little badgers. This last weekend we had the most lovely stay in the Yorkshire Dales, where many a childhood half term was spent – I was reminded of…
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I, Cosmo – a new bedtime favourite.
A lovely book for bedtime that’s proving a hit with the little badgers.
Spelling SOS
Learning spellings can be a drag. Here are a few ways that might help.
Books for 7-9 year olds.
Brilliant books do brilliant things for little people. Here are some good choices for your 7-9 year olds.
Keeping the masses happy – best buys for holiday harmony.
Mid-Summer holidays, I have compiled a list of books and other activities that I have bought over the last year or two which may be of use in keeping your troops entertained and out of mischief during idle moments or rainy days.
All have been rigorously tested and approved by my little badgers.
The perils of cat ownership.
The house is alarmingly quiet this morning with the little badgers being ‘on holiday’ at Nanny and Papa’s for a full weekend; in part to accommodate our party-going tonight and in part because it’s so much more fun being spoiled rotten there, than being harried by a tiresome mother at home. It has been rather…
French escapades: 5 brilliant things to do in Picardy.
After a lovely week in France, I have been boring anyone who will listen with a litany of Picardy’s virtues. For anyone else thinking of visiting (and it’s lovely, you really should) I’ve compiled a list of brilliant things to do with kids.
Camping for the clueless: my 5 top tips for beginners.
My husband has been promising our firstborn a camping trip for several years. Last summer, in a bid to lend credibility to his promises we bought a tent, but busy lives, disappointing weather – and perhaps a faint undercurrent of reluctance – meant it has lain dormant. Until this last gloriously sunny Bank holiday weekend……
Teatime dramas. And healthy sweetcorn and chickpea fritters.
My littlest treasure has been a picky and reluctant eater of late. I’m hoping that these healthy sweetcorn and chickpea fritters with Moroccan spices, being easy to eat and dippable, will win her over. Fingers crossed!
Lunchbox friction. And dairy-free banana chocolate biscuits.
About to tackle the second week back at school and the Easter holidays seem like a distant memory, entangled as we are, once more, with Biff and Chip and PE kits and morning rush hours and after-school clubs and snack boxes. Packed lunches are a somewhat contentious issue in our house. The junior takes one…
Staying sane in the hols.
School here has just broken up. I think parental emotions were mixed. Some seemed merely relieved to be avoiding the tyranny of 8:55 registration and acceptable packed lunches for two weeks, others focused on the 24/7 x 2 nature of the upcoming interaction with their progeny. Holidays without plans can be hard-going. I am not…
raising badgers 