Posts about our family life, you’ll get to know more about us by reading our ‘Scrapbook Loves’, Everyday Us, Sunday Scrapbook and other posts. Family posts cover all the topics that don’t really fit anywhere else!
There are many things in life that make it worth living. Sure, all lives have difficult moments and hard parts, sometimes the bad times feel they stretch on for far longer than they are welcome. And then we remember the things we love and care for, and we can feel that strength all over again.… Read More
Sam and the kids went to the theatre this weekend to see The Pirate Cruncher at The Connaught in Worthing. It’s a ‘rollicking adventure told through thrilling action, daft nonsense, stirring shanties, and the weirdest of mechanical contraptions’. Adapted from the best-selling picture book by Jonny Duddle and scored by multi award winning… Read More
[This is a partnered post] Long family car trips have long been something parents dread. Not only is there is the cost of filling up the car and dealing with the traffic (curse the M6) but the kids in the back will undoubtedly be fidgeting after 30 minutes and loudly asking “are we there yet”… Read More
The Summer holidays are well and truly behind us and we’re a couple of weeks into a new school year – one where BOTH my kids are at school! Arlo started reception and now merrily heads into his classroom without looking back – I wasn’t convinced it would be this easy as on the first… Read More
Okay, so addiction might be too strong a word, but many children spend more hours than they should be using the internet. Young children are hooked on Minecraft videos on YouTube, as well as popular channels such as ‘Ryan’s Toy Reviews’ and ‘Chase’s Corner.’ Older kids are social media obsessed, forever browsing the posts on their… Read More
Kids can be a handful, we all know that! Keeping them happy and entertained can be challenging task. Here are a lot of activities that are both fun and educational for kids… Make a Photo Album You can either create a new photo album with your kids or go through old ones with them, introducing… Read More
Hello! It’s me, writer and neglector of this blog. What can I say, the summer holidays have consumed all my time! Here’s what I’ve been reading, watching, wearing etc in August! Read The four books above are the fiction books I read this month. The Rabbit Girls is the stand out favourite – it’s about… Read More
The end of the Summer holidays are in sight – hurrah! One more week at home and then a week in Norfolk with family and we’re done! I mean, I would say that I’m not wishing them away but I sort of am… It’s just been a huge juggle this year due to various factors… Read More
Many homes have boxes and books full of old photographs and souvenirs from family holidays and special events like wedding parties and birthday celebrations. However, over the last decade, it has become more common for photos to exist online on social media accounts or on the hard drives of smartphones and the memory cards of… Read More
A stable family home is not just a nice thing to have, but it’s often a crucial need for a child to develop well. Children who have to move from home to home for years can never feel truly rooted in a place, for example. This is why those single parents who do everything they… Read More