Showing posts with label childhood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label childhood. Show all posts
23.8.17

Gross books for gross kids

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OK the title to this post is a tad misleading. While the books may be gross I don't think kids are, but they do all seem to go through p...
19.12.16

Let your Kids Be Bored This Christmas

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Seeing so many parents struggling to entertain their children during the (short) Christmas holidays I feel I need to let you all into a sec...
27.11.16

Which Christmas tree is best, fake or real?

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It's the time of year for tree wars. It's like the breastfeeding vs bottle wars but with more tinsel. (unless you are a really flamb...
18.11.16

What I wanted most as a child

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Written for the Post40Bloggers blog prompt Number 82 Something you desperately wanted when you were a child When I was younger I was te...
5.11.16

Thank You Letters

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The last time I put pen to paper and wrote a thank you letter....hmm let me think...I thanked my best friend for the gift she sent for my 50...
8.9.16

School Uniforms - Love them or hate them?

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You must have been living in a dream if you have failed to notice that a) it's the start of a new school year and b) school uniforms ...
17.6.16

Cardoo Colouring cards

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I've looked at and liked Cardoo cards befor e. They are a fun idea that turns a card into a small gift. For a child they are great to ad...
5.5.16

SATs and why I (almost) like them

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A blog post today as a follow on from something my daughter said on the morning of the SATs and the subsequent twitter chat on the subject. ...
26.4.16

Room - a movie review

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I was sent a preview dvd of the Oscar winning movie, Room , to watch. It is a movie I had seen advertised but the subject matter had put me...
30.11.15

I don't have to explain myself to you

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I don't have to explain myself to you but I have a blog so I can. I'm with you on the over commercialisation of Christmas. What wa...
26.11.15

Letter to my younger self - would I write one?

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People write open letters to their younger selves and share them online. Have I done one yet? I don't think so, and the main reason is ...
26.10.15

Halloween - Safe and Spooky

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Just a reminder that Halloween is now more of a children's day of dress up fun more than anything else. I love dressing up for any excus...
22.10.15

Evil Aunties and Wicked Uncles

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I am not only a mummy, oh no, I am also an Auntie. I have two nieces, and several 'honorary' nieces and nephews, the sort where you ...