Parenting advice, news, opinion and life with my mini moo
Christmas is coming – it may still seem a while off, and with the uncertainty over coronavirus and possible further lockdowns, it is difficult to make plans for this year. But many of us will want to carry on in the assumption that we can visit friends and family and still do a lot of... Continue Reading →
If you want to see dinosaurs in London, where do you go? The Natural History Museum.... or a windswept hill in SE19? Crystal Palace is famous for its dinosaur statues dating back more than 150 years. They really are something special - they were the first time anyone had attempted to make scale three dimensional... Continue Reading →
My daughter is now two and a half and during lockdown we decided to redecorate her bedroom. She has a lovely mural on one wall (a giant decal sticker) and a bookcase full of books but other than that we hadn’t much much effort in, as she doesn’t really play in her bedroom yet apart... Continue Reading →
The last time I took my daughter out to a restaurant for a meal was at a Harvester last November for her cousin’s birthday. S wouldn’t sit still for more than five minutes, so members of my family took it in turns to occupy and accompany her as she explored the pub, which already had... Continue Reading →
Before lockdown, my husband and I were both commuting to work in London most days (occasionally working from home) which meant we didn't get to spend a great deal of time with our daughter on weekdays. So when I saw someone in a parenting group on Facebook recommend a book called The Work/Parent Switch, by... Continue Reading →
Like many people this year, we had to cancel our holiday due to coronavirus. We had booked a Just for Tots break at Butlin’s with my family, including my two-year-old daughter and three-year-old niece, who I thought would have a brilliant time together. My sister and I loved Butlin’s when we were children – I’m... Continue Reading →
When they are very young, babies don’t really play with toys – or even pay that much attention to them initially. But at any age, toys are part of helping a baby develop. There are a few things that my daughter really liked while she was three months old (and beyond – I'm very delayed... Continue Reading →
Tips for surviving lockdown when you’re working and have a toddler I read a great meme recently that said ‘We are not all in the same boat, but we are all in the same storm’. Lockdown looks very different from one person to the next, and while I can’t pretend to know what is going... Continue Reading →
This is a partial review of Chessington World of Adventures and more my first impressions of going with a baby – my 16 month old, who wasn’t quite walking yet at that stage. We ended up leaving early because both my daughter and husband started feeling unwell (nothing to do with Chessington!) so didn’t get... Continue Reading →
What’s it like at Sutton Sports Village and Trampoline Park soft play? You’ve got to have a lot of energy to go to soft play – at least until your children are old enough to explore by themselves! There are two types of soft play – a room where soft play equipment is set up... Continue Reading →
