A couple of weeks ago I posted about my dread of the Summer Holidays and my plans to make a Summer Jar. Well the day is finally here once Tori is home from school this afternoon, the Summer Holidays begin - time to put the Summer Jar into action! What went into our Summer Jar… Continue reading Panic Stations: The Strategy
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Easy Thank You Present Craft
Tori has loved her first year of school and utterly adores her class teacher. With this in mind I wanted to come up with a thank you present that was a bit different and would reflect how much fun Tori has had and also how much she has learned. I also wanted it to be… Continue reading Easy Thank You Present Craft
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Does it get better?
We are struggling a bit with Tori. She has us at the end of our tethers and it's not making for a particularly fun time for anybody but we aren't sure what to do about it. She is turning five at the end of the month and I'm wondering if it's just an age thing… Continue reading Does it get better?
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Panic Stations!
The Summer Holidays are approaching. Repeat. Summer Holidays approaching. PANIC STATIONS! Six weeks. SIX weeks. Six. This fills me fear. Don't get me wrong - I love my kids but six whole weeks of them off school? I don't know what to do with them. They are at ages I'm not confident with anyway… Continue reading Panic Stations!
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Mike The Knight: Be A Knight, Do It Right! ~ DVD Review
Ever since our visit to see Mike The Knight at Warwick Castle, the Smalls have been obsessed - their games regularly involve them running around shouting 'Be A Knight, Do It Right!', riding their hobby dragon (we don't have a horse...) and waving various objects as swords. So when the opportunity arose for us to… Continue reading Mike The Knight: Be A Knight, Do It Right! ~ DVD Review
Carole Finds Her Wings 