How To make slime (again) FFS! I promised myself I would never do this again. I informed the kids that I wouldn’t be doing this again. So why do I find myself at the supermarket buying slime ingredients on a Sunday morning (again). How has she managed to twist my arm again, how does she …
“Have kids,” they said. “It will be fun,” they said. The day the eldest decided that he was going to school dressed as Banksy for Word Book Day, was one of those moments when you know you have dragged the kids up correctly and there was a little spring in my step during the school …
What did camping teach me? You will often hear me harp on about how lucky we are to live where we do. I am nestled in a little village betwixt the sea and the rolling hills of the South Downs. I have always been a town or city dweller, however when the kids Mum and …
The two younger members of the family are busying themselves with lots of school activities. The house is abuzz with talk of sports day, summer productions, sports week, summer holidays and the school summer fair. While some parents dread the thought of the fast approaching summer holidays, I always look forward to them. But that …
As a season ticket holder, I am a regular visitor to The AMEX Stadium to watch Brighton and Hove Albion play. When ticket availability and finances allow I often take the kids too. Normally for some one on one time with any one of them. For some, the FA Cup has lost its magic and …
Although we were #gifted the tickets. I was under no obligation to review the new exhibit and the views expressed are my own, honest thoughts. The kids and I were lucky enough to be invited to the launch of the brand new exhibit ‘Night & Day at the Sealife Centre in Brighton. It is the …
Year 6 is a milestone year for kids. The last year at primary school. Preparing a move to a bigger school away from their creature comfort and safety. They also complete their SAT tests. However, for one day at least, my middle boy got to forget all of that. Finally it had arrived, after months …
Every year, towards the end of summer, as a family we participate in a kids’s and parent’s football tournament for the charity Winston’s Wish. With out going in to any details, it a charity close to our local community heart’s and we all feel rather proud to be invited to partake. Like many of these …
With the kids being with their Mum for a few days. I thought it was the perfect time to sit back and reflect on the year and where better to start than with the photos on my phone. It didn’t take long until I was back on a beach in Southern Spain. Due to my …
I knew it was coming, alphabetically it had to be coming, I have just done a good job of filing it in the forget section of the brain. The sheer joy on the little lady’s face as she left her classroom on Friday was meet with the same level of fear, clearly visible on my …
