So, you have a spare weekend free and you fancy going somewhere for a little mini-break. Do you choose somewhere on the south coast, where there is the best chance of sunshine? Do you opt for a theme park resort, where you and the kids can go wild? Or would you prefer to head somewhere where you can see things you’ve never seen before, and appreciate natural beauty at its best? If the third one sounds like your idea of […]
There could be anywhere between 1200 and 6000 islands in the Greek archipelago, scattering across two seas, of which between 166 and 227 are (possibly) inhabited. Further confusion ensues when you factor in ferry schedules, hungry kids and a limited time-frame, so it’s important to pick out just two or three Greek islands for your next family holiday in advance of booking. Read on for some of the most accommodating places to take children of any age in glorious Greece. […]
Well the summer holidays are finally here and after an emotional last day at nursery which included many tears (all mine), we are finally freeeeeeee! I remember the feeling of breaking up when I was a child and it’s exactly the same now that I look out on a summer six week break with my own children. The only difference being, I assume, that those long weeks of summer seemed to last forever when I was a child and now […]
Florence has been staying with my Dad for a couple of days and Jimmy has been very sad about missing her. Every so often he has asked ‘Where’s Florence?’ and when I tell him he lets out a big sigh with an ‘Awwwww’ and looks down to the ground. He was feeling a bit under the weather this week which probably didn’t help and I really wanted to cheer him up. I took him to the park yesterday afternoon, just […]
We’ve been using the Stokke Steps chair for quite a while now. I wrote about it a few weeks after we got it and couldn’t really fault it! I’ve long been a luster after the older Stokke Chair, the Tripp Trapp and for me, this is just as good. It’s different but has all the same qualities as its older brother and frankly, well, we love it! I was sent the chair, Baby Set, Baby Set Tray and Baby Set […]
Well… My little Florence has her very last day at nursery tomorrow and now we have the summer holidays to look forward to before big school comes up in September! I can’t believe it, where does the time go… But I waffled on about that a couple of weeks ago so I’ll try not to get teary again today… I’ll save it for the first week of term! We are super thrilled that when she goes up one of her […]
Ok, this is going to make me seem like a right geek but I have, for a long time, been trying to find a peeler that works as well as the one my Grandma gave me when I first moved out of home and which broke a couple of years ago. It didn’t look to be anything special, it was just a regular peeler but it worked so well and I loved it. There you are. I’ve said it. I […]
I’ve long been a fan of the Aldi version of Pimms. Austin’s Summer Punch tastes EXACTLY the same. Honestly. There is quite literally no difference that I can detect whatsoever. Apart from the price… £5.99 (70cl) a bottle is all you’ll pay for Austin’s which is clearly a marked difference. Even when it’s on its best offers you never get a 70cl bottle of Pimms for that price. So… When it tastes the same why pay more? I used to […]
This weekend, to celebrate the very almost summer holidays, we took a trip to Paultons Park and Peppa Pig World! We first went when Florence was just 18 months old and she loved it so much that she still remembers and talks about that trip! What I loved about it was that there are lots of little people rides throughout the park, not just in Peppa Pig World, the grounds are beautiful and there are lots of animals. It is […]
Cruises have become one of the most popular ways to travel, with around 20 million people choosing to take a cruise each year. Families make up a large percentage of those taking to the seas and given the on-board facilities available it’s not hard to see why when cruises from UK starting destinations take all the hassle from the travelling element of a holiday. Traditionally described as floating hotels, cruise ships are now much more than simply ocean going accommodation. […]
