Advert. Some people say there’s no such thing as bad weather but as a mum who’s spent quite a lot of time trying to convince an uncooperative child to go outside in the cold (and also dealt with cabin fever kids) I’m kind of disinclined to agree. Of course it’s always good to get outside when you can but there’s few of us who manage to do hours and hours outside everyday during the winter. Is it really so wrong to want to stay inside in your new pyjamas and a hot chocolate?
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Advert. This year we’re going on holiday to Disneyland Paris which I’m really excited about – what I’m not excited about though is the thought of my kids asking me if they can have money for 101 things while we’re over there. Not that I blame them (I’m after some Minnie Mouse ears myself) but I don’t want to be spending tons of money every time we pass a shop so I’ve been trying my hardest to get my kids to save some money for their holiday. Saving money isn’t really as much fun as spending it (for adults as well as kids) so Rooster Money have shared some of their best tried and tested tips to encourage your kids to save money as well as one that we’ve been doing at our house.
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Advert. It will be no big shock to anyone that we love all things handmade here, my kids do a lot of creating and when I get the chance I like to do a bit of embroidery or sewing. Amazon Handmade asked me if I’d like to check out a few of their gorgeous items from Amazon Handmade that are perfect for a personalised Christmas and I was really excited about seeing what their creators would come up with especially as independent sellers on a big platform which is what I’ve done in the past!
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Ad. We loved trying out The Holiday Makers fun engineering activities during the summer so I’m really pleased to be able to work with them again to share this fun Ghoulish Ghost experiment for Halloween and details of some of the fantastic activities and events that are taking place during half term which are perfect for keeping the kids busy and inspiring them at the same time!
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Up several times in the night, the school run, work deadlines and a house that looks like a bomb has hit it. Some days I feel like I’m struggling to manage being an average mum, let alone a fun one. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not because I’m not trying or I can’t be bothered, it’s just that sometimes it can all feel a bit overwhelming and a lack of sleep can mean that the thought of doing the fun mum stuff seems almost impossible. Over the last week I’d been set a challenge by Petits Filous and at the end I was asked to share my experiences with parenting expert Anita Cleare, during our chat she asked me about the change I’d made – did it make having fun more easy? Did I feel more like a fun mum? And she was right, I did, and it had been a super easy change to make and one that you can make too.
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