Category: * Parenting, Attachment, Home Ed*

How to take better pictures of your children

With my first three children, I took a zillion photographs of my children without really thinking about the end result. I’d pick up the camera and snap away. I didn’t...

Bedtime Stories

I’ve been reading bedtime stories for almost fifteen years. Apart from a few nights that I could probably count on two hands, I’ve read someone a story every night of...

Solo parenting and building your own village

It’s the middle of the afternoon, I’m sitting on the sofa with my three-year-old, fighting the urge to sleep. I’m sick… both of us are, but he is fairing better...

Burnt toast and cold coffee

This week has been one of those weeks. The ones when the kids won’t stop arguing, you’re a huge hormonal, emotional mess, you’re super tired and stressed and everything seems too...

Yes – I’m STILL breastfeeding my three year old

When I found out I was pregnant with Beastie, I hoped that we’d have a more successful breastfeeding journey than I did with my girls. I desperately wanted to feed...

The benefits of Homeschool Morning Time and creating your own

I’ve talked on here before about my own morning time routine, and also over on my YouTube channel. I thought today I’d share a little of our homeschool morning routine. For...

Celebrating Mama on Mothers Day

With March just around the corner, that means its almost Mothers Day. Here in the UK it falls on Sunday 11th this year. I’m sure like most Mama’s, what I’d...

Creating a family vision board

If you”re not familiar with a vision board – it is a collection of images which represent your goals and dreams for the future. Not just something pretty to look at;...

10 activities to keep the kiddos entertained when it’s freezing outside

We’re back in the midst of a super cold spell here this week. It’s been windy, snowy, rainy, and honestly pretty awful. It’s certainly been a week to hibernate and...

Practical tips for Home-educating mulitple ages

I often get asked how I manage to home educate different age kiddos, how it works, what our days look like, how I manage to balance everyone’s different needs. Firstly,...

My Favourite Childhood Toys

Toys are an integral part of childhood. The right toy can change your outlook on life, give you comfort when you need it, and be cherished forever. When you reach...

A little homeschooling update for the New Year

A couple of slow weeks over the festive season seems to have done us all the world of good… by the beginning of last week, we were all ready to...

New Year goal setting with your children and free printables

I love setting goals each New Year, much preferring them to resolutions which always seem set for you to fail at! Goals give me something to work at over the...

3 Tips for improving your families sleep

Your family’s health is important, and you do everything you can to keep your family members safe. Hopefully, that means you’ve prioritized a good night’s sleep in your home. Sleep...

Create your own Happy Jar

Happy New Year! I hope your 2018 got off to a great start? We saw the New Year in with friends by the sea, it was the best New Year’s...