Author: Louise
A traditional Christmas at Chiltern Open Air Museum
Chiltern Open Air Museum is one of our favourite places for a day out – as well as the various old buildings which the girls can explore, there is plenty of space for them to run around in; woods to wander through and sheep and the horses to say hello too. Other than the Christmas… Read More
Friday Focus 09/12/16 – Preparing for the Christmas concert
This week has been all about getting ready for tomorrow’s Christmas concert at church. Over the last few years, my mother-in-law and I have organised one or two concerts a year – usually in aid of one of the heart charities that have helped our family, or for the charities that the church is supporting… Read More
Parenting Pep Talk #42 – Life, Motherhood and Everything
Parenting Pep Talk is a weekly series of guest posts all about encouraging other parents by sharing some of our happy moments, the advice that has worked for us and some positive words of encouragement. Today’s post is from Angela who blogs at Life, Motherhood and Everything. 1) Tell us a little bit about… Read More
Tissue paper “stained glass” Christmas decorations
One of my favourite crafts to do with my girls is creating “stained glass” decorations using tissue paper and sticky-back plastic. It takes a little time to set up but is a lovely simple craft for the girls to do and can be adapted to fit different themes and season. This time, we made a… Read More
Review – Tears Heal: How to listen to our children
Those moments when our children start crying or having a tantrum can be challenging ones. We are often encouraged to end our children’s tears as quickly as possible – through fixing the problem, or distracting them, or finding other techniques to help stop them crying. Kate Orson’s book Tears Heal, focuses on allowing our children… Read More
From the mouths of babes #98
From the mouths of babes is a weekly linky which invites you to share a post, old or new, about something your children have said. Those adorable mispronounced words, the glimpses into their imaginations, the blunt observations – whatever it is, I’d love to hear about it! A big thank you to everyone who… Read More