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Review: The Three Little Pigs board game

The Three Little Pigs is a story that has really captured Jessica’s imagination at the moment and so this game seemed perfect for her. As soon as Jessica spotted the…

From the mouths of babes #21

The things little ones say can make your heart melt – those first words, especially hearing ‘ma-ma’ or ‘da-da’ for the first time. Then comes the challenge of trying to…

Me and You – May: The little moments

The two of us, sitting on a bench in a square near Liverpool Street station, watching our girls laughing as they chased each other about. The camera perched on the…

Silent Sunday

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Black & White Photography Project #46

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Rickmansworth Aquadrome

One of the things I love about Country Kids is that it has encouraged me to visit lots of new outdoor spaces in my local area. As a result weekends…

Friday Fabulous Five #36

The Friday Fabulous Five is my regular feature where I share five of my favourite posts that I have read in the previous week – posts that have made me…

The Friday Focus 22/05/15

Jessica had her latest cardiac check-up yesterday afternoon. She was so good during her heart scan and stayed nice and still, happily watching Postman Pat throughout, and just got a…

Dear bathroom fairy… a wishlist

I’d like the bathroom fairy to visit me Waving her magical wand “Tell me your wishes” she’d say to me And this is how I would respond: Where do I…

Paint inside a ziplock page with white marks where a picture has been 'drawn' on

Ziplock bag painting

I love painting with my girls but sometimes I’m just not in the right frame of mind for dealing with the mess that it generates. Ziplock bag painting seemed to…