Bank Holiday Family Days Out Savings

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It’s got to be said I am  outside working in the new garden writing today’s post about the May bank holiday family days out savings that the clever people at Moneysupermarket.com have put together and it’s blooming gorgeous! When the weather is good there’s no finer place to be than the UK with amazing scenery, beaches, forests full of adventures and so many family friendly theme parks and attractions you can easily find something to do over the two bank holidays we get.  The problem is that taking the family to many of these attractions can be costly when you [...] Read more »

Why Yorkshire is the place to be this half-term

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Half-term is fast approaching but don’t panic, it’s not too late to plan a trip that will keep the kids occupied and be fun for the whole family. Simply head to Yorkshire to make some great family memories and with everything from walks and bike rides on the North Yorkshire Moors to an adrenaline rush at Flamingo Land Theme Park, you’re guaranteed to not get bored here. Explore May Half-term holidays are the perfect opportunity to get your kids off the sofa and into the great outdoors and there’s no better way to discover the beauty of nature than by [...] Read more »

How Disciplined Are You?

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I had a funny conversation with a few of the school gate mum’s last week; our girls always run from school to the car park together and despite our best efforts of ‘don’t run’, ‘wait there’, don’t go too far’ they always go hell for leather up the path. It seems we all speak Chinese to our kids and they cock a complete deaf one when told not to do something, especially in front of their friends. We all laughed about this and agreed that over the last few days we’d all been using the ‘if you don’t stop doing [...] Read more »

Take Note: Bloggers Have Social Klout

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Despite what some say about my job working in social media I do not spend all day on Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest doing ‘nothing’ – I do actually research trends and look at why this is becoming such a popular area for many to work in.  It cannot be denied that many bloggers have social klout online and are clearly brilliant at what they blog and tweet about.  Many mum’s have gone on to make careers out of their writings and are successful women with an excellent network of contacts who should be listened to.  I have a ‘Hire Me‘ [...] Read more »

WIN! ALL STARS The Movie Goodie Bags

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To celebrate the release of  ALL STARS the movie on 3rd May, I am giving you the chance to win must-have All Stars merchandise perfect to get you through the summer term! Ethan (Theo Stevenson) and Jaden (Akai) have a plan – recruit a dance crew, stage a talent show, raise lots of money and save their youth club ‘The Garage’ from demolition…all whilst Ethan impresses the girl of his dreams with his dancing skills. The trouble is… Ethan can’t dance, Jaden’s parents have banned him from dancing and the other four members of their new crew the ‘All Stars’ turn [...] Read more »

Should Children Cycle to School?

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At Roo’s school this week they had ‘Bikeability’ and kids from reception upwards were invited to bring their bikes to school for some training in the playground and riding hints and tips.  So I was interested to publish this guest post on should children cycle to school as I’d like Roo to be able to ride her bike safely and confidently as she gets older as we are less than a mile from the school. With around 8.3 million children travelling to school each day, it would be easy to think that a large proportion of these kids must be [...] Read more »