How to Celebrate St Valentine’s Day as a family
Did you know that there are different types types of love? I am sure the way you love your parents is different to how you love hot chocolate, right? The ancient Greeks gave a name to each type. Here are…
Things to do in February Half Term
The February Half Term Holiday is one of the most challenging holiday breaks in the school calendar. It only lasts a week, so there is not much time to fly to warmer climates, especially if you are on a tight…
8 Fun Ways to Celebrate Pancake Day
Pancake day, (otherwise known as Shrove Tuesday) is the day before Ash Wednesday, which is a Christian event to mark the start of Lent. Christians are encouraged to fast during Lent. This means they go without food on some days.…
Celebrating Easter Sunday with an Only Child
Sops and I have a confession to make. We are Catholics, (for our sins, ha ha). So, celebrating Easter Sunday is important to us. We decorate the house for Easter Sunday and follow some time honoured family traditions, such as…
Family Friendly Easter Movies
There are not as many Family Friendly Easter Movies as there are Christmas Movies. This is a pity, because, after a long day of hunting for Easter Eggs, you may just want to watch an Easter film whilst stuffing your…
How to keep your New Year’s Resolutions
Are New Year Resolutions still a thing? They probably are, but people use different terms for it. “Goal setting. Annual challenges. Future plans. Dreams for 2025” etc. No one dares use the term New Year Resolutions. It’s like a cursed…
Celebrating World Book Day
World Book Day is Awesome! Children from around the world are dressing up as their favourite book characters and celebrating literature. World Book Day has been running for over 20 years. It was founded by Baroness Gail Rebuck. She wanted…
Managing your toddler at Christmas
Christmas is an exciting time of year, and no one can get excited quite like a toddler. Perhaps a little too excited at times. How do you help them regulate these big emotions to prevent a full-on meltdown on Christmas…
24 Activities to do in Advent
Christmas is coming, but it’s not here yet. Now we are in the season of Advent, which is a season of preparation for Christmas. This is the time to go Christmas shopping, make decorations, sing Christmas carols and do tons…
60 Gift Ideas for an Only Child
So you have only one child to buy Christmas presents for, awesome. You don’t have to worry about siblings squabbling over each other’s gifts. But you will have to consider what gifts will be suitable for your child to play…
