Our life with our toddler
Of all of the children, it is the youngest who has never had much to do with babies-mainly because he is our baby. He always shows an interest in them though so when Baby Born by Zapf Creations got in touch to offer us a BABY born Soft Touch Brother, I couldn’t say no. With…
Another month of lockdown at the farm and we are still all happy, I think. I seem to have taken more photos of the boys this month. My daughter prefers a quiet life sometimes away from her rowdy brothers and she has had a couple of settling days in school to prepare her for her…
It’s National Children’s Gardening Week (May 23-31, 2020) and, with the country still in lockdown, now has never been a better time to turn those little fingers green. Whether you have a garden or a window sill, there are still things you can do. 1. Make cress heads out of old egg shell. I originally…
Keeping children entertained is a never ending task. If they are used to a school or nursery routine where most of their time is scheduled, a day of nothing stretching before them can seem daunting. It is just as daunting for parents. Here are some ideas for things to do in your garden, no matter…
We have had a lovely month. The weather during half term was dismal but it did not stop our fun one bit. We began the week at Junior Farmers where the children learnt about growing strawberries and planted a strawberry plant each to bring home which was lovely. Definitley something to look forward to in…
It may be the first Siblings post of the new year but, in the last month, there has only been one word on the tip of all of the children’s tongues and that is Christmas. They’ve had a ball. School finished and a few days of baking, winter walks and excitement commenced before the big…
Christmas is hurtling towards us and we have been making the most of the festive season with Christmas fairs, nativity plays and general merriment. I love doing the siblings posts as it forces me to look through the photos from the last month and choose the best ones. It also makes me marvel then in…
With half term almost over, it is time to think about going back to school and, ever since the first dreaded head lice email we had when my daughter started school, I have been searching for hairstyles to keep hair in one place but still look nice. For all of these factors, you cannot go…
There have been times as a blogger when been offered something unbelievable. This time it was my youngest who was in for the surprise of his life. JCB Kids got in touch asking if we would like to review something and I actually told the lovely PR that this was the farm kid equivalent of…
This month’s siblings post sees the end of the summer holidays and the beginning of the school year. We still made use of our National Trust Membership by visiting Dunham Massey for a lovely day and we were joined there by my parents which was lovely. A lot of the remaining summer saw the farmer…