If you’ve been looking to get your child a scooter or if they have been asking for one you’ve no doubt come across a number of different kinds of scooters in the stores and online and wondering what on earth is the right one to get! This article should hopefully help you to determine not … Read more
Having some space in the garden to turn in to a play are for your kids is one way to really make sure you get them outside more. Over the years we’ve had various gardens with either not a lot in them for the kids and with some dedicated space and I can definitely say … Read more
It’s all very well encouraging parents to think about getting a trampoline for their gardens, and I do it often, but one friend asked me the other day about whether you need planning permission for these structures in our gardens and so I went on a bit of research mission to find out for you. … Read more
Crabbing is one of those activities that I personally had zero experience of until I was an adult – it was not something I did as a child at all! But so many people find it fun and a great activity to do while on holiday that I was super happy when I had some … Read more
I was talking with a friend the other day about her child learning to ride a bike and we got to talking about when was a good time to try and ride without the training wheels. We wondered if there was an average age to ride a bike without stabilisers and if it’s a bad … Read more
Even though it comes around every year at the same time, thinking of things to do in the summer holidays always stumps me at the start. So I figured it might be a good idea to collate some ideas of things we love to do in the school holidays so you can have some ideas … Read more
One universal fact is that parents spend at least half their time trying to get kids away from the television and other electronics. For the most part, parents feel that their child spends too much time on these things and not enough time outdoors being “kids”. One very popular option is to buy a trampoline, … Read more
We all know how important it is for our kids to get plenty of fresh air, outdoor play and exercise. But if you’re one of the many parents struggling along and saying to yourself ‘just how do I get my child to play outside when they don’t want to?’ here are a few ideas for you … Read more
Snow days are such fun and if you’re anything like us you really relish when one comes along – we don’t get them that often! There are so many ways to have fun in the snow – it’s tempting to just shove the kids outdoors (dressed appropriately of course!) and leave them to it and … Read more
Playing outside either with my friends or simply on my own in the garden seemed to always include a skipping rope when I was young. I had loads of skipping songs as well that I would run through and it just always helped. In fact, I’m not sure I could skip now without singing a … Read more