With The Mirror Newspaper reporting that ‘ One in five parents send children to school breakfast clubs due to cost-of-living crisis' we have put together a list of cheap breakfast ideas to help make life a bit easier.
Cheap kids breakfast ideas
Porridge – You can buy porridge in bulk, which can make this one of the cheapest breakfasts out there. To give this an extra healthy
The Tiger who came to Tea is such a lovely book, which we love reading at bedtime. As my children love it so much, I used it to make a tuff tray activity.
I had to be quite resourceful to create this tray and dipped into lots of different toy boxes to get all the characters, but it was well worth it for the fun we had.
Over the half term recently we have had lots of play dates with friends, where normally someone either provides us with food or we bring our own lunch boxes. But this half term we came up with a much more fun way to provide the food!
Whilst scrolling through TikTok I found a new trend where people come to parties with a different platter, each with a colour theme of food! Most of...
We have recently had my son's birthday party and I have been trying to think of some party favours that the children would love but weren't full of plastic that would most likely end up in the bin.
My son loves sweets so I found these sweet cones, which I thought were perfect! They also had the added benefit that we could have some fun at home making them ourselves!
My Daughter loves painting and, whilst I enjoy a good messy painting session when we have the time, sometimes I need an activity which is a bit less messy and much quicker to tidy away.
My go to addition to my painting activity during this time is always cling film! Sounds strange I know, but trust me, it’s great for everyone!
Children’s homework is always a hot topic of conversation for parents. Whilst schools see it as a way to boost learning and ensure children are on track with goals, a lot of parents find it hugely time consuming and a cause of great stress at home. But could all that be about to change? The rise in AI (Artificial intelligence) Technology is moving so fast that it’s hard to keep up, let alone...
Lots of parents I know are currently feeling a bit nervous about the upcoming Teacher strikes. Mostly because many of us won’t actually know if our children will be going into school until the morning of the actual day, due to teachers not being obliged to tell their school if they plan to strike beforehand.
Many parents will be faced with having to work from home, rely on grandparents or...
If you are a parent of teenagers, I’m sure you have come across the name Andrew Tate. More recently he has been in the News after being arrested on suspicion of human trafficking, but before that he amassed a huge social media following, where he became very popular with teens.
Before being banned by TikTok, Instagram, Youtube and Facebook, Tate showed his followers images of his...
We love making our own chocolate bars, mostly because we enjoy eating them, but they also make really nice gifts for friends and family.
So today we have been playing about with some chocolate bars for Valentines day. We are pretty pleased with the results, if you are too you can find out how to make them below.
How to make a Mother's Day Card using paint dabbing
If you are looking for an easy, mess free painting activity to make a Mother's Day card this year, we have just the one for you!
1. We just used some plain A4 paper for our card, but proper card would probably last a bit better. We folded this in half so we could open it up like a regular card.
Valentines day is fast approaching and we have been looking at some fun painting activities we can do to make some Valentine cards.
I was looking for a painting activity that wasn't too messy and stumbled across this dabbing activity, where you could use a stencil and dab the paint around the stencil to create a beautiful picture.
How to make a Valentines day heart using paint dabbing...
