After seeing everyone in the UK enjoy heaps of snow over the past weeks, Amy and I couldn't wait for it to start snowing over here in Germany and this week it finally did. Amy was so excited when she woke up in the morning and everything was covered in snow that she immediately started singing "Let It Go" from Frozen while parading up and down the hallway like Queen Elsa herself. Anyway, after a ...
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Rainy Day Activities
November is the second wettest month of the year, so I thought it would be the perfect time to share with you a blog post by Park Resorts that shows you couple of activities that make rainy days a little more bearable for parents with young children. Of course, I've got my very own tips and tricks to keep Amy entertained when the weather gods aren't on my side, so I am also sharing with you, the ...
Fortune Finders with Money & Co
Want to win £10,000? Why not have a go at Money&Co.’s online Fortune Finders game? This will feature six online hunts over ten days. Participants will have the chance to win an investment fortune of £10,000 and five prizes of investment worth £1,000. How to play: Playing is easy. During each hunt, participants must decipher clues in order to find the hidden gems that look like this one ...
How to teach children to play fair and share in 5 steps
Fairness and loyalty are two of the most important characteristics to me. I am fiercely loyal to my friends and family and I can't deal with injustice - I have to stand up and say something, if I see that someone isn't treated fairly. Fairness and loyalty however are also characteristics that are close to us as customers and consumers. If we spend our hard-earned cash on a product or service, we ...
Amy takes being messy to a whole new level
If you've been following my blog over the last couple of years, you will know that Amy has always been a messy pup. As soon as she learned to hold things, she used them to create havoc. Dinner turned into what we lovingly call the broccoli massacre and a simple afternoon of colouring resulted in rainbow-coloured vomit all over the kitchen floor - Amy had taken a liking to her crayons and bitten ...
The best games through the years
Raising children can be one of the most exciting and terrifying challenges we'll ever have to face, whether it's looking after their health or making sure they do well in school. Keeping them entertained, however, is a completely different kettle of fish. Many first time parents fear this the most in looking after their little ones and often turn to expensive gadgets or toys to appease the ...