I can't believe I am soon to the a parent of a school age child. Where has that gone? On one hand every day has seemed to last a year, a...

Sunday started early in our house this week. My smallest one wasn't up with the larks, but with the wood pigeons. Half past five is not ...

Many moons ago (well about 10 years anyway), Friday 5pm meant drinks at our desks in the PR firm I worked for, before launching ourselves ou...

Some childhood rituals are timeless.  There are things that we can be sure that our parents did and that our great grandchildren will be doi...

These long winter afternoons are the perfect excuse to get back to my much-ignored blog. The girls and I have been making just as much mess ...

My little girl had one of her favourite friends over to play recently and they had great, messy fun together cooking bread. It got me thinki...

We've been to the famous Stroud Farmers Market this weekend. A cold, crisp autumnal morning somehow feels like the perfect backdrop for ...

I'm not one for making pizza faces or hedgehog bread. However a little bit of imaginary play with food can come in very handy. My eldest...

It's about time we had some babies on here, and my friend Lara's triplets make the perfect models! Gwennie, Mae and Leo are just ove...

I was over the moon last week to learn about the publication of 'Superjam'. The author, Fraser Doherty, started selling jams as a te...

Sweetcorn cobs make a great 'toy' for young children, especially on a wet day like today. You could explain that as it's been a ...

p...p...p...Pesto I recently heard Pesto described as the new ketchup. This is due to it's ability to encourage even the most reluctant...

The holidays are here, so its time for easy-to-cook-food. Slow energy sources like oats are the perfect snack for children running around at...

I had lots of fun cooking at our local preschool this week - their theme was dinosaurs, so I made some 'dinosaur dough'. I shaped th...