One of Jacob’s subjects he is passionate about right now is the world and countries; he owns a number of atlases which he studies every night before going to sleep. We will often be having a conversation and he’ll randomly tell me a fact about the world that I had no idea of. We generally have staycations but J is always telling me of the places he would love to visit. Recently during his pirate project for school we discussed where he would travel to if he were a pirate He decided on the other side of the world! Koh …
Gift ideas for Father’s Day
Once again Father’s Day is just around the corner; I’m not sure about you but I find men increasingly difficult to buy gifts for! I mean, do they want something they want, or something they need? And what do you buy the man that has everything? Food gifts? Grooming gifts? Useful gifts? Personalised gifts?…
A Lego x Harry Potter party! (With a free menu printable!)
Many of my friends will know how much I love organising parties, but I didn’t have any plans for one for either of the boys’ birthdays this year. Quite simply because Jacob just cannot deal with the amount of people these days. For Noah’s birthday treat we took him to the local trampoline park and then out to Pizza Hut. It was quite last minute that we decided Jacob could have a few friends over for a tea party, and of course it had to have a theme to it. Because he is obsessed with both Lego and Harry Potter, …
DIY magical wizarding wands | Getting crafty
Jacob has recently become obsessed with Harry Potter – I’m not sure where he’s got that from… Ahem. For his birthday this year he had a Harry Potter themed tea party with some friends from school. When it comes to party bags I don’t like putting in the usual “tat”; I prefer something that will be used more than once and has had some love put into it. So of course there was only one thing for it – magical wizarding wands! These DIY wands don’t take all that long to make, and you probably already have everything you …
I see you, the parent of a child with special needs
To the parent of a child with special needs The parent who wishes they could change the world’s view of their child’s normal, which is not like every other child’s normal. The parent who dreads every single school run. The school run that ends in the walk of shame. Because your special child, is just being normal. I see you. The parent who lives in a shell with their special child because you dread every single outing. The parent trying to hold it together whilst your special child is having a meltdown; because that’s their normal. I see you. The parent who is begging for help. …