• A week in dinners with Bumbles of Rice

    Fellow Irish Parenting Blogger and a great food blogger Bumbles of Rice has been revealing all! No, not in that way but her real life dinners. This week she invited others to do the same and I...

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  • I believe I can fly

    So my two girls are slight dare devils. We were visiting Nana and Grandad during the week. It was a lovely day so we escaped outside. There is a raised decking area with four steps. They created...

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  • That moment of sheer panic when…..

    …..you lose sight of your child in a crowded store. My oldest was off to the Zoo for a birthday with a friend so we took advantage of only having two kids and took a trip to...

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  • World Meningitis Day

    Today is the 24th April.  It is also World Meningitis Day. To mark the day I’m sharing some key information about what can be a serious and indeed fatal infection. What is meningitis? Meningitis is an infection...

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  • Five things to do for kids in Dungarvan, Co Waterford

    It is always great to get a short break and Ireland is great for a wealth of little spots you can get to in a matter of a couple of hours by car. Last Easter break we...

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  • The things I love (and hate) about school holidays

    The Easter holidays are on! This basically means no school until 28th April. By the 27th June we will be finishing up until September. For many, holidays are full of excitement and happiness but for others the...

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  • Ten things every mum-to-be should know about C-sections

    It is April that means only one thing. No, not Spring time but Cesearean Awareness Month. In honour of marking this month I am sharing a post I originally wrote for 42 Weeks. A public information campaign...

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  • Easter Hama beads time!

    So the Easter holidays have begun in earnest. We now have 2 weeks free of school but have 2 weeks to occupy the kids. It wouldn’t be a public holiday without us marking the occasion with some...

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  • And the Beltlock winner is…..

    I recently posted about the new car safety device Beltlock.  A nifty little product that helps to keep the seatbelt that holds your child’s car seat from being inadvertently opened while driving. I had an extra Beltlock...

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  • Painting with toddlers. It’s not for the faint hearted!

    When my older two are in school and I have my lovely little two-year old at home with me my heart usually starts beating a little faster when I hear the words “Mammy, I want to do...

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  • A wonderful customised mug from Colorineswonderful.com

    I am part of a wonderful group of bloggers in the form of the Irish Parenting Bloggers. One of the lovely memebers, Patricia from Colorineswonderful.com has the most wonderful creative and artistic talent. She draws the most...

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