I am sure at some stage during your mothering adventure, you have had a day or two where instead of getting out of bed and fixing everyones breakfasts and getting everyone organized for the day, you have just wanted to crawl under the duvet and die. Well not die but be [...]
Rock cakes are extremely easy to make and really difficult to mess up, making them a perfect beginner baker recipe. Encourage children to clean up afterwards by making it a race against the cakes. For small children, have them to any spooning and measuring on a baking tray, it will make the clean [...]
That’s me! Or should I say, that is how The Japan Times described me. I was interviewed last week for a column they do on people with unusual jobs, or not run-of-the-mill jobs that most foreigners do here in Japan.
I have had loads of lovely comments and people writing [...]
It is coming up to the summer holidays for many people (or winter break for some) which usually means finding more ways to entertain the kids. I have seen a LOT of posts out there with ‘The top 10 holiday crafts’ or similar but not one addressing the issue of project [...]
I am 100% sure that any parent of a child who owns any Lego has come across this issue at some stage – and may still be having issues, it seems to be a hot topic for parents of Lego lovers!
I LOVE Lego, I think it is a [...]
Now, before you send the white van round because you think I have completely lost the plot, I am not talking about physically putting your kids in danger – that is well, dangerous!
My son loves this exercise that we have been doing recently so I thought I would [...]
This is going to be an image heavy post – just to warn you!
To give you a bit of background, we moved into this house when Ebi-kun was 2 years old, it was perfect timing because he transitioned from co-sleeping to going to his own room. As he [...]
Dress up play is very popular in this house, sometimes my son will disappear upstairs and I wait to see if it is a knight, a ninja, a doctor or Viking that comes back down. A dress up box is so easy to put together and you can often add fun [...]
We love scavenger hunts here and there are no end of different themes or items to search for. Our latest one was at the egg hunt and was a big hit, the kids are getting older and getting very competitive these days, if you are in the same situation, I recommend [...]
