Category: Family
This was one of the first Categories to make it onto our website. Whether it’s a newborn in a sling, young families meeting up or teenagers coming along for a pizza, it really is a gorgeous way to spend a morning. From local farmers produce to artisan goods and lunch bites, it’s a wonderful way […]
Bank Holidays are a wonderful time to get together with family and friends. It’s one of our favourite times to food shop because we’ll always pick up a few extra ‘nice’ bits for people calling! There are many Specialty Stores, Farm Shops, Pantries and Emporiums which help to make the food and drink offering a […]
Getting Ready for Primary School Forget about learning the letters of the alphabet or how to hold a pencil. You don’t need to buy workbooks or spend hours practising how to write their name. All of that will be covered in school. The best thing you can do to help your child prepare for school is to teach them independence. Independence […]
We’ve been enjoying the book ‘Bug Hotel, A lift-the-flap book of discovery’ over the past few weeks, and the kids were keen to try out their own one. If you were following along on Stories, you’ll see not only did we make a hotel, we even had our first guest! Very exciting! The great thing […]
Tips from Preschool Teacher Ireland and oursleves! Familiarise yourself with the service – Montessori, play school, Steiner, etc. Have a look through any of the information / booklets / welcome pack they sent you. This will give you a sense of the service. Daily Routine – if you have access to the specific daily routine for […]
Beach days are the ones that I’ll always hold extra tight in my memories. Adore these days with our babas. The innocence, the giggles and the excitement!! We like to go to the beach regardless of the weather, but sunny days like today are extra sweet!! A neighbour was asking how I bring three smallies […]
Up to this week, I had a little slice of golden time each day when the kids napped. It was a little piece of time for me to do as I pleased! Lots of times it was spent cleaning up the morning debris, but it was also spent catching up with a friend, reading book […]
With all the cooking and baking going on at home these past few weeks, our Friday Family Business Feature had to be a food product!! And this wonder is Mama Bear Foods .. the brainchild of the very lovely @loretta.kennedy Not only has she created a really great tasting ketchup, but she has created it with […]
This week’s family business is the gorgeous Cork business Love Cherish Boutique @lovecherishboutique Maeve Dennehy @maeve_dennehy set up this fabulous boutique in Charleville in North Cork, which is my mom’s home town, so I was extra inclined to support her when I first came across her shop! Love Cherish is not only a bricks and mortar shop, but […]
And here we are! Third child to potty train and quite possibly the fastest and easiest! Some of the main things we did … .POTTY .. We’ve had the potty in the downstairs toilet for the past few months so she’s very used to looking at it, lifting it, sitting on it, etc. She even […]
