Why and How Children Should Learn Coding Skills
Learning how to code isn’t necessarily what parents expect their children to do after school.…
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Fran
I’m Fran: wife, mother-of-three and freelance publicist. My love for communicating and writing mirrors my passion for trying to be the best mum I can be. I love good food & wine, Italian culture and football and have a keen interest in personal finance. I also blog over on Epsom & Ewell Families and Habyts, and write sporadically for a number of other sites.
Five Card Games for the Family
As a family we love card games. You’re never bored if you have a pack…
Encouraging Children to Spend More Time Outdoors
From adults checking emails on their smartphones to children watching television on their tablets, digital…
Winter Vegetable Soup Recipe
The recipe I’d been using for winter vegetable soup, which is a favourite of the…
Board game cafe and bar – The Ludoquist
I’ve been to plenty of pubs and cafes that have a few games tucked away…
How to introduce more wildlife and birds to your garden
Hot on the heels of us taking part in the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch, comes…
RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2022
We love to birdwatch at any time of the year but particularly enjoy taking part…
Covid Christmas – Festivities in Isolation
I was exceedingly happy for my isolation to end on December 22nd. It seemed we’d…
Working and parenting regrets
The children are growing up fast. Their increasing self-sufficiency is great in many regards. However,…
Birthday party ideas and reminiscences
We’ve just had my twins’ 10th birthday party at Oxygen trampoline park and they loved…