Remembrance Day is an important day to explain the significance of why we wear poppies. It’s an ideal time to do some simple crafting with the children to open up some conversation about why we remember. Here are a few ideas you could try…
Some Days – For No Reason
Mental health is something that affects us all. In good mental health or not, during the up and downs of mental health, it’s good to have the knowledge that clouds can be lifted. And that clouds grace us all to a degree. I like to see myself in relatively good mental health although once in a while I am sad too.
9/11 We Can’t Forget
Today we remembered 9/11 with the children. It’s strange that they were yet to be thought of, let alone born when it happened but it became very much part of their lives before it began. The world as we knew it changed on 9/11, pretty much like the world as you know it changes when you have a child. They… View Post
This Is Not Right. It’s Rubbish. Wrong.
Today was such a beautiful day, the hottest of the year. We headed to the beach. What we found was utterly disgusting. Shameful and sadly absolutely not necessary.
A Note From Family Days
After the events of yesterday I wanted to write a post but I’m struggling to find the right words to portray my feelings, not like me I know but to be honest I don’t know what I can say. People moan about Facebook, it’s often a place for hardened opinions, opportunities to disagree and all too often a place of… View Post
Earth Hour Ideas
Turn your lights off for an hour at 8.30pm on Saturday March 23rd! Make a den or a shelter or step outside with blankies and watch the stars!….just turn off your lights.
The Blossom Tree
Today we walked to the blossom tree. We’ve seen this blossom tree bloom, shed & weather a lot. It’s outside our hospital in a beautiful park laden with squirrels adjoining.
