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If you are a regular reader of my blog, you’ll know we are big Lego fans. So much so, we’ve owned annual passes for our local Legoland Discovery Centre in the past. When I heard about the new Autism friendly … Continue reading Autism Friendly Sessions At Legoland Discovery Manchester
Syd’s school has already broken up for Easter, so we’ve been busy doing all sorts of “fun” stuff. (If you count going to the Vets one day, and “helping” mum work the next day as fun). As Syd had been … Continue reading Slime Making At The Place To Potter In Heaton Park
It’s no secret that I am a huge geek. So I’m sure it’ll come as no surprise that my daughter seems to be following in my footsteps. With the school holidays approaching, I’ve been looking for activities to keep her … Continue reading STEM Summer Camps in London and Cambridge
When we were asked to review Jawsome Sharks at SeaLife Manchester, I was happy to say yes! SeaLife Manchester opened back in 2013, and we had annual passes for a couple of years before the kids started school. It’s only … Continue reading Win 4 Tickets To Jawsome Sharks at SeaLife
It’s no secret that I am a huge geek. I’m extremely passionate about encouraging kids to get involved with S.T.E.M. (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). With that in mind, today I am sharing 3 easy experiments for kids for Science … Continue reading Three Easy Kids Experiments For Science Week
If you read my blog regularly, you’ll probably know that my son, Sam has Autism and attends a special needs school in another district. My daughter, Syd attends a local mainstream school. For the most part, this works alright. They … Continue reading When The Kids Have Separate School Holidays
My daughter is almost 7 now, and we are beginning to teach her about money, and saving for things she wants. Alongside that, we are explaining that it’s a good idea to save money for your future as well. With … Continue reading Saving For Your Child’s Future
Sam is coming up for 8 years old now, and he has what has been labelled with, “Low functioning Autism, and challenging behaviour”. He can’t talk yet and has profound learning difficulties. Sam gets really anxious around medical professionals. People … Continue reading Visiting the GP with an Autistic Child
Last year, I took both kids camping overnight, on a 1-1 basis. This year, I am pulling out all the stops! Our family camping plans for 2019 involve me taking them both camping together – by myself! I know what … Continue reading Family Camping Plans For 2019
It’s fairly safe to say that most days, we all agree that being a mum is a privilege, yes? That much should go without saying. No matter what your situation is like right now… Chances are that you wouldn’t turn … Continue reading Let Go Of Mum Guilt
