Disclosure: this is a paid collaboration with Scrubbingtons. It’s almost time for kids to go back to school and nursery. And with it comes the need to get back into a school routine. After six weeks off, this can be a little bit of a challenge, but a few changes in the last week or …
The summer holidays are over and it’s time for a much-needed return to routine. It’s just as well as the last six weeks felt like a plate-spinning act. Somehow or other, we made it through without any figurative plates – or, for that matter, actual plates – figuratively or actually smashing. But we’re exhausted now! …
As I alluded to in my last post, we’re more than ready for the return to routine that comes with the new school year. To be honest, we were probably ready for it a week ago. Now, before we get started, this isn’t a whinge about my children. Sure, they’ve got on my nerves now and …
Look away now, kids. We’re halfway through the summer holidays so it’s time to start planning for the new school year! Shoes, of course, are always high on the list of new things to get. Fortunately for us, Start-rite sent a couple of pairs of Tough Enough school shoes to review. Dylan and Xander have …
The start of the new school year may be a month away, but time has a habit of flying by. Particularly when it comes to getting everything organised for that all-important first day. It’s natural that all of this creates worries for all concerned. As part of its Trust Me, I’m a Teacher campaign, M&S …
There are two universal truths that I can think of about shoes. The first is that, when trying them on, we all end up moving around in a way that wouldn’t look completely out of place in Monty Python’s Ministry of Silly Walks sketch. The second is that children go through them at a rate that gives …