We were recently sent the my size potty train and transition toilet for Oscar, from Summer Infant. Oscar has been showing signs he is ready to move out of nappies lately. He tells us when he has to go to the toilet, or when he has gone. The my size potty is the first potty he’s liked. […]

Many parents can often be nervous to travel with their toddlers, especially when planning their very first holiday abroad with the toddler. As toddlers are still very young, travelling can be concerning especially when travelling somewhere that requires a lot of hours on a plane, in a car or on a train. Toddlers often have […]

We were lucky enough to be sent the Evermeadow playhouse from Big Game Hunters a couple of months ago. Due to typical Irish weather, sick kids, and a hospital stay with the newborn we’ve only really gotten around to playing with it now! We love it. Honestly, from the speedy delivery to the endless options to customise […]

Last spring the country was hit with “The beast from the East”, the worst cold snap the country had been faced with for years. Roads were closed, people were fighting over the last loaf of bread, the country was at a standstill! Honestly, most of us weren’t prepared for it at all. To avoid that […]

My mother is an avid green thumb, she loves gardening. She grows her own vegetables on an allotment and has studied horticulture for years. I on the other hand have the least green thumbs in the world. I am not a fan of being out doing back breaking work surrounded by creepy crawlies and dirt. […]

Last year we “took over” my childhood home after my mam moved away. It’s the house I moved into over 20 years ago, it’s barely changed since. We’ve been slowly putting our own stamp on the house. We’ve gotten new furniture to replace the old, dated, not child friendly stuff. The thing about moving into […]

It feels better to be in a light, open space. I always feel like I can breathe better in a bright room. Sometimes it’s hard to make a space with no natural light look and feel open and bright. Its good for your mental and physical health to let natural light into a room as […]

Your smile is often one of the first things that people notice about you, so it makes sense to check yours is gorgeous and bright. Good oral hygiene is key to pearly white, healthy and well-looked after teeth. Whilst general tooth wear and tear, enamel erosion, and staining can happen to anybody over time, making […]

Raising a child is something that requires a lot of patience and preparedness if you want to do it right, but today, parents at least have access to a wealth of information regarding what’s right and wrong in their approach. Taking care of every little detail is impossible, but there are some things that you […]

We’re down to single digits in the countdown to Christmas and the birth of our second son. There is so much happening right now that I feel like we aren’t getting a chance to take it all in! We decided to use our TimeSpring account to send a message to the boys that they will […]

With incomes rising more slowly than in prior decades, families are looking for ways to supplement their salaries and boost their budgets. Although wages aren’t growing as fast as many would like since the financial crisis of the last decade, the internet and other changes in the economy have made it easier than ever to […]

I always thought it would be easy to buy for kids! But toddlers can’t really tell you what they like. But fear not, I have compiled a list of gifts for kids under 5. Jackanory One of my favourite parts about Christmas is getting Oscar some new clothes for the day that’s in it and […]

We were lucky enough to be invited along to the opening weekend of Luggwoods a few weeks ago. It was our first time going to their Christmas experience, we had been to their Halloween one previously. It was magical. Honestly, I think it will be a yearly tradition. Oscar was absolutely dosed with a bad […]