How to deal with toddler tantrums at Christmas
Toddlers, eh? Can’t re-wrap ’em, can’t send ’em back to Santa. The Christmas and New Year period is prime time for adult meltdowns, let […]
Christmas gifts for kids aged 8-12
Children aged 8-12 can be hard to please. They have a definite idea of what they like, but it might not necessarily be what you […]
Happy Doctor Who Christmas
Christmas preparation is under way. We’re not bothering with Elf on a Shelf, Yoda in a Pagoda is more our style. After a lot […]
Normal for Brighton
The thing I really like about living in Brighton is that there is often something a bit odd and unexpected around every corner. Like a […]
Fear, chaos, music, books
In a moment of serendipity that almost never happens, our house has birthed two new books in the same week. The kids are feral, the […]
Books for kids who don’t like reading
Is a book is one of the few things it’s OK to give as a gift to someone who might not like it? Maybe if that […]
Confessions of a stationery nerd
A little piece of history died today, as the last ever typewriter to be made in the UK rolled off the production line at Brother […]
I wrote a book (again) – Presenting How to Overcome Fear of Driving
Aaaaages ago, I said I was going to write two books at once. And I tried to, I really did. But it turns out that […]
A day in the life of a journalist
I’ve posted news on KidsBlogClub of a fab opportunity for young girls to be magazine journalists for a day. But the surprising thing about the day […]
Sign in here if you’ve done bugger all for Christmas
It’s eight weeks until Christmas, fifty days or therabouts, and I have done feck all. Nor do I plan to, for quite a few […]