Storing last years’ toys

Fran Swaine

For the kids, Christmas brings a batch of big shiny new toys to get excited about, often leaving last year’s toys to collect dust under the bed.

Yet those old favourites most likely still have a big place in your children’s hearts – so they are worth hanging onto just in case. [...]

Internal doors – will you paint mine for me?

Doors are, in my opinion, the worst thing to update when it comes to decorating.

I don’t know about you but I get all excited when I start out on my painting and decorating, I spur myself on with the image of how it’s going to be, I can already see the finished picture, [...]

Shopping for clothes – online

Not even a decade ago we would have looked at each other, shook our heads with untrusting frowns and tutted our apprehension of shopping online. But as the internet has expanded and more or less every home has access to it, shopping online has become more and more common maybe to the extent of [...]

Great ways to involve the kids this Mother’s Day

For most mums, the best way to spend Mother’s Day is catching up with the kids and having fun as a family. If you’re searching for fun ideas that you and the entire family will enjoy, take a look at these great ways to get the kids involved in celebrating your special day.

Fun [...]

Savings and Investments for Children

Child Savings and Investment Plans – it’s never too early to start saving or investing!

In an uncertain economic climate more and more parents are taking steps to ensure their children are given extra financial protection. As your children grow, your family will face expenses both expected and unexpected, from school [...]

How to create a perfect modern-day nursery

It is interesting to see how interior design trends have changed in the world of nursery furniture. Not long ago nurseries were awash with either pink or blue pastels and festooned with predictable bows and princesses or racing cars.  Not anymore.

New design trends in baby nurseries and nursery furniture favour more neutral and [...]

0 – 12 months – making it special

The first year of your baby’s life is a special time that you will remember forever, so here are a few tips to make that time as easy and enjoyable as possible for both of you, whilst still providing the stimulation and love that your child needs.

Get out and about

Many new [...]

Compare your energy prices

It’s something I keep meaning to do and then one thing and another I forget about it and a whole season goes by but if I was clever I’d take five minutes out of my day and compare energy prices.

The fact that the past week has been bitterly cold should have spurred me [...]

Have a tidy up and raise money for a worthy cause

Guest post 

Have you ever thought about cleaning up your life? What about doing something special for a good cause? If so, donating your movies, music, and games can help you do a little bit of both.

If you have a cluttered living area due to the number of CDs, DVDs, and video [...]

The Great British Milkman

I can remember as a kid collecting the milk from the front doorstep and the milkman knocking on the door once a month to collect his money. We were never without milk which can’t be said for today as I have recently been caught out. I went to the fridge to put some [...]

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