One of our favourite games to play as a family is completely free, can be played anywhere and needs nothing else to play other than your imagination.We call it the cloud game and although it can be played anywhere I find that it's best played in the car when the kids are super bored as it always makes us laugh and keeps us occupied for a while.All you have to do is look at the sky and tell everyone else what you can see so they can look for it too - everyone's imagination is different so where Miss Frugal might see a dolphin, Master Frugal might see a dinosaur. There's no rules and no … [Read more...]
Welcome to this year’s after school activities….
This year we've taken a bit of different approach to after school activities, partly because the kids are a bit older and seem to be more interested in doing something and partly because there is a lot more activities available this year because of the opening of a few new facilities in our area.We've done a couple of weeks of trying out everything on offer and then last week, we had a sit down and decided what it is that they wanted to stick to and go on a regular basis.So, Miss Frugal has tried sea cadets, youth club, movie making, swimming, tennis and gym sessions for kids. She's … [Read more...]
The limiting screen time for kids debate….
In the real world, we don't all agree on everything. Sometimes, you think you're right and actually, someone comes along and shares their point of view with you and you start to think that they have a point. Or at the very least you have a better understanding of where they're coming from. So, once a month I'm going to post my opinion on a particular issue and ask another blogger to share their differing views.Last month was all about packed lunches Vs school dinners and this month, we're discussing something that affects lots of us - screen time! And because I know that Jen has … [Read more...]
A Thrifty Day Out….
I was having a look through one of those free magazines that the kids bring home from school a couple of weeks ago and I came across a day out which sounded like it was made for us - The Festival of Thrift.In the words of the magazine it promised to be all of my favourite words - fun, funky fabulously frugal and most important of all, free!How could we not go?Master Frugal got to be a blacksmith for half an hour and managed to make me a very presentable S hook for the kitchen and Miss Frugal found an airstream caravan called milkshakes and manicures where she … [Read more...]
Supporting your children’s learning….
I genuinely believe that a school can only do so much to teach our children - the rest of it is up to us, as parents.We have the opportunity to take what our children are learning at school and run with it - making it as interesting as possible for them at the same time.For example, at the moment Master Frugal is learning about the First World War and he is enjoying it more than any topic he has covered before at school. He loves to tell us about what he's learned that day and has lots of random facts about the war stored in his head already.While he is at that stage and is … [Read more...]
How to have an Awesome Pamper Party….
IngredientsA few giggly girls A million different colours of nail varnish (and LOTS of nail varnish remover and cotton wool) Some face masks (the ones that dry and peel off like PVA glue make the most mess but are the most fun if you're interested) A newly purchased foot spa (bargain from the car boot sale) Popcorn and a girly movie Some music (apparently One Direction are 'so last year') Some ear plugsMethodSpend at least ten minutes choosing music that everyone likes. Paint the girls nails with one (or more) of the million nail varnishes. Wait several moments for the … [Read more...]
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