Master Frugal loves going swimming but no matter what we do to help him learn to swim properly it just doesn't seem to click and he really doesn't want to go to swimming lessons - we went a couple of times and he hated every minute as he says he felt like everyone was watching him!He can swim underwater really well and has mastered the perfect handstand and underwater somersaults - it's just the actual swimming part that he struggles with.Anyway, this week he's been doing an intensive swimming course with his school which involves him going swimming every afternoon for two weeks and … [Read more...]
Siblings – February….
The weather has limited what we've been up to this last month since my last siblings post but I've still managed to sneak lots of lovely together photos.... … [Read more...]
A new found love of cooking….
Master Frugal is quite a complex child.He's happy and extremely loving but he tends to over think things and has a habit of worrying about things that he really doesn't need to worry about. This means that I often look over at him and he'll be sat with a very serious expression on his face which makes me a little sad too.I never make a big deal out of it as I know it's just the way he is but he's clearly aware of it himself as his school New Year's Resolution was to 'lighten up and chill out'. He stood up in front of assembly at school to tell everyone that's what he was going to … [Read more...]
Teaching Children about Money – Important lessons learned this week….
As another week of 2014 speeds by us, it's time for this week's teaching children about money post. This week it's all about saving versus spending and is inspired by a couple of interesting conversation I had with the kids last weekend.Miss Frugal has been after a bottle of the new One Direction perfume since it first came out but I've held off buying it on principle because, as I've said before, it annoys me that it's priced so highly when it's aimed at young girls. It was on her Christmas list but after I explained that if I bought her a bottle, it would be the smallest bottle (3oml) … [Read more...]
Thrifty Thursday – Be prepared with a present bag….
Anyone with children will know that it's inevitable that they'll be invited to birthday parties of their school friends throughout they year - we had three in one weekend last year! I hate giving children money in a card for a present, even though that's clearly the easiest option but at the same time, to buy a nice little present for them isn't always cheap.So, a few years ago I started to stockpile presents and gifts that I saw on offer throughout the year, especially in the sales at the start of the year. I keep mine in one of those Orla Kiely Bags from Tesco which looks very pretty on … [Read more...]
Get outside and have some family fun….
I know how tempting it is to stay inside snuggled up as this time of year.I know because we spent half of November and December last year in the house for one reason or another - the weather was awful, the nights were dark, one or more of us was ill for weeks on end and really because we couldn't be bothered. That time of year seems to make us all want to stay indoors where it's warm.Lately we're really trying though and we're trying to get back into the habit of spending at least 20 minutes outside every day - no matter the weather! I'd be lying if I said I always loved it and never … [Read more...]
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