FAMILY, FOOD, TRAVEL & CRAFTS
As a family, we love a good day out. Come and join us on our adventures exploring places in the UK and beyond.
It can be hard to come up with fun family activities when you have done all of the obvious ones recently. The cinema, a nearby park, a local farm, and […]
After having spent Easter weekend eating our own body weight in chocolate, it was time to get active and burn off some energy during the first week of the Easter […]
Regular readers may remember that our first visit to Willows was back in December for their Santa Spectacular which we absolutely loved. Last weekend, the boys were ecstatic to find […]
Has Spring finally sprung now? Who can tell with the weather we’ve been having lately. Either way…Easter is just around the corner which means looking for activities to entertain the […]
I don’t know about you but with the freak weather recently where we went from seeing a peek of Spring to snow within a week, I am totally ready for […]
You never get bored on a day out in London. There is always something to see and do whatever you’re into. If you’re not based in the UK and have […]
As manic as it can be, I love the run-up to Christmas. Over the last few years, we’ve always been to see a Disney on Ice show, it’s become a […]
Christmas is simply not Christmas without a visit to see Father Christmas when you have kids. We’ve been to our local garden centre, Chessington World of Adventures, Painshill Park as […]
December is just around the corner but shops have been ramping up for the festive season ever since Halloween finished! I love the build-up to Christmas and the countdown to […]
My boys are absolute train fanatics – ever since E was two and got his first train set, he was hooked and subsequently so was M. So when I received an […]
With the clocks going back last week, the nights are most definitely drawing in. We even had to dig out our hats and gloves this week as the mornings have […]
Going for woodland walks is a great family activity. Nothing beats clearing your head and getting some fresh air. It’s also a great opportunity to spend some quality time together […]
Summer 2012 saw most of the country glued to their TV screens as Olympic fever took over. I literally lived and breathed the Olympics that summer. Being pregnant with M […]
We’ve had fun visiting Theme Parks we’ve not previously been to this year. Back in June we went to Thorpe Park for the first time and on our holiday to […]
Whilst the weather has been rather up and down this summer, we’ve certainly tried to make the most of it. It’s been tough juggling working from home with the boys. […]
We regularly head into the capital for days out. It’s one of the things I love about living so close to London. We’re still yet to take the boys to […]
I don’t think there are many parents out there whose children don’t love PAW Patrol. Over the last few years, it has pretty much become a household staple for many. […]
I don’t know about you but my boys don’t tend to sit still for very long. They are like me and always need to be doing something! With the Summer […]
Since E started school, his May half-term usually ends with an inset day tagged onto the end and over the last couple of years we have taken advantage of that […]
Although we don’t live far from Thorpe Park, (it’s located in Staines which is a half hour drive from where we live) we had the opportunity to stay at the […]
Hello and welcome to Suburban Mum! I'm Maria and I'm mum to two boys - E who's 9 and M who's 6. This blog is about my little family, the ups and downs of being a working mum and everything in between. If you want to find out more about me and my family head over to our About us page.
