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.
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 […]
A couple of weeks ago, I had the rare opportunity to spend the day with M for a few hours as E was at a school friends party. We had […]
A few weeks ago I was very lucky to be invited to a sneak preview of WB Studio Tours new exhibit for 2017 – The Forbidden Forest. I was super […]
We don’t usually need much of an excuse to hop on a train to London. I don’t think the boys will ever tire of the train journey. On Sunday, we […]
If you’re a regular reader of the blog you will know that we spent a weekend in Birmingham recently. We planned a couple of activities to do on our main […]
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.
