FAMILY, FOOD, TRAVEL & CRAFTS
Dare I ask how the excitement levels are for Christmas in your house? It may not be December yet but I certainly have two very excited boys who are hyped […]
We had a bit of a busy week last week! I helped out E’s class on Tuesday as they had a school trip to the Globe Theatre. They did lots […]
If you are still looking for inspiration and ideas on what to buy for the kids – take a look at my gift guide[…]
We never did stockings when I was a kid and when Mr H was growing up he had a pillowcase instead! I introduced stockings for E’s first Christmas and it […]
I’ve not many photos to share from last week. This one of E was snapped when we were reviewing Jooki, a smart music player for kids. He’s getting more and […]
It’s that time of year again where we are all turning our focus onto Christmas. How many of us have already started using Santa to keep their kids in check? […]
When we were offered the opportunity to review Jooki, smart music player for kids, I was keen to test it out to see if it would be something both boys (age 6 and 9) would enjoy using[…]
If you have kids, chances are they will be getting very excited about the festive season and what better way to count down than with an advent calendar? There is […]
It was half-term last week for the boys, we didn’t have much planned as I was working but they enjoyed relaxing at home during the week. They were very excited […]
I am looking to be more eco-friendly by creating my own homemade Christmas wrapping paper with the help The Christmas Craft Bundle from Design Bundles. They have a wide range[…]
3Doodler is an award-winning product that allows kids and adults to bring their drawings to life in 3D form. The 3Doodler Start which is aimed at children aged 6-12[…]
It was the last week of school before half-term and the boys have been looking forward to finishing up. We had Parents Evening for them both mid-week and they’re both […]
Back in July, we were gifted a three-month membership to David Lloyd so that we could try out all the facilities they had to offer […]
The Willows Activity Farm Pumpkin Festival runs from 19th October – 3 November 2019 making it a great place to visit over half-term. There are a whole host of activities […]
The UK’s first-ever pop-up Pokemon Center opened last Friday and we were lucky enough to be invited to a very special preview to have first-look at all […]
We had a bit of a full-on week last week where lots happened. M lost another tooth on Tuesday, it’s been wobbly for a while now but it finally came […]
The weeks seem to be flying by at the moment. I can’t believe it is going to be half-term soon. We had a relatively quiet week, although both boys are […]
Half-term is fast approaching; I am not sure where the time has gone as it literally feels like they have only just gone back to school! I’ve put together a […]
Michael Rosen’s Book of Play shows us how play can help children with their creativity and resilience. The book is packed with creative activities for both indoor and outdoor play[…]
We decided to bake some cupcakes and to make some Monster Halloween cupcakes by decorating them with Swizzels. I prepped the cupcakes in advance, using orange cupcake cases. I then[…]
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.
