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Review: The Little Book Of Self-Care For New Mum’s – Fraser’s Fun House
Becoming a Mum is one of the most exciting yet terrifying journeys you can embark on. You’ve spent 9 months carrying your beautiful baby waiting with baited breath in anticipation of their arrival, but what happens post-birth when the excitement dies down? Your baby doesn’t arrive with an instruction manual and likewise you’re not suddenly…
https://frasersfunhouse.com/2018/10/07/review-the-little-book-of-self-care-for-new-mums/
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Healthy Lunchbox Snacks With Chewymoon – Fraser’s Fun House
Its nearly September and that can only mean one thing, BACK TO SCHOOL! Uniforms are bought and labelled, bags have been filled with new stationery and shoes are polished, but aren’t you forgetting something? Packed lunch boxes of course! Parents of children who take a lunch to school will understand the struggle to continually find…
https://frasersfunhouse.com/2018/08/24/healthy-lunchbox-snacks-with-chewymoon/
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How To Prepare Your Child For School – Fraser’s Fun House
Starting school can be a nerve-wracking time for children and parents alike and I have spoken before about how I am feeling about our little man starting this September. However, I have managed to put my own feelings aside, instead focusing on helping prepare him for his next step. There are a multitude of things…
https://frasersfunhouse.com/2018/08/12/how-to-prepare-your-child-for-school/
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Growing Up: Learning To Drive – Fraser’s Fun House
I realised recently that I rarely talk about the girls despite them accounting for two thirds of the Fraser clan – this is partly because they would most probably die of shame – so today I’m going to dedicate a whole post to them! A recurrent topic in our house lately is the length of…
https://frasersfunhouse.com/2018/07/22/growing-up-learning-to-drive/
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Play Outdoors This Summer – Fraser’s Fun House
I can barely believe it’s almost the end of June and before we know it the school holidays will be upon us. Six weeks of trying to entertain the kids stretching ahead of you is daunting to say the least, but this year I’m hoping the weather won’t let us down. My lot love being…
https://frasersfunhouse.com/2018/06/24/play-outdoors-this-summer/
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Hopster TV Review: The Kids-Safe Learning App – Fraser’s Fun House
Technology is now part of our everyday lives a completely different world to the one I grew up in and its growth has been significant even in the 10yrs since the girls were small. It’s not surprising then that from an early age children come into contact with and have the desire to utilise devices…
https://frasersfunhouse.com/2018/06/15/hopster-tv-review-the-kids-safe-learning-app/
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Learning Life Skills with The Children’s Traffic Club – Fraser’s Fun House
As soon as you become parent your number one objective is to keep your little one safe and away from harm, it goes without saying. For me personally one of my main concerns as the children have grown up is road safety. Statistically children under the age of 16 are involved in a higher number…
https://frasersfunhouse.com/2018/06/11/learning-life-skills-with-the-childrens-traffic-club/
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Room 101: Parenting Edition – Fraser’s Fun House
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could banish things we no longer wanted to a room never to be seen again? To push them down a dark corridor to be locked away for eternity? Well that’s exactly what people have been doing since the mid-90’s on the TV series Room 101 so I know it’s…
https://frasersfunhouse.com/2018/06/01/room-101-parenting-edition/
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Getting Creative With Messy Me – Fraser’s Fun House
Creative, messy fun has always been something I have enjoyed doing with the kids, despite the mammoth task of clearing up when we are finished! With Leo starting school on the horizon I want to make sure we cram in as many of these messy filled afternoons as possible. Having already shared our playdough and…
https://frasersfunhouse.com/2018/05/23/getting-creative-with-messy-me/
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Starting School: Where Has The Time Gone? – Fraser’s Fun House
Last week I received confirmation. The words there in black and white telling me which school our little man has been allocated to attend in September. Even though I have known for the past (almost) five years that this day was on the horizon I genuinely can’t believe my baby boy will be starting school…
https://frasersfunhouse.com/2018/04/26/starting-school-where-has-the-time-gone/
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You Don’t Have To Be SuperMum! – Fraser’s Fun House
Whilst becoming a new parent is of course the most joyous and wonderful experience it can also be a very daunting time too - with each pregnancy, birth and baby being completely unique it’s easy to see why! Your new baby doesn’t arrive with an instruction booklet tucked neatly under their arm – although it…
https://frasersfunhouse.com/2018/04/13/you-dont-have-to-be-supermum/
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Back To School With Stickerscape – Fraser’s Fun House
It’s the Easter holidays and I can barely believe that two thirds of the school year has flown past in the blink of an eye, before we know it the Summer holidays will be upon us. It’s at this time of the year I begin to turn my attention to September and the kids going…
https://frasersfunhouse.com/2018/04/06/back-to-school-with-stickerscape/
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10 Things I Have Learnt Since Being A Parent – Fraser’s Fun House
When becoming a parent you will receive your life-long ticket to board the learning train and regardless of how old they grow there is always something new to discover. There are so many things I have learnt since becoming a parent fifteen years ago – HOW DID THAT HAPPEN??- so many in fact it would…
https://frasersfunhouse.com/2018/03/16/10-things-i-have-learnt-since-becoming-a-parent/
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Tips From A Potty Training Survivor! – Fraser’s Fun House
When having a clear out a few weeks ago it was time to bid the potty a final farewell having become redundant in favour of the ‘big boy toilet’. It got me thinking about how different my three experiences with potty training had been, and not just because of gender! First time round I had…
https://frasersfunhouse.com/2018/03/02/tips-from-a-potty-training-survivor/
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The Childhood Tag – Fraser’s Fun House
There are so many tags doing the rounds however I haven’t seen any specifically aimed at parenting bloggers. I was therefore thrilled when Emma made contact asking me if I would like to be one of the first to take part in the newly created Childhood Tag and I jumped at the chance to be…
https://frasersfunhouse.com/2018/02/26/the-childhood-tag/
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Half Term Hot Picks – Fraser’s Fun House
I genuinely can’t believe I am daring to utter these words, but the February Half Term is almost upon us –Yes, I know Christmas seems like only yesterday! Hence, I have started to consider how to occupy the kids for the week when let’s face it the weather is usually dire, especially here in ‘sunny’…
https://frasersfunhouse.com/2018/02/02/half-term-hot-picks/
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Never fear Mum’s Army is here! Rattles and Battles Book Review – Fraser’s Fun House
I think we can all agree that being a Mum is tough job, but the hardest job of them all is being a new Mum. Having a baby is a life changing event like no other which you can never fully prepare for regardless of how many pre natal classes you attend or much time…
https://frasersfunhouse.com/2018/01/21/never-fear-mums-army-is-here/
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Why I’m ditching ‘Mum Guilt’ – Fraser’s Fun House
Since having my son, just over four years ago, I can count on one hand the times that I have been anywhere without at least one of the children in tow. This can mainly be attributed to being been made redundant as I left for Maternity leave which lead me to making the choice to…
https://frasersfunhouse.com/2017/11/23/why-im-ditching-mum-guilt/
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8 things that are NEVER the same after kids!!! – Fraser’s Fun House
The arrival of a baby is always going to herald some big changes to your life, however before children I think I always thought of these in the short term. I’m sure most parents will agree that the effects and changes that are part and parcel of having kids don’t just last for those first…
https://frasersfunhouse.com/2017/11/05/8-things-that-are-never-the-same-after-kids/
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Kinder complicated – Fraser’s Fun House
How can the purchase of one small (overpriced) Kinder Egg be my starting point for a whole blog I hear you ask - well allow me to explain….. My son has always been (how can I put it), adverse to the whole hairdressers experience despite having taken him since he was fairly young, let him…
https://frasersfunhouse.com/2017/10/29/259/