Last Saturday we were fortunate enough to be invited to the Wales Millennium Centre with Likely Story for the opening of the show, Red. Red is inspired by “Little Red Riding Hood” and it was certainly an off the wall interpretation of a classic tale. There were times when I felt I been transported to…
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[AD] The Week Junior And My Twin Girls
Read moreMy twin girls will be turning eight years old in just a couple of months and their thirst and desire for knowledge is in overdrive at the moment. It could be that they want to know more about current affairs, science, geography, sports or just what is in the news today. When I was sent…
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The Importance of Sleep for Kids’ Emotional Well-being
Read moreKids need more sleep than any other age group, but they don’t seem to be getting enough. According to recent data released by the CDC, only 25.4% of high school students get more than 8 hours of sleep every night, and that percentage decreases a little more every year. While it’s not entirely clear what’s…
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[AD] Making A Jewellery Box For A Special Gift This Christmas With Bosch Part 2
Read moreThis is the second of my projects in which I have teamed up with Bosch Home and Garden. The first project was making a clock from wood using some old skirting board. You can take a read here. My second project is making a jewellery box from some old hardwood that I found in my…
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Spice Up You Family Christmas Party This Year!
Read moreChristmas is a time where families get together and enjoy one another’s company. For me, this is what makes it the most beautiful time of the year. It’s the only opportunity you get to spend days on end with your close and extended family. Many of you may host a Christmas get together every year…
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[AD] Making Special Handmade Gifts For Christmas With Bosch: Part 1
Read moreI’ve teamed up with Bosch Home and Garden this Christmas to show how easy and simple it is to make handmade gifts for Christmas. More often than not this can be done using materials that you already have in your home so why not make a special Christmas gift for someone special in your life,…
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[AD] Let’s Celebrate Christmas And New Year
Read moreThe festive season is truly upon us now and that means there will be parties and celebrations happening all over the country. Workplace parties will be getting in full swing, and of course later this month homes across the country will be having festive Christmas and New Years Eves parties. In addition to this you…
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[AD] The Perfect And Helpful Service For Working Parents
Read moreThe stresses and strains of being a working parent is never ending. Like many other working parents I’m always looking for a solution to lighten the workload. There are so many things that we all need to get done and there simply isn’t enough time in the day to get all the jobs done and…
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Oh YES! That Father Christmas Threat
Read moreHow many of us use the Christmas threat as way to hopefully get our children to behave I know I do! and as Christmas day approaches, the elf has now become the major threat. There is no chance that either my wife or myself haven’t used this threat. Because we have on numerous occasions. But…
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Lets Talk About My Mental Health But It’s So Difficult
Read moreIt was my birthday last Friday and it made me reflect upon my life and the last year. It is also just over two years ago that I had a stroke, and at that time it put so much in perspective of what’s important in life. What I didn’t realise is that over the last…
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An insight into Top 3 Fall 2019 Fashion Trend- RealReal
Read moreMost people like wearing items that are trending in the market. The fashion wears are unique. However, individuals tend to set aside some amount of money before the fall time reaches. By that time, a variety of items are posted in the exhibition. Therefore, one will be able to select the item that makes him…
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4 Health Changes You Need To Make When You Become A Parent
Read moreAll parents want their kids to be healthy, but convincing them to follow good habits like eating vegetables or getting outside and staying active can be tough. Sometimes, it seems that the harder you push them to be healthy, the harder they push back, which is why you should take another approach. It’s important to…
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AD: Instilling good money habits into your kids when they are young
Read moreMaking ends meet is one of the biggest challenges families face. Relatively few of us have much cash left at the end of the month. Yet, despite this, very few of us do much about teaching our children good money management habits, until they are teenagers. Why you need to start earlier Waiting this long…
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[AD] Saying Thank You To Your Child’s Teacher This Christmas
Read moreRegular readers of my blog will know that I am a father of five children. Three of those children have now left full time education, but I still have seven year old twin girls in junior school. Over the years I have seen my fair share of teachers and it never ceases to amaze me…
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[AD] Christmas Stocking Fillers With funkypigeon.com
Read moreThere is nothing more exciting on Christmas morning to me than to have a Christmas stocking full to the brim of presents that Father Christmas has filled up while you slept. Yes! I still believe! Who doesn’t? it’s the magic of Christmas! I’m sure, like me, you are always struggling to think of presents to…
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[AD] Healthy Eating And Outdoor Activity’s Equals Healthy Children
Read moreDisclosure: This Post was commissioned by Every Child Wales The world has moved on since the dark ages of mums being the only full-time carers of children. Nowadays more and more dads are taking on the role of being the principal main carer of children by doing the school runs, cooking, laundry and much more.…
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Make the Most of Your Discretionary Income
Read moreFamily finances are a complicated beast. While you must make sure that you have your basic needs catered for, you should also be putting some money aside for retirement and savings. But what about fun? Image Credit: Pexels CC0 Licence Having fun is an essential part of life and everyone deserves to have a bit…
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Things to consider when opening a bed & breakfast
Read moreEmbarking on a new venture is always an exciting prospect. Maybe you are the type of person who just can’t do the typical 9 to 5 and wants something of your own. Something managed solely by you, with no one to tell you what you can and can’t do. You love being around people and…
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AD| 7 Drum Cymbals for Drummers Who Are Dads
Read moreSo you have a family, and your kids are alright. (Okay, let’s be honest, you dote on them, and everything they do from smiling to throwing a fit and a fistful of Cheerios is adorable.) But just because you’ve fully immersed yourself in the dad life doesn’t mean you have to let go of all…
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[AD] Making Your Bathroom Grandparent Friendly
Read moreOld age does not come alone and one thing that will always slow down our elderly relatives is mobility. This has certainly happened in our lives. My mum is in her later years and has definitely become less mobile. This is why we have to re-think our bathrooms and make them easier for her to…
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AD| Christmas Gift Guide 2019
Read moreIt’s Christmas yay! I do love Christmas. It’s easily my favourite time of the year, with the towns all starting to put up their Christmas decorations and the shops playing those timeless classic Christmas songs and watching my seven year old twin girls start to get excited as they start to think of what they…
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