My daughters and I have been conducting scientific experiments again. This time Helen, Izzy and I have had great fun making a baking powder and vinegar volcano.
Here is my daughter Izzy, making clear she is enjoying the final few days of summer. As you can see, she was sitting in a tree at the time, the space on the branch seemingly custom made for her.
Do you struggle to find ways to entertain your children outsdoors? Research from Persil, carried out as part of its #DirtisGood campaign, suggests many mums and dads have difficulty finding ways to play outside with their kids.
The school summer holidays are almost at an end and we may be sliding into autumn, but there is still lots to be done in the garden. Every year I grow some plants with my children. I have various aims in mind when doing this. One is to encourage them to be active outside, another is
I had a drawing competition with my daughters the other day. Helen loves drawing and it’s something her younger sister is increasingly getting into so it was a great way to spend time this way with the kids.
