Our first family ski trip! Five days in Queenstown with a 4yo and 6yo: what we did, what worked, and what we’d do differently next time.

Let me kick things off with full disclosure: I am not a very good baker. As a general rule, I live my life a little haphazardly, and this is reflected in the kitchen. However when I’m baking for the kids, I generally bake with the kids. It’s a great activity to do together, and I find I’m more inclined to follow the recipe closely when I’m working with them (monkey see, monkey do I hope?!). So with that in mind, you can believe that these 5 easy lunchbox snacks are exactly that: easy. 3-ingredient pancakes by Lucy at Bake Play SmileI’m always overly optimistic on our banana consumption, therefore always…

Mornings with kids can be chaotic, especially when they wake early and there’s 465 hours until you can drop them at school. If you’re looking for ways to keep them entertained and (relatively) quiet, here are five tried-and-tested screen-free morning activities for kids that work in our home. Workbooks Alfie and Charlie both enjoy doing these, though Charlie obviously needs a lot more parental help with reading and understanding the questions. Some of our favourites are: Magnetic Tiles These have been a winner in our house since Alfie was 18 months old. In the beginning it was all about colour and shape sorting (they still love to do this sometimes),…