The bad weather plan

There’s no guarantees with the weather. Your best-laid plans can still go awry when a sudden downpour comes along or the winds become too blustery for the children to go outside. That’s when you need to have a bad weather plan for some great indoor activities to keep the little ones entertained until the weather sorts itself out.

It’s time to take the boredom out of rainy days and get the children excited about all the fun they can have indoors.

Indoor Games

Being inside doesn’t limit your options as much as you might think. You can still get the children being active without ruining all your prized possessions and causing too much of a stir.

First up is hide and seek, the game that never goes out of style. Check the house for good hiding spots, make sure the kids are safe to hide there and then get your eyes covered, count to 20 (to give them a chance of finding somewhere good) and pretend you can’t see their feet from under the curtains.

A nursery created with love.

Whilst Jelly Bean is currently in our bedroom, snoozing snugly next to our bed in his SnuzPod the time will come when he leaves our room to his own little space in the house.

Designing and creating a nursery for our little bundle of love, a beautiful space created with love, allows me to browse a vast range of nursery and baby products to find the perfect ones for us.

Thanks to the inspirational Homify I have found a number of gorgeous items that would create a unique and beautiful space for our little Jelly Bean once the time comes for him to fly the nest and leave the safety of our bedroom.

As I want to create a unique space made with love I want a stunning and unusual cotbed as the centrepiece of the room. The Elephant Cotbed by Adorable Tots most definitely fits the bill! The striking cotbed suits our eclectic style and our love of animals, especially elephants.

 Adorable Tots/Homify

Ideas for family days to make this Father's Day special.

This Father’s Day why not give your dad the gift of your time and a special day together?

Father’s Day can be the ideal excuse to spend time with your dad, enjoying some quality time as a family.

There are many different ways you can create a special day with your dad this Father’s Day, with ideas for all ages and budgets.

Our top ideas for special family days together to make Father’s Day special are –

Go-karting

Perfect for dads and their inner child, a go-karting day out is a fun experience that is sure to thrill.

Sure to be a fun filled family day out that your dad will love, a go-karting day out is a faced paced experience that will make Father’s Day an unforgettable day……especially if you let your dad win a few races!

It is worth bearing in mind though that there are age restrictions for children with go-karting so this fun day out may not be suitable until your child is old enough.

Fun nights in to save money.

When you have kids, you don’t always have as much disposable cash as you did when you were young, free and single, so big nights out become rarities, things that you plan months in advance and look forward to, rather than weekly events.

But staying in all the time watching TV can become a little tiresome, especially if you’ve got those well-behaved kiddies tucked up in bed by 7pm and therefore time on your hands. The good news is that there’s a compromise to not going out – you can have some cheap and cheerful nights in with your friends.

It’s a lot easier than getting dressed up for a night out, booking taxis and paying for meals and nights in can be just as much fun as going out, as long as you have some activities planned. It’s often also easier to have a decent conversation if you’re in a house than if you are in a noisy bar or pub, so it gives you a great chance to catch up with your pals.

So what to do on a cheap night in? Here are just a few suggestions.

Online bingo

One way to have fun in a group is to get everyone to bring along their tablet or smartphone so that you can all sign in to the same bingo site and play a few rounds of bingo together. All the sites like Winner, Cheeky Bingo and Sky Bingo have round-the-clock schedules packed full of games. At Winner bingo, bingo games are available in a number of different rooms and each room has its own unique atmosphere.