Community Posts, Tips & Support on Children's Activities

How do you keep a structured chore system with kids you only see every other weekend and a few school nights. I try not to enforce too many chores on school nights because it's already rushed with homework and dinner. I don't really want regular household chores or personal habits to be monetized, but I am happy to ...

My birthday is coming up. It’s a weekday and most friends and family are working. I want to do something to celebrate my birthday rather than just it just being another normal day. Any idea what I can do with a 3 year old and 10 month old?

I have been keen on planning holidays but we both totally forgot to factor in how long pass ports take 😂😅has anyone got 2 1 yet?? How long did it take?

I have 2 boys (18m and 5m) and if I'm on my own with them we stay home or just go for walks in the pram or to the park for my toddler to be able to "run" around a bit. Any suggestions for places to go with a toddler and a baby on your own? I think any place I could go I won't be able to manage on my own but at the ...

My sds grandma (moms side )is having a surprise bday party in June . The weekend of my daughter’s kindergarten graduation. Problem is they live 6 hours away and sd wants us to go . I think it’s nice that she still has an innocent mindset where she thinks she has a “happy” family where we can get along . We (husband ...

I want some ways of encouraging my daughters fine motor skills? What ideas do you have please

Can anyone please recommend places to take my toddler or activities to do on weekends around London (preferably north close to Barnet)? I always struggle to think of how to spend the day with my daughter as I don’t have many mum friends unfortunately 😖

Which book colour, my son has just been sent home a red book. At parents evening he had improved and the teacher was happy. Just wondering what colour book trying to work how far behind he might be.

I have a 4 week old tomorrow and I am trying to do things in his wake window to keep him awake more during the day than night time. Anybody got any home activities I can do? My confidence still needs building and I am to scared to go out for walks by myself right now with him.

Hi girls! Does anyone know any good baby sensory classes to go tooo??? Any in altrincham / chorlton / didsbury or city centre? (want to make a day out of it) thanks! Xxx

Anyone got any ideas in how to keep their 9/10 month old entertained?!? Needs to be relatively cheap, and preferably home based. At the moment my LO only wants to climb (into the empty fireplace or all over me), pull everything of everything, or play plonk (climb up something then plonk down on her bottom. She doe...

What are you all planning for your little ones 1st birthday party? We are going to have a family day out on her birthday (either safari or sealife centre i think) but not sure what to do with friends and family, we had a little tea party for my son at home but we now have more friends and too many for our house thi...

Please send recommendations 🙏

I am thinking to go on holiday when I am 32-33 weeks! It will be a 2 hour flight so kept it nice a short. Does anyone have any recommendations about going abroad/on holiday pregnant! (Will ensure we are insured!) Edited - I have a midwife appointment for fit to fly before hand I also have looked at the airline po...

Can anyone share a daily/weekly/monthly activity plan by age for a toddler to do at home I took my son out of daycare and he's full time with me now. I need to get organized and we follow a routine but I could really use an activity plan that I can set up each day. I wish I knew the daycares plan There must be...

Hello, This is the first year our toddler will have a garden 🥹 I’m just wondering what you all do with your kids toys, pics would be great! Eg she has a scooter and bike and in summer I plan to get a water / sand table etc, but at night time do you put it all in a shed, or can things stay outside? Also any…

What’s everyone doing with there babies I don’t drive we have been to the farm many times but there’s not much to do where I live !! But nervous to go to a play group 😩😬

I live in town A. My toddler’s nursery and my baby’s sensory class are in town B. It’s normally a 10 min drive but due to road works it’s just over an hour round trip right now. I’ve already dropped my toddler at nursery. Baby sensory class is at 10:30. It’s the last class of the term and we do enjoy it but I have...

What do yall do for fun with your baby that doesn’t involve going to eat or getting a coffee?😩 I feel like we have nothing to do and i eat out of boredom lol

Like between siblings and preferred toys?