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Do you do New Year's resolutions? I used to do this religiously every year, only to find that by the time I got to mid-January I’ve...

Pocket money is an interesting one in our house. We’ve introduced it before, years ago, but it sort of ‘fizzled out’. More recently the...

I was recently invited to speak as part of a panel on what it’s like to be a carer and what has helped me. The panel consisted of a range...

In the final blog in this series, I want to talk about actually moving house. And the things we did that helped us along the way. In the...

Do your children love Halloween? Mine love the whole dressing up thing, as well as – of course – going trick or treating and gathering a...

We’ve decided! And I’ve realised that I am in a much better place than when it all felt in ‘limbo’ – now that we have actually decided to...

We’ve just come back from a week in Berlin, where the kids had 100% quality time with their grandparents, and we are due to go away later...

These past few days we’ve had some glorious weather and it feels like summer is finally here. Many of us are going on holiday elsewhere...

In my family audio books are a real hit. Not only for the children, but my husband loves listening to them too. I seem to fall asleep to...

This past week, I’ve been trying some new food recipes with my children. They are all from the BBC Goodfood site and some have been a...

Today I want to talk about Anger. When there are lots of angry outbursts in our house, it leaves me feeling drained, frustrated and...

Hello, everyone! I'm Annika, the founder of Mommy Made This, and today I want to share with you a remarkably simple yet effective tool...

Hello, everyone! I'm Anika, the founder of Mommy Made This, a business dedicated to inspiring creativity in children and building a...

As parents, it's natural to want to make life easier for our little ones. Whether it's tying shoelaces, tidying rooms, or buttering...

In the fast-paced whirlwind of parenting, it's easy to find ourselves caught up in the day-to-day tasks and challenges and forget about...

As the weather has started to get cooler and we have spent less time outdoors, I've been having a look through our cookbooks to see what...

I don't know about you, but sometimes cooking (and eating!) in our house becomes a bit of a struggle. My youngest is a truly picky eater...

It's that time of the year when we make Christmas cards at my children's school... Every year there is a mad dash to get it done in time,...

Last week, I finally got around to decluttering my children's wardrobes and I can honestly say it has transformed our mornings. Now the...

Balancing adult needs with the demands of young children can be challenging. I don’t know about you, but it is one of the main things my...