MEAL PLAN FOR THE WEEK: 2ND - 8TH MAY

MEAL PLAN

MONDAY:

Beef tacos, nachos & corn on the cob

TUESDAY:

Chicken & pesto pasta

WEDNESDAY:

Spaghetti & Meatballs

THURSDAY:

Home made chicken goujons, chips & veg

FRIDAY:

Slow cooker jacket potatoes

SATURDAY:

Home made Pizza's

SUNDAY:

OUT

MEAL PLAN FOR THE WEEK: 18TH - 24TH APRIL

MEAL PLAN

MONDAY:

Chicken Fajitas & Nachos

TUESDAY:

Hidden veg sauce pasta bake & garlic bread

WEDNESDAY:

Chilli con carne & rice

THURSDAY:

Home made fish fingers, chips & peas

FRIDAY:

Slow cooker honey & garlic chicken thighs, wedges & veg

SATURDAY:

Home made Pizza's

SUNDAY:

BBQ

MEAL PLAN FOR THE WEEK: 11TH - 17TH APRIL

MEAL PLAN

MONDAY:

Cod Fishcakes, sweet potato chips & broccoli

TUESDAY:

Cooked Breakfast

WEDNESDAY:

Jacket Potatoes, beans, cheese & salad

THURSDAY:

BBQ Chicken, chips & veg

FRIDAY:

Lasange & garlic bread

SATURDAY:

Home made Pizza's

SUNDAY:

Roast

IN THE GARDEN WITH BEAR!

The weather is getting a tad bit better and Bear has been playing in the garden a lot so we decided to get some new flowers to plant. Bear really enjoyed planting flowers last year and now he is older he can start to understand how things grow and the responsibility of looking after his flowers. Gardening is great for kids, they can learn new skills, have fun and play. Most children enjoy being outdoors and love digging in the soil, getting dirty, creating things and watching plants grow.

We took Bear to buy the flowers and compost and he picked which ones he wanted, he helped daddy put new compost in the pots and dig little holes for the flowers to go in. We talked to him about what plants needed to grow and then he finished of by watering the flowers. Just as it started to rain!!

If your looking for something to do that's easy and the kids will love, do this! 









MEAL PLAN FOR THE WEEK: 4TH - 10TH APRIL

MEAL PLAN

MONDAY:

Slow cooker honey & garlic chicken thighs & rice

TUESDAY:

Big Mac in a bowl

WEDNESDAY:

Chicken breast, chips & veg

THURSDAY:

Spaghetti Bolognase

FRIDAY:

Cod Fishcakes, chips & veg

SATURDAY:

Home made Pizza's

SUNDAY:

 Roast

MEAL PLAN FOR THE WEEK: 28TH MARCH - 3RD APRIL

MEAL PLAN

MONDAY:

Home made pizza & salad

TUESDAY:

 Taco's & sweet potato wedges

WEDNESDAY:

Chicken Pasta Bake

THURSDAY:

Cottage Pie & veg

FRIDAY:

Slow cooker BBQ Chicken, chips & veg

SATURDAY:

Jacket Potatoes

SUNDAY:

 Roast

BEAR'S FAVOURITES: TOUCAN BOX

For the past year or so, I have been subscribing to a fortnightly craft box for Bear. It's motto, "Quality Time. Delivered." That's exactly what it is! I'm not the most crafty mum and Bear was getting bored of just drawing and painting and sticking random bits of magazines to paper. When I heard about Toucan box I thought it would be great for Bear and we all love it!

A little box that comes in the post for Bear, which he thinks is amazing as it has his name on it. In it is all the materials you need, to learn,create, explore and play. Every box has a different topic aimed at children ages 3 to 8 and is great value for money. The box comes with easy instructions to follow and sometimes you get bonus crafts to do. We get the petite box which is £3.95 and £0.98 postage per fortnight. We have made treasure maps, bird feeders, jelly fish and loads more. The materials are good quality and the only thing you'll need occasionally is a pair of scissors.

The latest box that we received has been Bear's favourite so far. Its was a kite, so easy to make and he made it with his Auntie Hannah. We took it outside to fly and it worked! I have saved two boxes for the Easter holidays, one is to make a dinosaur tail which I think Harvey is going to have a lot of fun making!















MEAL PLAN FOR THE WEEK: 21ST - 27TH MARCH

MEAL PLAN

MONDAY:

Fish fingers, waffles & veg

TUESDAY:

Steak, chips & peas

WEDNESDAY:

Chicken stir fry & noodles

THURSDAY:

Spaghetti Bolognase & garlic bread

FRIDAY:

Grilled chicken, sweet potato chips & veg

SATURDAY:

Out for lunch

SUNDAY:

 Roast

MEAL PLAN FOR THE WEEK: 14TH - 20TH MARCH

MEAL PLAN

MONDAY:

Home made Lasange & garlic bread

TUESDAY:

Jacket Potatoes & salad

WEDNESDAY:

Home made chicken goujons, chips & veg

THURSDAY:

Big Mac in a bowl

FRIDAY:

Slow cooker Chicken curry & rice with Naan bread

SATURDAY:

Pizza

SUNDAY:

 Roast

MEAL PLAN FOR THE WEEK: 7TH - 13TH MARCH

MEAL PLAN

MONDAY:
Home made beef burgers with corn on the cob & chips

TUESDAY:

Chicken pasta bake

WEDNESDAY:

Home made haddock fish fingers with chips & peas

THURSDAY:

Cottage Pie & veg

FRIDAY:

Slow cooker BBQ chicken drumsticks with sweet potato chips & veg

SATURDAY:

Pizza

SUNDAY:

Roast Gammon

WORLD BOOK DAY: BEAR'S FAVOURITE BOOKS




 


World Book Day, is probably one of my favourite days in the year!  Ever since I was little I have loved books and having a whole day to celebrate them is amazing! Even before Bear was born I was buying him books and I couldn't wait for him to arrive so I could read to him. Making time to read a book with Bear is something we do everyday and I love just sitting in bed with a big pile of books reading with him. 

I thought I would share some of  Bear's favourite books. These are the books Bear chooses over and over again. He loves lift the flap and pop up books so Dear Zoo, The Tickle Book & Farm 123 are always in the pile we have to read before he goes to bed. Now Bear is getting older he can sit and listen to longer stories properly and when we sit and read I can tell he is taking it in. The rainbow fish is one of them, it's a great book that encourages sharing and is one of my favs. The last book is the stories for little boys which Bear got from his Uncle. Its a really nice collection of classic stories like Pinocchio and The Gingerbread Man and the illustrations are lovely. These are just some of Bear's favourites, we would be here all day if I showed you them all!

Happy World Book Day Everyone!!









MEAL PLAN FOR THE WEEK: 29TH - 6TH MARCH

MEAL PLAN

MONDAY: 

Big Mac in a bowl & chips

TUESDAY:

Cooked Breakfast

WEDNESDAY:

Slow cooker BBQ chicken drumsticks, sweet potato chips & veg

THURSDAY:

Home made meatballs & spaghetti

FRIDAY:

Slow cooker Chicken casserole & veg

SATURDAY:

Pizza

SUNDAY:

Out

MEAL PLAN FOR THE WEEK: 22ND - 28TH FEBRUARY

MEAL PLAN

MONDAY: 

Home made haddock fish fingers with chips & peas

TUESDAY:

Slow cooker Chilli con carne & rice

WEDNESDAY:

Gammon, Egg, chips & peas

THURSDAY:

Cottage pie with red lentils & veg

FRIDAY:

Chicken curry with noodles 

SATURDAY:

Pizza

SUNDAY:

Slow cooker roast gammon

TODDLER LOOK BOOK: NEXT

This month Bear has 3 parties to attend, so I looked on Next to get him a new top and skinny jeans as he has grown out of his other things. I found a short sleeved baseball style top and grey skinny fit jeans which look so cute on him. Next sizes are very generous and I've had to turn the jeans up as they came up long but they fit great and have an adjustable waist so they don't fall down! Ive linked the top and jeans below. Here's Bear posing in his outfit. Enjoy!







Jeans 
Baseball Top 

OUR HALF TERM




 The first half term of the year has gone quiet quick for us and Bear can't wait to get back to nursery and see his friends! I tried to have something planned for him to do everyday and keep him occupied. On Monday we met Bear's friend at soft play for a couple of hours. Tuesday we did painting and then went on a Mummy and Bear lunch date at Daddy's work for a pizza, hot chocolate and doughnuts. Wednesday was a chill out day as the weather was awful, but Bear still wanted to go outside and splash in some puddles! On Thursday our usual tots group was open so we spent the morning there, then Bear went out with his two Aunties. Friday was spent making treasure maps and looking for chocolate coins and a walk up to Sainsbury's to get a few bits.





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MEAL PLAN FOR THE WEEK: 15TH-21ST FEBRUARY

MEAL PLAN

MONDAY: 

Sweet chilli & garlic chicken stir fry with egg noodles

TUESDAY:

Fish, chips & veg

WEDNESDAY:

Cooked Breakfast

THURSDAY:

Spaghetti Bolognase & garlic bread

FRIDAY:

Home made chicken goujons, sweet potato chips & veg

SATURDAY:

Pizza

SUNDAY:

Roast Chicken

TODDLER LOOK BOOK: ZARA

I  recently did a Zara order for some clothes for Bear so I thought I would show what I got. I love the range Zara do for boys and the quality is great and not that expensive. Bear is now in size 3-4 years so he is at the end of the baby boy sizes but he has loads of growing room so he should get a lot of wear out of them. I'm loving Harvey in monochrome at the moment so I couldn't resit the star top. I have linked the top and leggings, the hoodie was in the sale so does not have a link. Enjoy!







MEAL PLAN FOR THE WEEK 1ST-7TH FEBRUARY

MEAL PLAN

MONDAY: 

Heck Sausages with mash, peas and carrots  

TUESDAY:

Slow Cooker Gammon, roast potatoes & veg

WEDNESDAY:

Out for Dinner

THURSDAY:

Pizza topped chicken, chips & salad

FRIDAY:

Chilli con carne & rice 

SATURDAY:

Grilled chicken, sweet potato chips & salad

SUNDAY:

Roast Chicken

Bear's Favourite's: Play-Doh Ice Cream Sweet Shoppe

Ever since Bear really small he has always loved play-doh. I think I bought his first pot just after his first birthday and its always been an activity he has always loved to do. Currently he has been playing with the Play Doh Ice Cream Sweet Shoppe set which he could play with for hours!


He likes making mini ice creams for everyone and rolling out the doh to make the cones. We decided to buy him this little set as he has been watching videos on the YouTube kids app about it and I wanted to see what Play-Doh plus was all about. It Turns out that it is a softer and smoother doh for anyone who didn't know! Play-doh is a great activity for creative and imaginative play and perfect for building the muscles in their little hands, getting them ready for holding pencils and scissors later on.  

MEAL PLAN FOR THE WEEK 25TH-31ST JANUARY

MEAL PLAN

MONDAY: 

Sweet chilli & garlic Chicken stir fry with egg noodles

TUESDAY:

Home made Burgers with salad & Corn on the cob

WEDNESDAY:

Spaghetti Bolognase

THURSDAY:

Home made Chicken goujons with sweet potato chips & veg

FRIDAY:

Fish, chips & peas

SATURDAY:

Pizza



SUNDAY:

Roast Gammon with veg & roast poatoes