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What did you get up to last bank holiday weekend? It is really nice to have a break and get away as and when there's the option. Before kids, the OH and I used to head to a posh hotel and treat ourselves to a nice meal or a spa, or both... those luxuries are not so easy nowadays, but ...

On Wednesday last week, Loretta and I headed out to meet the lovely Dina from Kensington Mums.  She was running an event for Mums intended to provide Mums with a space to discuss their perceptions of Motherhood and to collect footage for her Motherhood exhibition which takes place online and at Beaufort House, Chelsea on the 7th June. Loretta and I ...

The lovely folk at the Accidental Festival contacted us about this weekend's shows at The Roundhouse Camden. There is lots going on for families click here to find out more. Also we have a pair of tickets to give away for Inside My Imagination. All you have to do is RT one of our tweets about the competition and make sure you  follow us ...

I love going to art galleries; I love looking at paintings and I love the peace of an art gallery. Can you manage to experience this with a 4 year old and a 5 week old? Well, last Monday that is what I attempted to do. Munchkin, B2 and I spent several hours in the National Gallery and had a ...

Magical, imaginative adventure holidays - where it's not about the doing, it's the being somebody! Today's guest post is provided by ATE  - The Active Training and Education Trust.  ATE is a not-for-profit Educational Trust, with a Governing Council of leaders in the world of education who believe in the value of summer camps. The Council makes sure that keeping children ...

Last week we started our new blog series about monetising your hobby. (Part one here).  Today we have the second in series.  Julia has just started turning a fun hobby into something to make her a bit of extra money; who knows where it will lead...  1) What is your hobby? My hobby is decorating baby gros. I use new and recycled ...

I am sitting here on the first day that I have had all to myself in a long time.  I am 38 weeks and 6 days pregnant.  Munchkin is at nursery and hubby is at work.  I was looking forward to having this day all to myself, but now it’s here I am unsure how to fill it.  This, I ...

After the success of our 'Flexible Working Mums' posts that we ran last year, we thought we would run another blog series featuring inspiring Mums who have monetised their hobbies to enable them to do something they love.  the hobby has been turned into a fully fledged business, or whether they are just making some pocket money or covering costs, ...

We are returning to a guest post Friday slot.  Today we have a post from Kath Morgan.  See more about her below.  Her post today is about feeding your kids on a long car journey. If you would like to submit a guest blog post then please email us on morethanamum@gmail.com In the coming weeks we will also be running a ...

Well, you know that Loretta and I are keen supporters of all things reading, for both parents and kids and when we were contacted by Polka Theatre to help them raise awareness of their London Bookswap event, we definitely wanted to be involved. This Bookswap is a London wide event managed by Discover Children’s Centre, who we visited just a few ...