6 Cheap packed lunch ideas for kids

Coming up with interesting and nutritious packed lunch ideas for children’s packed lunches can be a challenge, especially when you are working on a budget. It’s difficult not to get stuck in a rut and children get bored of food items just as us adults do.

Alternative packed lunch ideas

Easy ways to create shopping lists for your family meals

Do you often find that you get to the supermarket to do the 'big shop' and find that you just can’t remember what you intended to buy or what you have at home? Or perhaps you do an online shop regularly, only to find that half of the items you needed you forgot to order? If this is the case, you need some ideas for shopping list planning and you have come to the right place!

Here are several different ways that you can plan your shopping so that you’ll have the right ingredients every time:

Use these tips to be more organised, save money and reduce waste

5 clever children’s book storage ideas

Fostering a love of reading in your children is a beautiful thing and as parents we want to encourage a love of books. But let’s face it, sometimes it can be difficult to store all of those beautiful and interesting books!

If this is you, then I’ve got some great ideas for storing your children’s reading collection in a way that works with your home and keeps your children’s interests and love of reading alive.

Books can double up as decoration in your home

How To Remove Sticky Labels and Their Residue

Sticky labels, and the residue they often leave behind, can be extremely annoying. Whether you’re trying to remove an unsightly sticky label from a new household item, need to take a label off of a gift before wrapping it or just need to carefully remove a sticker your child has stuck to the wall, it can be annoying if sticky residue is left behind.

However, there are various household products that can be used to remove sticky labels. Next time you need to do so, why not try one of the below options?

How To Organise A Kids’ Craft Station

It’s wonderful to see our children being creative, but it can be overwhelming to see that creativity scattered all over your living room, dining room table or playroom…delete as applicable! So what should you do if you don’t want to stifle your child’s creativity, yet want to contain the mess that goes with it? Create and organise a craft station, of course!

Is your child a budding artist? Use these tips to keep their craft supplies in order

How To Declutter Your Wardrobe

Many of us are guilty of having wardrobes that are stuffed to the brim with clothes, many of which we hardly, or maybe never, wear. Yes, there are of course special occasion clothes which only come out every now and again, but if you have every day clothes in your wardrobe that you are no longer wearing, it may be time to declutter your clothing.

Apart from the benefits in terms of tidiness, it’s much less stressful to decide what you want to wear (not to mention easier to keep on top of the laundry!) when you have a streamlined wardrobe with everything organised neatly. However, decluttering your wardrobe can be a daunting task, and so, here are a few tips to help you along the way to wonderful wardrobe organisation.

With the changing seasons, now is the perfect time for a clothes clear out. Here's how to make it easy...

How to remove common stains from your family sofa

Family life can be messy, especially if there are young children or pets involved. You may feel like your days of having lovely things in your home are over, at least until the children are older, but this doesn’t always have to be the case. Several common stains can be removed from furniture with a few tips, tricks and home remedies. 

Rescue your stained furniture with these useful cleaning tips