Is it me or is the cost of going to the cinema increasing to ridiculous levels?We were considering a last minute trip to the pictures last week until we realised it was going to cost £25 for a family ticket! We decided against going and instead went to Cineworld on Saturday morning to watch one of their Movies for Juniors films which only cost £1.50 per person.If you don't know about Movies for Juniors, they're brilliant! Our local Cineworld usually show three or four slightly older kids movies on a Saturday morning for just £1.50 - this week for example they're showing Muppets Most … [Read more...]
It’s time for the Summer Bag….
You all know that I have a present bag, which was replenished yesterday with some brilliant bargains from the 75% off sale in Claires and the '5 cards for £1' offer in the Card Factory, but I don't think I've told you about my Summer bag yet.My Summer bag is basically a bag filled with all sorts of outdoor toys and other things that mean we can have fun wherever we are and without having to plan things or spend time getting ready.This is what's in there at the moment, starting with the sensible stuff:Sun tan lotion. Hats - not their favourite hats just cheap ones just in … [Read more...]
Love where you live – 10 ways to have fun and discover new places in your own home town.
After my moan at the weekend, I've spent this week trying to get on top of things and get us all more organised as well as taking full advantage of the gorgeous weather we've been having.This next month is the busiest of the year for us, as it is for lots of you. We've got end of term fun days, talent shows, school trips, transition days at the senior school for Miss Frugal, leaver assembly, parents nights, residential trips with the school....I could go on but I won't bore you too much - all you really need to know is that we have a LOT going on! But this week, we actually haven't … [Read more...]
Thrifty Thursday – 15 Ways to save money in the kitchen….
It's OK, I'm not going to go on about meal planning again although that's clearly my first way to save money in the kitchen - if you don't already meal plan, you should. If you do, you'll be nodding your head right now agreeing that this is by far the easiest way to save money in the kitchen. But even aside from meal planning, the kitchen is one area where you can save money easily without really changing much at all. Here's my favourite kitchen moneysaving tips.... Cook and serve the right portion sizes - Pasta and rice are the main foods that I regularly over estimate the amount I need to … [Read more...]
Siblings – June….
I say this every month, but I look forward to writing this post every month and it's easily my favourite post of the month.Like all brothers and sisters, my two argue but on the whole, they get on really well and they actually seem to like each other most of the time. Believe me though, when they do argue, they really do and there's door slamming and hair flicking all over the place! ;-)We've had a lovely month this month, made even better by the lovely weather we've had! We've had lots of mini adventures and have lots more planned for the rest of the Summer too.... … [Read more...]
A Rainy day doesn’t have to be a stuck in the house day….
All week, I've been hoping forward to a lovely sunny weekend so I could make some inroads into the overgrown mess that is currently our back garden. Clearly it wasn't meant to be though because I got up this morning, pulled open the curtains and was greeted by a cloudy grey sky instead of the sunshine I wanted!So now that I have a gardening free weekend stretching ahead of me, I decided to have some fun with the kids even though I think were secretly hoping to spending the weekend being lazy and playing Minecraft.Last Summer I wrote a post about our favourite thing to do when it's … [Read more...]
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