Today was a clear, cold, sunny day.  I had promised to take my daughters out to the Christmas Fair at Esker Monastery, in aid of the Sunflowers Chernobyl Appeal. Just as we set out in the car, my youngest daughter (3) had a complete tantrum (and I mean a whopper!) over the fact that she [...]

Took the kids along to the Exhibition Day for this year’s Science & Technology Festival in Galway.   Apart from the freebies (our two were delighted with free bookmarks, pens, lollipops and cd cases), there was lots to see and do.  You could have a go at making slime, see how your heart works, touch [...]

Our youngest daughter (3 and a half) was invited to a neighbour’s son’s birthday party yesterday and she informed me brightly that she would be fine to stay by herself.  So off she went across the road clutching the present (books - we always give books, they are so nice to give and receive and [...]

Yesterday was the first in this year’s Adventures in Music Gigs for Families season in Galway. For those of you unfamiliar with these, they are run by a non-profit organisation made up of parents, who arrange different musical concerts that families can attend. Naturally we booked our tickets to the concert through Mykidstime.ie, [...]

We braved the wind and rain today and headed off to Eyre Square to join the march against the Budget Cutbacks. Despite the weather, there was a great turnout. If you couldn’t be there I would urge you to write to your local TD to protest against these cutbacks.
The cutbacks affect all our children as [...]

A few weeks ago we woke up to a bright sunny Sunday and decided to make the most of it, and re-live our childhood at the same time. We packed a picnic and loaded the kids into the car and headed off to Lough Key Forest Park in Co. Roscommon.
It took about an hour [...]

Yesterday it was a lovely autumn day - cold, sunny and clear.  I met some friends and took the kids to Rinville Park to the playground towards the end of the afternoon.  I read recently that kids should have 1 hour of exercise each day!   The 3 younger kids (all under 5) were delighted to [...]