Back in the summer I had my first opportunity to spend a grown-up night away since Tin Box Tot was born. I was excited and nervous all in one. I was leaving my ‘baby’, but I would have my first uninterrupted sleep for more than a year. Sadly, sleep was the one part of my trip…
That’s it. Our 2014 caravan adventures have come to an end. We’ve had a great year with trips around Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, West Sussex and East Sussex. There’s also been Tin Box-less trips to Sweden where we experienced our first family holiday abroad, and Manchester where I spent my one and only (so far) night away from Tin Box…
Call me naive, but I never realised how much competition surrounded entertaining the nursery teddy. It’s a stuffed toy after all! But some parents go to great lengths with expensive day trips in order to make their teddy report the most exciting in their child’s class. It’s all well and good if you have the…
Being a doggy owner has given me a whole new perspective on Bonfire Night. I spent a small portion of my childhood in Hong Kong, so was exposed to a large number of exciting whizzes and bangs in what is the firework capital of the world.However, a lot of the sparkle goes out of the 5th of November…
Now that we’ve cracked caravanning with a toddler, we’ve decided to make things a bit more interesting…Tin Box Baby 2 is on the way! We’re growing our pumpkin patch This blog began two years ago when the imminent arrival of Tin Box Baby (now Tin Box Tot) inspired our decision to purchase a caravan. For…
I love my blog. It’s my little corner of the internet where I can record the things I’m passionate about. It has grown from a creative outlet that I dabbled with in between nappy changes and feeds to somewhere I can share experience and advice. More than anything I have fun with it. That’s why…
Wedding invites have come in thick and fast this year. We’ve been to one in Sweden, another in Dorset and one in Devon. The last two were one weekend after the other, so we decided to hitch up Tin Box and turn our attendance into a wedding tour. Rock pooling between weddings It all began…
It’s been a long time since Mr Tin Box and I went on a holiday that didn’t involve towing our own bedroom to our chosen destination. However, this summer we had the perfect excuse. Friends had just moved to Sweden and were getting married, so we decided to abandon our caravan and join them for…
Longdown Activity Farm on the edge of the New Forest is a great place to head for farmyard fun with young children. Here’s what you need to know before you visit.
I love flying. I enjoy everything from the bustle of the airport to the exhilaration of take off and even a bit of stomach turning turbulence.However, I had a horrible niggling feeling about our first flight with our toddler, Tin Box Tot. Would she be scared? What would we do if she was sick? And…