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5 THINGS I WISH I HADN’T ATTEMPTED WITH MY CHILD THIS EASTER

April 18, 2019 by NunntheWiser

5 THINGS I WISH I HADN’T ATTEMPTED WITH MY CHILD THIS EASTER (and neither should you).

Posted in: Family, Travel Tagged: dyeing easter eggs, easter, easter crafts, easter treats, easter with children, instant pot, Legoland, picnic

Marrakech

April 11, 2019 by NunntheWiser

TheBloke (TM) and I explore Marrakech. Without the children!

Posted in: Travel Tagged: marrakech, marrakech gardens, medina, moroccan lamps, morocco, riad cocoon, souks, tagine, travel, travel without children

Severe Hurty Infectious Throat

March 22, 2019 by NunntheWiser
honey and lemon

It’s been ages since I blogged. I had such fine plans. I was going to write up our trip to Marrakech and undoubtedly win some sort of award, plus loads of free trips – naturally – as a travel blogger. Instead I got a Severe Hurty Infectious Throat (SHIT). This is a genuine medical acronym. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Health, Travel Tagged: antibiotics, holiday when ill, illness, marrakech, sore throat, travel

Holiday hysteria

September 9, 2018 by NunntheWiser
Minehead Sea

The extra inset days from EldestGirl’s school seemed like a gift at the time. “Let’s use the extra week to take the cherubs on a holiday we could only normally do in term-time!” we squealed excitedly, before booking a Butlin’s break, because, frankly, we’d forgotten the bad bits from last year. This time EldestGirl and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family, Sleep, toddler, Travel Tagged: bed guards, butlins, butlins just for tots, co-sleeping, EldestGirl, holiday, minehead, school holidays, sharing a room, sleep, tantrum, travel, YoungestGirl

Drinking in the Sun

August 20, 2018 by NunntheWiser

Readers, we are in week 693 of the school summer holidays and we are all still alive. I attribute this amazing success to my brilliant invention of the Summer Holiday Imbibing Task (SHIT). Basically, children are dicks. You know they’re dicks. I know they’re dicks. Being with them 24 hours a day, 7 days a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family, Potty training, toddler, Travel Tagged: children are dicks, holiday, Legoland, summer, summer holiday drinking game, summer holidays, tantrum, toddler

Happy Holidays

July 31, 2018 by NunntheWiser

And so the holidays draw to a happy close… Wait, what? What the fuck do you mean we’re only one week in? You are shitting kidding me. So far – in a week – we have done: London Sealife Centre, London Eye, Shrek Adventure, swimming, cinema, a picnic, McDonalds, Chessington and Legoland, and frankly I … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family, Potty training, school, toddler, Travel Tagged: Chessington, Legoland, London Aquarium, London Eye, London Sealife Centre, Merlin, Merlin passes, potty training, school holidays, Shrek Adventure, tantrums

Magic Rats for Sale

May 21, 2018 by NunntheWiser

Some people might describe me as seeing things in black and white. I am – I believe – ruthlessly logical, and will accept nothing other than scientific evidence (ideally peer-reviewed in a meaningful sample size) to influence my decision. “But homoeopathy works; I used to have dreadful back pain, but since taking this tiny dropper of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Travel Tagged: atheism, djins, dr victor, homeopathy, magic rats, scam, science, short boys, south africa, witch doctors

Holiday Time – Winging It

April 16, 2018 by NunntheWiser
Aeroplane window on holiday

You may have noticed that things have been rather quiet at Nunn the Wiser HQ. That is because we have been on A Holiday. “Aha,” you are likely thinking. “A lovely, relaxing break where you read your book, do nothing and bask in the sunshine.” And you would be perfectly right. That is exactly what … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family, Health, toddler, Travel Tagged: family holidays, holidays, long haul with children, plane, plane travel with kids, vomiting on plane

Driving Us Mad

February 19, 2018 by NunntheWiser
Mrs Nunn reads to YoungestGirl

As it was half-term, we decided that the whole family should go and visit my parents “for a break”. Mr and Mrs Nunn are very good at taking the children when they wake early, and entertaining them for an hour, before TheBloke (TM) and I crawl out of bed. I suspect they use this time … [Read more…]

Posted in: Baby, Family, toddler, Travel Tagged: calling out at night, car travel with children, driving with children, temper tantrums, toddler book, toddler tantrums

Nose Dive

January 15, 2018 by NunntheWiser
indoor skydive at ifly smiling

“Have you ever done any extreme sports?” my skydiving instructor asked. There’s a sentence I never thought I’d type. Well, it was my indoor skydiving instructor, but still, never something I thought I’d do. “Yes,” I said confidently. “I have been on Nemesis at Alton Towers. Twice. It was terrifying.” “Hmm, that’s more of a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Reviews, Travel Tagged: freefall, ifly, indoor freefall, indoor skydiving
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