Author Archives: moretobooks

Last week, I went on a spa break to Arundel with a Nanny friend. When we had gotten over the fact that Arundel sounds very much like Arrendelle off of Frozen, we were amazed by the most beautiful castle, only about an hour and a half from SW London! Odd Socks I have always loved […]

Eating healthily is something that I’m really passionate about. I have been so confused about the advice and what I believed to be true from my childhood, that I wish for all children to be able to learn good habits from the start. Rather than retraining, yo- yo dieting and learning as an adult, as […]

Last Wednesday, I was in the audience of Loose Women (an ITV talk show) I got to do ‘a bit’ to the audience where I walked on stage as a ‘Loose Woman’ and announce the competition before the show started. Anyway, Davina McCall was the guest and she was on to talk about her initiative […]

Elephants are my Mums’ favourite animal. She once ordered an elephant ornament off EBay and was so excited about it being such a bargain, only to find out, on its’ arrival, that it was an inch tall. Well, now she can make her very own pint-sized (or rather four-litre sized) elephant by making one from […]

Getting reluctant readers reading is so fun! You just have to think outside the box. This blog will give simple ideas to help with spelling and sentence reading. Bake it In a few of my nanny roles, I’ve done something I like to call “Baking Thursdays”, I let the children choose the recipes the day […]

As some of you may know, when I’m not nannying, travelling or writing, I like to spend hours of my day running back to where I started! 26th Mile of Dublin Marathon October 2018 I’ve just finished my third marathon. I’ve completed London, Dublin and Paris within one year! Not only that, I have become […]

Well, it’s official, spring has sprung! And it’s a great time to learn about all things in Nature. Today’s blog will cover animals, plants and even weather through arts, crafts, food and even dance! Animals For our younger learners, it is a good start to name baby animals but I think it’s never to early […]

Notre Dame In the sadness and disbelief of actually being in Paris while the Notre Dame Cathedral went up in flames on Monday evening, I believe it’s even more important to support our children in learning about the history of different buildings and cities around the world. A rather poignant film to share with your […]

How can a writer not go to a writer’s museum? This museum is dedicated to Famous Scottish writers, such as Robert Burns, and it’s free to go in! I loved the curly wurly staircase. Pressing or stamping At the very top of the museum is an example of the Ballantyne Press. Two brothers in Scotland […]

The Camera Obscura itself is a ‘dark room’ at the top of the museum. Using a pole and mirrors and the sunlight, it reflects images from the outside, onto a concave table on the inside. The lady showing me today, said people in the 1600’s were so scared of this they ran out screaming. They […]