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I am so happy that Kew Gardens is open again. It was amazing to be outside all day with my Nanny Kid, G8. As a nanny who started out in Kew, I know the Gardens like the back of my hand. (We used to go weekly) There is so much to explore and I love …
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I wrote a blog for U.K. Nanny on why I support the U.K. Nanny Matters Campaign. Please follow the link to read it. https://uknanny.org/kathryn-lord/ Love Kat x
As with last weeks blog, some of you may know I’m a huge fan of WriteMentor. After participating in two of their live writing weekends, when an online weekend was on offer, I jumped at the chance. I wasn’t let down. I’ve come away with such motivation. I was lucky enough to be taught by …
A couple of weekends ago, I attended a Write Mentor online weekend. After attending to in-person weekends and getting so much out of them, when I saw this, I thought why not! It’s not like I had plans to go anywhere, or do anything, or meet anyone! I wasn’t sure what it would be like …
Hello! Happy May the 4th be with you! A perfect way to get boys reading is to choose a topic that they love. Some girls love Star Wars too, but statistically, boys are more reluctant than girls to pick up a book! There really is more to books than reading when the book itself is …
I am one! Shout out to all nannies in the world right now! To those who have been furloughed or those, like myself that are working even harder in these strange times. More to films… As a child growing up, my favourite films were The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins and Harriet the Spy. All …
You all know my motto is that there’s more to books than reading, well, there is also more to Minecraft than screen time. If you are at home and wanting to help educate your little ones, here are a few ideas (that I used via Skype lessons) When planning things for G7, I wanted to …
As some of you know, I was supposed to be speaking at the Childcare and Education Expo next week at London Olympia. And while I fully understand and support the cancellation, I need something positive to look forward to. With talk of school closures in Britain and lots of school closures around the world, my …
Today is Dr Seuss Day. I just saw a quote from him shared on Instagram. To be number one you have to be odd! Dr Seuss was definitely different and it encourages children to think outside the box. These were library finds. Oh the places you’ll go is my favourite Dr Seuss book; It’s a …
Yum! One of my favourite days. When I was a teenager, my mum would be working so I perfected making three or four pancakes on the hob at once, usually for my brother and his hungry friends. I think what I loved about it when I was little was that it was a day you …
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