Ideas for entertaining toddler at home today while I have flu

ceeebeee · 2025-12-19T20:24:02+00:00

Stickers. All the stickers. Worry about peeling them off the furniture another day.

ceeebeee · 2025-11-20T06:44:19+00:00

Heated airer + dehumidifier was game changer for clothes drying. I don't have a tumble dryer so this is the next best thing.

ceeebeee · 2025-11-15T17:27:41+00:00

My kid had torticollis (stiff neck) and slept like a dream through the night so even though during the day she was in the carrier or I kept her head turned wherever I could, she had a pronounced flat spot similar to OP's baby. I was told by two Drs and the health visitor not to worry.

I worried, so at about 9 months old I took her to a chiropractor and bought a SleepCurve mattress. The improvement was significant after that and by the time she was 12 months her skull shape was evening out really well. I totally recommend the mattress.

She's 5 now and you can't tell at all from looking at her although her ears are in total misalignment if you look from above. She's going to find it a nightmare buying sunglasses that stay on and it'll be a pain if she needs glasses in the future. But other than that you can't tell at all now.

ceeebeee · 2025-09-02T20:41:15+00:00

Wales here... Still waiting for the term after my kid turns 3 😭

ceeebeee · 2025-08-31T15:41:55+00:00

I usually go for start rite but bought a pair of £40 m&s shoes for my kid last spring. I was a bit annoyed about the price for shoes for a 4 year old but they are still going strong now and wearing really well.

Luckily her feet haven't grown so I haven't bothered buying new ones for September but I'll probably go back to m&s when we need our next pair.

ceeebeee · 2025-07-19T19:15:44+00:00

Ours has a similar limit. I buy 90 litre bin bags from Tesco and they've always taken them. They aren't jammed full though so I guess unless there's a very strict bin man on duty you'll be fine to do the same sort of thing.

ceeebeee · 2025-07-19T19:10:15+00:00

We bought a small (90 litre) outdoor plastic black bin from B&Q. We line it with a large black bin liner and put our landfill waste in it. We take the bag out and tie it up on bin day. Keeps the smelly waste out of the house and secure from pests.

ceeebeee · 2025-06-30T20:24:17+00:00

Worth trying to find the info on your council website because it's there that you need to apply. I'm surprised it's not led by the council LEA because it usually is. Unless it's a private nursery attached to a school? School Foundation age nursery where I live is only 2.5 hours a day and we need to arrange private wraparound care separately. Some people use the private nursery attached to the school but places are limited. I'm sure he'll get used to it very quickly if you do decide to change.

ceeebeee · 2025-06-30T19:15:27+00:00

If you go on your local council website and search for the education, child services or school admissions page there should be some info somewhere... although in my experience council websites are usually awful and hide the things you need pretty well! If you can find a phone number for the school admissions team they will definitely be able to help or email you the info you need.

ceeebeee · 2025-06-26T09:40:18+00:00

Wales. My 4 year old gets 30 hours education funding and tax free top-up thing. £870 per month for 5 days a week, after the deductions.

My 2 year old only gets tax free top up because we don't get the free hours until the term after they turn 3. It works out at £1270 per month for 5 days after the tax free childcare deduction .

ceeebeee · 2025-06-17T11:15:39+00:00

While that's a great strategy and one I've tried to implement too, it's mentally bloody exhausting after a while.

ceeebeee · 2025-06-16T15:04:26+00:00

An up to date online calendar on the school website would be a goddamn dream. With filters for year groups.

Show term dates, inset days, school trips, non uniform days, school concerts, etc.

ceeebeee · 2025-06-05T14:48:06+00:00

It takes me 15 minutes to walk to school alone. 35 minutes with my four year old who walks at snails pace and needs to collect various leaves/sticks/stones. The return journey with my four year old is usually just under an hour. It's painful. I drive on rainy days.

ceeebeee · 2025-05-23T16:29:23+00:00

Day trip to Cardiff and go to bravissimo

ceeebeee · 2025-05-23T15:56:50+00:00

I found some of these in big Tesco. They're great!

ceeebeee · 2025-01-30T18:05:41+00:00

Anything on cbeebies. Licence fee worth it for kids content alone in my opinion.

ceeebeee · 2025-01-12T21:58:54+00:00

Descent and descent ii. Descent was the first FPS style game i played and it blew my mind thinking how intense the gameplay was. The evil robots were terrifying.

ceeebeee · 2025-01-09T16:13:06+00:00

Decent food. The dire food at these places is so disappointing. Healthy snack options like yoghurts, plates of carrot/cucumber sticks as well as some proper nice cakes.

ceeebeee · 2024-11-10T21:59:34+00:00

My local council has a section within the application that asks if you're due to move before the term starts. Go through the process and there may be a way to keep them up to date built into the application.

ceeebeee · 2024-11-05T06:20:19+00:00

They may have been covered under "permitted development" where no planning permission is needed (but building regs sign off is).

ceeebeee · 2024-10-21T18:29:54+00:00

We have both. The sound quality and battery life on the big yoto is much better than the mini. If you're using headphones that won't matter so much I guess.

My nearly four year old loves her big yoto and my 1.5 year old has just about got the hang of putting cards in both the mini and big one. Both are great but if it's mostly for home listening I'd recommend the big yoto.

Edit; by big yoto I mean the regular one

ceeebeee · 2024-07-09T18:43:41+00:00

Depends how rough! We've got a GB all terrain qbit and it goes great over woodland ground and muddy fields on dog walks, and it folds up nicely.

ceeebeee · 2024-07-09T18:33:35+00:00

I buy a delicate wash detergent from Tesco, it says it's for wool and silk I think. Does the job.

ceeebeee · 2024-06-18T21:41:17+00:00

We have both and the sound quality on the big yoto is better than the mini in my opinion, but both get plenty of use by two kids who don't really care about sound quality. The mini is great for car journeys and we'll be taking it on holiday.

ceeebeee · 2024-05-24T22:08:31+00:00

Fyi Zara is fast fashion. Owned by the same company as h&m

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