Nanny to Mommy

My daughter will be TEN this year! I can hardly believe it, but when I started thinking about gift ideas for tweens? I had no idea! I love experience gifts for kids of all ages, but this year has been so different. If you're tween girl s a gamer, I have a great list of Gift Ideas for Gamers. But this list is for the girl who is like mine, not quite a teenager yet not completely a child anymore - she wants to "be grown", but not totally "grown up" yet (and honestly isn't ready for it).

Although this list says 'Tween Girls', know the child in your life. Boys can like dolls and make scrunchies too. 

It’s been quite a year, and suddenly Christmas is just around the corner. That means that it’s time to start thinking about giving gifts again! 

But if you’re someone that scratches their head and struggles to think of anything suitable to give as a gift, then you will need some inspiration. 

In this guide, we’ll suggest a few great Christmas gifts that you could give to the man in your life. 

Spending time in nature is good for you and offers many health benefits. Whenever you and your kids feel bored around the house, it may be an opportunity to get outside and participate in some various activities.

The following ideas are excellent and engaging items to add to your list of possibilities. You might want to propose these suggestions to your kids and see what they’re in the mood for and prefer doing. Mix it up each week, so you keep it interesting. No matter what you choose to do, put your phone away and be present so you can enjoy quality time with your kids. Most importantly, allow yourself to let loose a bit and laugh and have fun. 

Being a parent is hard work. It’s something everyone knows, but people sometimes find it difficult to acknowledge! As much as you love your kids, and treasure experiencing every moment of them growing up, they can also drive you up the wall. Many of the most common problems that new (and old) parents have are so well-known they’ve almost become clichés. The tired parent who’s not getting any sleep, the children refusing to eat their green veg, running away before a trip to the dentist, asking ‘why’ to every statement… the list goes on! Yet these clichés exist because they describe something very real - the wonderful, demanding, crazy reality of raising a child.

You may encounter these problems every day, and sometimes more than one, and it can be hard to know how to counter them. They are the kind of situations where little life hacks, little ways of making everything a bit easier, can go a very long way. These hacks certainly can’t solve everything, and they’ll work better for some than others, but they’re worth giving a try - you never know, it could change your life!