Wednesday Window: Crafting Space

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jun 27, 2012 in Craft, Play |

This week’s Wednesday Window is just a little glimpse at a project that’s been consuming all our...

Doolin 2012: Where we stayed

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jun 25, 2012 in Life, Reviews |

Last week we had a fantastic holiday in Doolin, Co. Clare. We booked a holiday home through the Supervalu...

Happy Father’s Day

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jun 17, 2012 in Calendar Event, Love |

Well that was unexpected! Woke up this morning to beautiful sunshine, and after the torrential rain of...

Mind the Baby’s Birth Story

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jun 16, 2012 in Positive Birth Stories |

If you’ve been around this blog for a while, you’ll know by now that I am a huge fan of birth...

App review: Farm 123

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jun 15, 2012 in Play |

Two weeks ago, I received a copy of Farm 123 for review. (Seems we were destined to play this particular...

Wednesday Window: Robots!

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jun 13, 2012 in Play |

This week has been all about robots. Little Man has been playing Robot Workshop on the iPad and the iPhone....

Guest Oracle: Toilet Training

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jun 11, 2012 in Calendar Event, Life | 15 comments

One of my favourite bloggers, Kate Takes 5, has started a new feature called Ask the Oracle. This is an...

Five years ago…

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jun 8, 2012 in Calendar Event, Life | 16 comments

Five years ago today, I woke to a beautiful sunny morning and realised “Today’s my wedding...

Parenting without discipline?

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jun 7, 2012 in Life | 3 comments

A fellow mammy shared this video with me today, and I found it fascinating, so had to share it here. In the...

Wednesday Window: Dinosaur Days

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jun 6, 2012 in Craft, Play |

I mentioned recently that we finally finished the volcano. But what’s the point in having a lovely...

Tayto Park

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jun 5, 2012 in Life, Reviews | 4 comments

Have you heard of Tayto Park? Have you been? I must admit that when I first saw the advertising for it last...

Craft: Thor Helmet

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jun 3, 2012 in Craft, Play |

I think Charlie has caught the crafting bug. Little Man loves anything to do with superheroes, and so,...

Wednesday Window: Taytos, Teepees, and Totum Poles

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on May 30, 2012 in Life |

What a fantastically sunny week! We really made the most of it this weekend. Mornings spent on the beach,...

Craft: Volcanic ventures

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on May 29, 2012 in Craft, Play | 3 comments

It’s been a few weeks since we started on our volcanic venture, but we finally finished the volcano....

This way for cookies!

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on May 26, 2012 in Write | 2 comments

You may have noticed a new addition to Mama.ie tonight, in the form of an little pop-up in the corner asking...

Wednesday Window: Let the sun shine!

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on May 23, 2012 in Play |

How nice to have been able to come home this evening and head straight out to the sand pit with Little Man...

App review: City of Friends

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on May 22, 2012 in Love |

A few weeks ago, we received a copy of City of Friends, a kids’ app based on the children’s TV...

Craft: Rocket Pack!

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on May 20, 2012 in Play | 3 comments

Seems this arts and crafts buzz is catching, because Charlie has been getting in on the act too and doing a...

BLW: Pesky Peas

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on May 19, 2012 in Life |

In a nostalgic mood this week, I was looking back through our old videos of Little Man when I found this...

Who’s my Daddy?

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on May 17, 2012 in Life | 6 comments

The Irish government is proposing to make it mandatory to put the father’s name on a child’s...