Wordless Wednesday: Nothing beats a good stick!

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Aug 17, 2011 in Love, Play | 2 comments

Is there anything more fun for a toddler than a good stick?! Little Man found this particular stick on a...

A disciplinary matter

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Aug 16, 2011 in Life, Love | 16 comments

Around the time Little Man turned 18 months, we started to think about discipline. Up to that point, if he...

App Review: Ticket to Ride

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Aug 15, 2011 in Play, Reviews |

It seems like ages since I’ve reviewed a board game, probably because Charlie and I have fallen out of...

My first pet goldfish

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Aug 14, 2011 in Life |

Meet Freddie Fish, the newest member of our family. Little Man picked him out himself! We’ve never had...

Pea Pickin’

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Aug 13, 2011 in Love, Play |

The weather wasn’t great today, but there was work to be done! Little Man and I are visiting his...

Toy of the year: Playdough

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Aug 12, 2011 in Play |

We have a winner folks! Toy of the year goes to Playdough, without a doubt. This has to be the most...

Accidentally supporting pinkification

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Aug 11, 2011 in Play | 14 comments

I have a bit of a problem with pink toys. When I walk through a toy shop, I cringe to see the gender neutral...

Wordless Wednesday: More hair for the chop!

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Aug 10, 2011 in Love | 4 comments

On Sunday night, after chasing Little Man around with a hair dryer for 15 minutes, I decided that it was...

App review: Spot the dot

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Aug 9, 2011 in Play |

Spot the Dot is an app created by Ruckus Media, in conjunction with children’s author David A. Carter....

Book Review: Hot Cross Mum

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Aug 8, 2011 in Life, Reviews |

Hot Cross Mum: Bitesize Slices of Motherhood I’ve been reading Hazel Gaynor’s blog “Hot...

A child’s eyes

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Aug 7, 2011 in Love, Play | 4 comments

I’ve written before about the fact that Charlie and I are lucky enough to be able to parent equally....

Guest Post: Low milk supply isn’t always a myth

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Aug 6, 2011 in Calendar Event, Life | 20 comments

As part of World Breastfeeding Week, I have another breastfeeding story to share with you – this one...

Guest Post: Now that’s properfud!

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Aug 5, 2011 in Calendar Event, Life | 2 comments

Today’s breastfeeding guest post in honour of World Breastfeeding Week is from Jill, who writes...

Guest Post: Breastfeeding AndMyBaby

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Aug 4, 2011 in Calendar Event, Life |

Tonight I’m delighted to feature a guest post in honour of World Breastfeeding Week from Áine at...

Wordless Wednesday: Making do with what you’ve got!

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Aug 3, 2011 in Play | 10 comments

Little Man’s been having great fun recently playing with his sand and water table. But it’s a...

Guest Post: Pumping for the future

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Aug 2, 2011 in Calendar Event, Life |

As part of World Breastfeeding Week, I’m delighted today to feature a guest post from Raquel at...

Choo Choo!

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Aug 1, 2011 in Love | 13 comments

Yesterday, I mentioned that we spent the day at the Irish Steam Rally. But other than telling you that it...

World Breastfeeding Week

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Aug 1, 2011 in Calendar Event, Life | 2 comments

This week is World Breastfeeding Week. It runs from August 1st to August 7th every year, and more than 120...

Irish Steam Rally

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 31, 2011 in Calendar Event, Life |

Are you at a loose end this Bank Holiday Weekend? I’d like to highly recommend the Irish Steam Rally...

Not all apps are created equal!

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 30, 2011 in Play | 4 comments

I’m beginning to get a little tired of articles and blog posts lamenting the evils of apps for young...