Messy Art sessions in Holland Park

Hi everyone 👋 I’m Kate, a mum to a 16-month-old in West Kensington.

I run outdoor messy art and sensory play sessions for babies and toddlers in Holland Park, with a different creative theme each week. Parents stay throughout, I provide all materials, and the children are free to explore, create, and get messy!

I'd love to connect with more local families. Feel free to message me for details or just say hello 😊

in our community

Do you consider SAHM a job?

Got into an argument with my partner because I’ve been having a rough week. I was venting about my hard day and being frustrated that I never get a break. My partner has been working out of town for the past two months and it’s been extremely hard being alone for so long. He comes back on the weekends but the weekends go by so fast. I was ok at first but the loneliness is getting to me. I was just venting my frustration when he told me I should be blessed about staying home which I very much am but anyway. He said I need to change my mentality and be more positive. Just made me feel like shit like I’m not allowed to have bad days and I’m not allowed to vent just because I’m blessed to have this wonderful life. Makes me feel bad for struggling like I’m weak and incapable of staying home. Anyway he was saying being a stay at home mom is not a job but a lifestyle and I should be grateful and not complain. But I think a stay at home mom is a job just in a different way. Do you consider a stay at home mom a job?

Overwhelmed and exhausted

I feel like crying. I just went back to work a few days ago. I was off today and my husband came hone from work and said he needed me to do laundry. I was hoping when he got home I could stretch while he looked after the baby. Instead,he took a shower, ran to the grocery store, Came back and stretched. I have been bf and pumping every few hours all day. I have a stock pile of milk in the freezer but I'm trying not to use it if I'm home. I have 2 bottles in the fridge but she seems to be eating more now so they aren't enough.i don't want to do formula but my boobs are killing me and I just want to take a shower. He brought home fruit earlier and he said he wants to take some to work tomorrow. So here I am trying to get her to sleep then I have to wash the dishes I need for the morning because I make him breakfast and I have to cut up the fruit for him. He went to bed. Ill be up at least twice to feed the baby. I'm exhausted and frustrated. 🥺

Baby food

My son is 13 months what fresh food can I cook him for dinner

Husband back to work

My husband goes back to work tomorrow and I'm terrified. He's been amazing this past two weeks, he's looked after the house work, cooking and nappies while I've been focusing on breastfeeding and recovering from my emergency c section but tomorrow I will be completely alone with baby for the first time while dealing with baby blues. (I've made MW and GP aware and they're referring me to get some help with this). Ho did you guys deal with your first times solo parenting while partners went back to work?

Solids or purées

Has anyone started giving their baby food ? My LO will be 6m next week and we thought it was a good idea to give me some the fruits n veggies pouch because he is so interested when we eat and he threw up in the middle night after his feed and was throwing up half of the day he eventually came around n felt better but I’m worried ??? Why did it upset
His stomach ?? Is this normal ? Of course i will bring it up at his 6m appointment but im
Just confused.

I think I need Nanny 911

So my girl is very strong willed. There is no telling her nothing. She wants what she wants when she wants and how she wants.

My mum said I used to be like this too when I was younger. None of my siblings were. No matter how many times I got spanked or told off I just wouldnt listen and do it again. I'm Caribbean so I didnt come from a gentle parenting background either, I was just very strong willed.

Any who going back to my daughter. She is 2.5. Peak of tantrum phases, hits, bites, shouts, wants her way.

We have tried Everything! Nothing works. Nursery are having a hard time also. (to clarify we don't spank her)

Whats crazy is she never used to be like this. It's once she started nursery there was a shift in behaviour.

She had the biggest meltdown on he plane the other day. (Like we were those parents. Trying to calm her and correct her behaviour while other looked in horror!!!)

Any tips?
What can I do?