Author Archive: Debbie
Top 9 Things To Do In Chicago With Kids
If you’re looking to take your kids to visit North America, where do you go? It’s a big continent. I’ll be honest, Chicago wouldn’t have been the first place to jump into my head as a family holiday destination so when I was invited by the lovely people at Choose Chicago to visit their city […]
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Unique Christmas Markets in Portugal
When you think of European Christmas villages and markets, you’d be forgiven for automatically thinking of countries like Germany and Austria. I’ll be honest, Portugal would not have been a potential Christmas destination in my mind however, having spent a few days exploring the Christmas villages of Portugal, I now know I wrong not to […]
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Teen Christmas Gift Ideas 2018
Anyone else find teenagers hard to buy Christmas gifts for? What music are they into? What books haven’t they read? What cool gadget would they like? As a parent, it’s hard enough knowing the answer to some of these questions but imagine if you’re an Aunt or a Grandparent looking for that perfect festive present. Well […]
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Neven Maguire’s ‘Home Economics For Life’ Cookbook – Review and Giveaway
We’ve always been fans of Neven Maguire here at Saucepan Kids. I had a fun day cooking at his cookery school in Blacklion with Fraser and we have all his cookbooks, complete with sticky notes and oil splashes. So when Gill Books sent us a copy of his latest cookbook ‘Home Economics For Life’ to […]
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United Polaris Business Class Review
Many people have a list of things that they would like to try to achieve at some point in their life, for some it’s swimming with dolphins, for some it’s skydiving. For me, I have always wanted to turn left on a plane. I have always wondered what it would be like to fly business […]
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Four of the Coolest Campsites in Costa Brava
I have fond memories of family camping holidays as a child on the west coast of Ireland, building sandcastles on the beach when the sun shone and colouring inside the mobile home when it rained. I remember spending a lot of time colouring! What’s not to love about family camping holidays? Being outdoors, the relaxed way […]
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Sage (Breville) Custom Loaf Pro Bread Maker Review
Here at Saucepan Kids we like to make our food from scratch where possible and bread is no exception. However it can be hard to find the time to make your own bread and as bread is a staple in most households we were determined to find a solution. We bought a bread maker many […]
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After school snacks
With the kids heading back to school next week, we have the dreaded thought of homework and helping the kids to settle down and focus on getting it done. Now, I know that after school activities can often determine the schedule after school but homework must be a priority. I find in our house that […]
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Healthy Packed Lunch Ideas
So you’ve spent a small fortune on the new schoolbooks, uniforms, shoes and now it’s time to start thinking about those dreaded daily packed lunches. If you’re looking for some lunchbox inspo, check out our list below. Always try to plan ahead and get those lunches ready the night before where possible. It’ll save so […]
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