There are lost of pluses to self-catering holidays with kids including more space, flexibility and perhaps even your own pool, but the downside that you need to cook and do it with limited equipment.  Here are 5 meal ideas for self-catering holidays with kids that are quick and use minimal pots and pans.  They are tried and tested by my 4 very fussy little people.

Oz Jackson is an outcast amongst his Biologist and Ecologist peers who think he is a crack pot for proposing a theory that animal behaviour is changing. But when animals start attacking humans across the globe his radical theory doesn’t sound so crazy anymore...

July. How hot were you?! I didn't know if I was coming or going last month. Plus my emotions were all over the place with one child finishing pre-school and the other finishing Infants. Hello holidays and time with my beauties...

It's safe to say I'm a bit of a box set addict. I like nothing more than a good thriller or drama, full of twists and turns. Here's a run down of the shows I'm currently watching...

Husband and I celebrate 10years of marriage next month. Tin is the traditional gift and I've been desperately trying to find perfect present for him to celebrate 10 fab years but I keep hitting a brick wall. Why are men so hard to buy for!

I asked my blogging pals to share their ideas for 10th wedding anniversary gifts for men and while I can't reveal what I've decided on just yet, I can share their fantastic suggestions...

I've sat down this week and sorted out my Kindle. It was a long process but I now have proper 'read' and 'TBR' folders which makes my soul happy. I can now see all the fab books I have lined up ready to read and prioritised the titles I aim to read over the Summer.

I have been tagged by Debbie from My Boys Club to take part in #shufflethemusic where I shuffle my favourite playlist and tell you all about the first 15 songs which pop up! How exciting! I am going to shuffle the music on my iphone as my ipod died recently and I haven't got my library backed up anywhere (cue tears).

Ellie was her mother's golden girl. At just 15, happy and intelligent, she had her whole life ahead of her, but one day Ellie was gone.

A decade later Laurel has never given up hope of finding Ellie and when she meets her boyfriend's confident young daughter she is left speechless. Because she is the image of Ellie. All those unanswered questions come flooding back, unraveling Laurel's world. What happened to Ellie? Is she still alive? And who is hiding the biggest secret?

I have an exciting new series for you called All about the Blogger! Each month I am going to introduce you to a fellow blogger so you can enjoy reading some of the other fab blogs out there. Click the links at the bottom of this guest post to explore their blog and social media accounts.

I'm Madeline and my blog is This Glorious Life.  It's a family lifestyle blog with a side of psychology, and I write about all sorts of things related to parenting and family life and how we can use psychology to our advantage to get the most out of life.

We are in the middle of a heatwave, break out the sun cream! We put 4 of the best high factor sun creams through their paces on holiday this month to let you know which we recommend to protect your kids' delicate skin this summer.