Stuff dads don’t like to admit to
By Louis Hampson How is it possible to be immensely proud and completely mind-numbed at the same time? I don’t […]
THE KID TAX: 10 ways parents get fleeced by their children
Let’s be clear, raising a family is an unbelievably expensive business. But it tends to be parents, rather than grandparents, who, […]
GoMunkee – FREE days out for Kent families with young children
This was written in 2019 before the COVID-19 outbreak. Some of these things are still do-able, if you’re running out […]
GoMunkee’s top 10 outdoor winter activities (when there’s no snow)
Who said the word ‘snow’? Although we had the Beast from the East in March 2018, bringing snow a-plenty, the […]
Why I’m happy to be an imperfect mother in 2020
By Gwen Hope So here it is again – the start of a New Year and with it all the […]
Unusual birthday party ideas for kids in Kent
Are you fed up with the same old formula for kids’ birthday parties? GoMunkee’s been scouring Kent for unusual party […]
Free or Cheap Parking Hacks for Canterbury
Parking in Canterbury is difficult and expensive at the best of times. Most of the council-run car parks charge between […]
Free attractions in Kent and London top the UK’s list of favourites
GoMunkee is a huge advocate of free things for families to see and do around the UK. In the latest […]
GoMunkee – finding great things to see and do for the kids
Yay! GoMunkee has arrived and is on a device near you, now! GoMunkee is a new, free resource for parents, […]
Are you a bad parent?
We’ve all had them. Moments in our lives when an incident – a small mistake, a misunderstanding, a close shave […]
Fireworks Displays in Kent 2019
It’s a big weekend in Kent for fireworks displays, which start on Friday evening and goes right through until the […]
Family life in all its glorious reality
Danielle Guenther is a favourite of GoMunkee. An American photographer, she takes a unique slant on family life… Daniel Guenther […]
Politically correct guidelines for parenting during lockdown
Warning: extreme sarcasm alert As the primary carer, you must ensure that the well-being of your child’s academic, emotional, cultural, […]
The best children’s cookbooks
Creativity with yummy ingredients and making something you can eat seems to go down well with the little people. Here […]
Why music is good for kids
Fact: Music is good for children. To any non-musical adult who doesn’t quite grasp the extent of its influence on […]
The parenting choice – laugh or go mad
There’s no end of advice contained in the thousands of parenting books lining the bookshelves to help us in our […]
The motherload – the invisible workload of motherhood
Noun. motherload (plural motherloads) A very large amount of something, especially something valuable. Mums’ motherloads are made up from the relentless, necessary […]
Things that mums with sons will understand – Part 1
Think male of the species, and we conjure up archetypes such as the tomcat, the stallion, a snorting bull or […]
Talk to the animals – petting farms for children
Before complete lockdown is imposed, get out while you still can. As of 19 March 2020, these were all still […]
