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A plate of quartered sandwiches, a bowl of fruit and two glasses of water set out ready on a kitchen bench.
Rainy Day & Weekend Activities

Beating the 4pm to 6pm witching hour

The late afternoon is hard because everyone in the house runs out…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
A school uniform laid out on a bed beside a packed school bag and a pair of school shoes.
School Holidays

Getting back into the school routine after the break

The reset works better started a week early and in small increments.…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
A ruled seven row week plan stuck to a fridge with magnets, one row left deliberately blank.
Free Things to Do

A free week of school holidays, day by day

Seven days of school holidays with nothing booked and nothing bought, built…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
A blank year wall planner on a kitchen wall with coloured magnets and sticky notes, and a pen on the bench below.
Family Organisation & Planners

Setting up the family year in January

Two hours in January prevents most of the year's household admin problems.…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
A blank wall planner above a kitchen bench with an open blank notepad and pen, and a wiped whiteboard on the fridge.
Meal Planning

The 30-minute weekly meal plan method

Meal plans fail because they are built from recipes instead of from…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
A child's bedroom at dusk with a block-out blind drawn against bright evening light, a lamp on low and two books on the bed.
Routines & Organisation

Getting kids to bed without the two-hour battle

Most bedtime battles are caused by something that happened earlier in the…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team