Experimental MumScience + Children = Fun + Mess

Last week I embarrassed my children. I’m sure I’ve embarrassed them before now but this was the first time they’ve ACTUALLY told me. Mam. You. Are. Embarrassing.  A horrible glimpse into the teenage years to come perhaps.

My misdemeanour was to walk them to school whilst drinking a cup of tea. Written down it does seem a pretty daft thing to do!

But, see we usually drive to school and at least once a week I eat my breakfast in the car. Like many working mothers, my working day is pretty frantic from the minute I drop the girls off, as I cram a million tasks into 5 child free hours. So at pick up time I can often be found clutching my second mug of the day in my faithful travel mug.

And there lay the reason for the embarrassment – I walked up the street with a cup from the house and that in the words of an eight year old, was JUST TOO MUCH. Oh Joy to the tweenage years.

Photo Credit: I Love Tea Sleeve  (purchase here)

Opening a new packet of Twinings tea today, I noticed it was covered in a gold shiny wrapping with the words biodegradable on it.

Cool, now you can put the wrapping as well as the tea bag on the compost heap!

The NatureFlex ^TM film is made by Innovia Films and is said to break down in a home compost bin in a matter of weeks and has been well received in Which? Gardening magazine.

Makes you think that now that technology is available, why don’t more companies follow suit?

Photo Credit: Twinings