You may have noticed that today has involved a lot of cakes, as I was organising a charity bake sale for Sport Relief as part of #teamhonkrelay I’m really pleased with what was raised and I will be sharing more about this with you soon. However today is also International Women’s day and three fabulous […]
Shrek The Musical takes ‘ogre’ The Lowry this Month, starring talented locals; Lancashire-born Dean Chisnall and Bronté Barbé from Macclesfield as Shrek and Fiona. Based on the award-winning DreamWorks animation film, Shrek The Musical joins unlikely hero Shrek and his loyal steed Donkey as they embark on a quest to rescue the beautiful (if slightly […]
As a busy working family we don’t get much chance to watch TV at the scheduled times, but we do enjoy snuggling on the sofa watching a movie together on a Saturday evening or catching up on our favoruite shows on iplayer when we have a bit of down time. If you have a Smart […]
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To celebrate the occasion, customers of Build-A-Bear Workshop stores can make their own limited-edition National Teddy Bear Day bear for just £5 in U.K. stores on Friday, Sept. 9.If you’re children are familiar with Build-A-Bear Workshop, you’ll know this is an absolute bargain! It’s the first time Build-A-Bear Workshop has created a commemorative bear for National Teddy Bear Day. […]
I’m always telling my 5 year old not to play with his food or drinks so he was rather excited when we were sent a package from Britmums and Cravendale containing two packs of #EpicStraws to do just that! We were sent 2 packs of Cravendale #Epic straws and vouchers for 4 litres of milk to have […]
Today we took the children to the Lowry Outlet Mall in Salford Quays to check out the fabulous free Halloween activities they had to offer. The Lowry Outlet Mall is in a great location, standing next to the Lowry Theatre and Media City UK and just across the bridge from Imperial War Museum North. It’s […]
Ben is a huge Justin Fletcher fan. Ever since his class was given the fantastic opportunity to be in the audience of Justin’s House last September he has barely missed an episode! So he was thrilled to be sent a copy of Justin’s Annual 2013 before it was even released in the shops! Christmas is […]
Tots100 and Moneysupermarket.com have challenged blogger’s children to draw their Hero. I thought this was a lovely opportunity to ask Ben who his hero was, and I have to say I was surprised by the answer! This is Ben’s drawing of his hero… In Ben’s words…’My hero is my sister ‘lizabeth because she is kind and shares her treats […]
Carly is fluffy mum to two under threes and blogs at Mummy and the Chunks, below she shares her experiences of starting out in the world of cloth nappies… I am relatively new to the world of cloth nappies. I am mum to two year old Gracie and 6 month old Zach. I was a young mum […]
A new year has started and to mark it I will be beginning a new photography challenge. Project 365 is a challenge that I have attempted for the last two years and it is with regret that I have not completed a full year of daily photographs. However when I look back at the weeks […]
Kate is a mum of two, soon to be three and blogs over at Family Fever, Below she shares her experience of potty train a cloth bummed toddler…. For both my children, I have religiously used cloth nappies from birth, and loved them. Not only are they super efficient, soft on delicate skin and good for […]
The Summer Holidays are always a difficult time to stick to a budget, you want to make the most of the time off with your children and create some special memories together but days out to their favourite attractions don’t come cheap, especially if you are a larger family. So to help save you some […]