My husband listens to our local Indie radio station, XFM during his commute and has recently started telling me about the #thatsgoodinnit segment on Clint Boon’s Drive Time. (Yes Clint Boon formally of the Inspiral Carpets and now a Radio DJ or as many Mums will know him, the voice of Engie Benjy!) If like me you […]
I’ve always loved bowling, it’s a great family activity and one that I remember enjoying from a young age. We first took Ben while at Centerparcs when he was just one and although he mainly watched on that occasion, he loved the whole atmosphere and it wasn’t long before we returned and he played himself, with a […]
If you live in or around the North West and are looking for something to entertain the whole family this (probably rainy) August Bank holiday weekend then look no further Legoland Discovery Centre is the place! Not only have they got lots to entertain all ages they also have some great offers! Located in Barton […]
Next Tuesday, 18th of August, we will we joining @UKMUMSTV and some other fabulous bloggers to take part in a fabulous twitter party showcasing the latest puzzles from Ravensburger! There will be exciting activities to join in with and lots of prizes to be won so make sure you pop over to Twitter from 2pm until […]
It’s World Space Week and Brainstorm Toys have sent us a fabulous selection of space-themed toys and gifts that would be ideal for would be astronauts of all ages! It’s really important that children have educational toys that are also fun and exciting and in my opinion, Brainstorm are fantastic at providing these. All of […]
Jo Pratt, TV chef and author of Madhouse Cookbook, is helping families create some quick, delicious and nutritious meals on The Ideas Kitchen website with Panasonic. She knows how tough it can be to create a meal from scratch that the kids will enjoy, so throughout September Jo’s here to help with some easy to follow video […]
What’s Happened? What’s Happening was back with a vengeance two weeks ago and we’ve loved reading your accounts of your days out, events, holidays and yummy meals out in What’s Happened? We’ve loved seeing previews of forthcoming events in What’s Happening? too. Each fortnight we will be choosing our favourites from the linky before to […]
Over the last few months that we’ve been part of the Talk Talk family blogger network I’ve grown to really appreciate the convenience of the Talk Talk player. We don’t watch a lot of TV in our house but when we do, it tends to be at times to suit us rather than fitting in with the broadcasting schedule, […]
Posted by My Mummy’s Pennies at 00:44 Labels: cake, family, Silent Sunday
Father’s has come around quickly this year and although I have been planning gifts for a while, I had left the cards until the eleventh hour and was starting to panic. We have a rather large extended family so it’s not just a case of getting a something for my husband from my children, we […]
24/365 stuffing their faces! Posted by My Mummy’s Pennies at 23:50 Labels: #365, 365 photo project
At the end of the Summer we had some big occasions to celebrate, within the space of a week we had our eldest son’s seventh birthday and my thirtieth. So we were thrilled when the lovely folks at Choice Hotels invited us to spend a weekend at the Keswick Country House Hotel in the Lake […]
I’m not really in a place to talk about this week at the moment I have still taken my pictures each day though so wanted to share them here…. I’m adding this post to The Boy and Me’s 365 linky, why not click on the badge and check out some of the other great contributions? […]