I love Christmas! As you know I do my shopping all year round to get the best deals but I get really excited once everywhere gets all festive and love planning my Christmas baking and decorations! So I’m thrilled that the Ideal Home Show at Christmas is coming to Manchester this year! Following the success […]
Earlier this month we were sent one of the brand new Wood Worx sets from Interplay to review. The Jewellery Box kit is aimed at children between the ages of 5 and 12 and is a great way for them to be creative while also using valuable skills such as measuring, sorting sizes and shapes […]
Are your children fans of Captain America, Thor, Iron Man or the Hulk? Both my son and daughter are mad about Marvel, especially The Avengers, so I was rather excited when my friend and fellow bargain hunter Pippa posted in the Mymummyspennies Money Saving Group about a selection of Marvel dress up costumes she had […]
Life at this time of year is busy. On top of the usual demands of both grown ups in our house working full time, commitments of a blog and a scout troop to run, school and clubs for the children, there is also the extra pull of festive events, plays, Christmas parties and more. Sometimes […]
Cheeky Wipes are launching their new all-in-one washable baby wipe kit for DISPOSABLE or CLOTH nappies – saving over £200 on the cost of disposable wipes! The clever all-in-one kit means that no extra wash loads or drying are required and the wipes can be used out and about – great for busy Mums! […]
Today my children have gone to school dressed in spotty clothing and head boppers ready to donate to Children In Need Appeal. This charity campaign has always been close to my heart, even more so since I went in to labour six years ago and all of the staff on the maternity ward were dressed up and raising […]
Elizabeth has had 6 teeth come through in the last two months and has more on the way so as you can imagine she is quite a dribbler! I am always on the look out for funky dribble bibs that will not only absorb her drool and keep her delicate skin dry and rash free […]
Our family loves having outdoor adventures and we were delighted when the lovely folks at Mr Kipling sent us a selection of their most popular products; including French fancies, Viennese Whirls and Cherry Bakewells to show that we can make our Easter holiday days out even #betterwithcake! We took them away on our holidays to […]
As you will know I like to use natural and organic products where possible, and I find this especially important when it comes to beauty and skin care. If I don’t want ‘nasties’ such as toxins and chemicals in the food my family and I eat why would I want them in the products we use on […]
The caped crusader has landed at one of our favourite places for a family day out, LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Manchester! Superhero. Crime-fighter. Master Builder. LEGO Batman™ is all of those and so much more! The North West’s own LEGOLAND has been taken over by The LEGO® Batman™ Movie Days from 10th February until 12th March, […]
Competition now closed! The ten lucky Mummies are…. Congratulations please email your address details to [email protected] and I will pass them on to the lovely folks at simplylily/trendy kid! If you like the idea of these fab placemats please take a luck at the new facebook page for TrendyKid here. They have lots of other great products […]
So it’s half term! (my little boy’s first!) What do we do to entertain the little ones while they are off school? Well we visited a local country park on Saturday, and will be attending local craft activities this week, as well as having some fun at home baking some cakes, but it’s nice to […]
So as you may have heard Chester Zoo will be having a very special visitor tomorrow… Yes it’s Her Majesty the Queen! HRH and the Duke of Edinburgh will be opening Chester Zoo’s £2m gateway to conservation with the unveiling of the Diamond Jubilee Quarter, Chester Zoo’s first ever public space! It sound’s like it […]
Mummies! I don’t have to tell you how much I love cloth nappies you must know by now!! We have five #miosolo nappies from Bambino Mio and they are easy to use, reliable and great for nursery! The Miosolo is available in 6 delicious sounding colours that have been dubbed the ‘bonbon’ collection, These are marshmallow, flying […]