Our family are big Superhero fans and DC Comics, especially the Justice League are favourites with both our children right now, so they were delighted when we were sent the Superman Vs Darkseid Scenery Pack from Schleich to review. We have reviewed Schleich figures and sets before and have always found then to be excellent quality […]
So my eldest little one, Ben turned 4 last week (he’s still my baby!) and yesterday he started school! To say I was emotional would be a gross understatement! He’s so young and I was really worried that he was not yet ready to take this giant step. Being born on 31st August he […]
One of the biggest rising costs of family life at the moment is running a car. With the price of petrol averaging around £1.38-a-litre and diesel around £1.42 (according to Experian Catalist as of 24th August) any possible way that we can reduce that cost has got to be a good thing! You will have seen the supermarket […]
Thank you so much for all your entries into our minene picnic blanket competition! There are some absolutely fabulous recipies and ideas! I will be trying a few for our picnic at Chester Zoo at the weekend! Check them all out in the comments of the post… http://mymummyspennies.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/share-your-picnic-faves-and-win.html?showComment=1334513392192 There could only be one winner though […]
Last week we were lucky enough to be invited to Visit Father Christmas at his Grotto hidden in the REAL snow at The Chill Factore in Manchester. We live quite close to the Chill Factore and have been wanting to check it out for a while so were very excited! The visit to the Grotto […]
I have a love hate relationship with clothes at the moment. I love them, but they seem to hate my body! I am bigger than I want to be and am working on changing that but in the meantime I HAVE to wear clothes (I’m not allowed to live in my dressing gown apparently!) Over […]
As someone who believes that managing your budget and finances is a skill that should be learnt from a young age, I wasn’t surprised to read that research conducted by Think Money showed that three quarters of parents would like financial education to start in primary school. I agree that as children learn the basics […]
If you follow my social media channels you will know that we have recently been looking at houses to buy. I have well and truly had enough of renting and can’t wait to have a house that I can be creative with and fill with beautiful design. One of my favourite rooms in a house […]
Make Pa the star! I’m really pleased to be able to offer one lucky reader the chance to create their own My dad… love2read personalised love2read book in our fabulous competition with love2read! Daddys will love being the star of the bedtime story, so love2read has come up with the perfect Father’s Day gift in […]
As you may know I don’t drive. I’ve taken lessons and took my test when I was 7 months pregnant with my daughter, but after failing I have not yet built up the courage to try again. And it’s not (just!) the fear of of failure that’s putting me off. One of my main worries […]
You may have noticed my son, Ben loves his LEGO and like many little sisters Elizabeth is always wanting to emulate her big brother. With the small LEGO bricks not being suitable for her yet at just 2 years old, we bought her a few LEGO DUPLO sets at Christmas which she loves playing with and building […]
James Villas, the leading villa tour operator in the UK celebrate their 30th anniversary this year (It’s not just me turning 30 in 2014!) and to commemorate the occasion they commissioned a study into the changing travel trends over the last three decades. The study of over 2700 Brits uncovered some fascinating insights into how […]
Infacol, the UK’s leading colic relief treatment, is offering one lucky person the chance to win a £500 worth of baby goodies and raising awareness of colic in the process. Infacol’s new social media pages officially launched on 3rd October 2011 (Facebook / Twitter / Blog / YouTube) and together, are dedicated to creating the […]