Posted by My Mummy’s Pennies at 15:56 Labels: family, Silent Sunday

We were recently asked to take a look at the very pretty AEG UltraCaptic Ucanimal vacuum cleaner and with a house which has more types of flooring that you can imagine I had a feeling that this pretty vacuum cleaner would certainly be put through its cleaning paces. Popping together the UltraCaptic is really simple, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Posted by My Mummy’s Pennies at 12:00 Labels: Silent Sunday

This year I did not make resolutions, I’m too rebelious and find they are made just to be broken! I did, however set myself some challenges, one of which was to post more recipes on here. As it is the 1st February today and I haven’t written any up so far I am not doing very […]

The Bopps are back with a second series on Nick Jr! The Bopps duo are Stan Cullimore (founding member of 80s British pop group The Housemartins)and Keith Littler (producer of hit UK kids shows such as Merlin and Little Red Tractor). Each episode begins with a slapstick comedy sketch usually featuring Stan Bopp playing a trick on […]

The brand new CBeebies Swashbuckle Magazine is out in shops today priced at just £2.75 and we were lucky enough to be sent an early copy to take a look at! My four year old daughter Elizabeth is pirate crazy and Swashbuckle is her favourite CBeebies show! The first issue of the Swashbuckle magazine comes […]

Posted by My Mummy’s Pennies at 11:05 Labels: family, Silent Sunday

So I’ve never been particularly skinny but i’ve always been quite comfortable with my ‘normal’ pear shaped, size 12 body. That was until I started having children! During my first pregnancy I put on quite a bit of weight and it took a while and quite a few failed diets for me to get back […]

Posted by My Mummy’s Pennies at 08:08 Labels: family, Silent Sunday

As you may be aware the TMNT ( Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtles) are back and are as big as they were in the early nineties! I was a big turtles fan when I was a child and I love that my seven year old is loving them too, Ben has lots of turtles LEGO and loves […]

This Wednesday from 2pm until 4pm we’ll be co-hosting a fun twitter party the folks from @UKMumsTV and @PlasticineUK would love for you to join us on the #PlasticineSofteez hashtag. There will be lots of activities to join in with and of course prizes to win! We’ve been sent a fabulous bundle of goodies and will be hosting our very […]

Last Friday we were invited down to Matalan Headquarters in Knowsley for a different kind of event. As well as being shown some of their latest lines in children’s fashion, school wear, and accessories, we also got to meet the professional buying team and technical services staff and get an exclusive peek into their work. […]