My son is a bright, bubbly and imaginative child with a smile that cannot fail to light up even the dullest of days. The kind and caring way he plays with his younger sister makes me so proud. She looks up to him and learns so much from her ‘Big Ben’. Knowing she is younger […]
Choosing your Christmas tree is undoubtedly one of the highlights of the festive season, but other than the size, what are the things to consider when buying your tree? We have been invited to Delamere Forest tomorrow to choose our very own Christmas tree so the lovely folks at the Forestry Commission have kindly shared some […]
My son Ben loves to build things and the idea of constructing his own battery powered Monster Truck that he could then play with, delighted him! The Racing Truck Technokit from Interplay comes neatly packed in a cardboard box. Inside the box you get: Die Cut Cardboard Panels Axles Pulleys Pulley insert Electric motor Motor […]
I apologise that this isn’t really a post about ‘penny pinching’ but this issue has been around the media today in response to research just out that controversially suggests, ‘babies should sleep in mother’s bed until age three.’ So everyone seems to have something to say about this from the TV, to the papers and […]
Back in January, Lucy from Capture by Lucy thought up a lovely idea for people of the blogging and social media community to do something nice… just because! I loved the concept of putting together a gift for a stranger and was one of over 200 people who signed up for the #SpringtimeSurpriseproject. In February […]
When it comes to feeding babies, breastfeeding mothers often get a bad reputation for ‘pushing’ their feeding choices on others and causing mothers who bottle feed to feel guilty for not giving their child what many see as the best start in life. The phrases ‘breastfeeding mafia’ and ‘breastapo’ or simply ‘bully’ are often […]
These last week two weeks has seen both my son’s birthday and my own. Although of course turning 5 is SO much bigger than turning 28! We knew we were away in Scotland for Ben’s birthday so instead of organising a party for his friends (which would be a nightmare to do in the […]
Are you ready for the new term yet? My son goes back to school in less than two weeks and I still have a few things to get! There are lots of offers and deals on at the moment on uniform, stationary and other bits and bobs but I waned to share with you an […]
Ben has loved Fireman Sam for as long as I can remember and last Christmas he was lucky enough to get quite a few of the playsets and a big red Jupiter from Father Christmas. Unlike many other gifts these are toys that he has regularly played throughout the year. So he was delighted when the Fireman Sam […]
Would you like to win £10,000 with Savoo.co.uk? Yes you read that right… £10,000!! Wow, what a competition prize! Savoo.co.uk are looking for the UK’s smartest shopper and they are giving away an amazing cash prize! Why are they doing this? Savoo.co.uk believe there is a wealth of money saving knowledge in the UK. By finding […]
Easter weekend is upon on us! It’s really crept up on me this year as my son only broke up from school yesterday and I’m used to him finishing the term a full week before the bank holiday! Either way I am thrilled to have two weeks off work to spend some quality time with […]
Competition Now Closed! Congratulations to…… Rebecca Coddington! I hope you have a lovely time and get some great bargains! :0) This September, The BabyShow opens a brand new event in Manchester to offer an unrivalled shopping experience for parents and parents-to-be. With huge savings on hundreds of products from every leading brand and exclusive show […]