You have probably heard of the Change4life Sugar Swaps Challenge as it’s been advertised on TV and in the media since January. This is the latest in a series of campaigns where the Public Health England promotes the benefits of a balanced diet and this year the challenge focuses on ways that parents can help […]
1. Trench foot is a nasty condition that makes feet swollen and painful – and is caused by spending too long in damp, cold and unhygienic conditions (like not changing wet socks!). The name came about during the First World War as soldiers spent many hours in wet, soggy boots in the trenches. 2. There […]
Have you heard of Loom Bands? If you have children over the age of four I’m guessing that you probably have! If not let me give you a brief introduction… Loom Bands are small plastic bands in bright colours that you are soon going to start finding everywhere… Yes, everywhere, so far I’ve discovered them […]
My children had a boring bedroom. We currently rent a three bedroom house, we moved here on a ‘temporary’ basis as we’d outgrown the two bed that we rented but wanted another year or so to save for a deposit… Three years later and we’re still here, our two children still share a bedroom (they […]
On Tuesday 1st September the new look Bob the Builder TV series will be starting on Milkshake! on channel 5! To celebrate the new CGI incarnation of the popular character UKMums.tv will be hosting a 75 minute Twitter Frenzy from 6:30am – 7:45am, Mysel and a few other bloggers will be hosting our own breakfast parties and tweeting […]
As you know I love a good freebie! You may also know that I’m a bit of a make up addict so when I found out the Model Co make up and Glamour magazine promotion was back I was delighted and rushed to my nearest supermarket to see for myself what w as on offer… […]
Today the grandparents had our two little ones for a few hours. So how did hubby and I spend our freedom? A nice pub lunch? Some much needed sleep? A bit of other bedroom activity? No to all of the above. We went to IKEA! Not exactly the most relaxing or romantic way to spend […]
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 […]
So tomorrow, after two and a half weeks off Ben is back to school. Although I didn’t have the whole of the holidays off with him I managed to get an odd few days and have really enjoyed spending some quality time as a family, keeping Elizabeth off nursery too. We have done some crafting, […]
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How do you spend your Saturday nights? Well last night I spent the evening watching the money saving forums for the final code to enable me to book a caravan holiday for my family using the Sun holiday deal! It may be the last thing that most of you fancy doing on a Saturday night […]
You will know that I am a huge fan of Zulily, the daily deals site with a difference. Over the last few months I have become slightly obsessed with checking the app on my phone each morning to see what delights are on offer that day! The stock is often limited so the early bird […]