It’s really hard bringing up children. It’s great but it’s really hard! All the responsibility you have to ensure these little people grow up to be well-rounded and decent human beings is immense. There’s also the worry of it all too of course! Are you doing it right? Should you be doing something differently? Are they safe? Could you do something better? The list goes on… Those worries must only be increased by having a child with a disability? Every parent works hard but […]
As I have mentioned, I am not the worlds best chef. I do try though and I like to make my children smile by creating fun food with smiling faces out of the veg and the like. When we made our Cute Easter Biscuits the other day I had a bit of a brain wave (well actually my friend Lucy gave me a bit of an idea so she should have some credit really)! We used Easter shaped metal cutters […]
This is my third post in a row about Silver Cross but I was asked this morning if I could help promote something for charity and it would have been, well, uncharitable not to! So for my third post in the Silver Cross hat trick, I just wanted to mention who they have teamed up with to help raise funds for a brilliant cause! The Genesis Research Trust, a charity set up in 1985 by Founder and Chairman Professor Robert […]
I mentioned yesterday that we were off to The Ivy to join Silver Cross and find out what’s new in their world. Well, as it goes, what’s new is actually what’s old but been revamped and I’m happy to report they’ve done a pretty good job with an old fave! When my brothers were born at the beginning of the 90’s it was a Silver Cross Wayfarer, which was the height of fashion at the time, they were pushed around in (pictures […]
When my cousins and I were little my Grandmother used to push us around in an old Silver Cross classic pram. I guess it was the one she’d used for her children, my Father and his siblings, or perhaps she picked it up in an auction? Either way, it was years old but we all loved it. We’d all climb in it and be pushed around together. Three of us in one pram probably! If she still had it now […]
We will be doing a few Easter egg hunts over the school holidays! I plan on a proper one in the garden with chocolate eggs and money inside fillable ones. We’ll then use the fillable ones for more ‘treasure hunt’ style Easter egg hunts which I will organise the night before when I know it’s going to be a rainy day or when we have nothing to do. I’ll compose riddles for Florence to find the next one and I know she’ll LOVE it […]
We wanted to make something to eat for Easter time treats but needed the recipe to be simple and the method easy. I’m not a fantastic cook and although I often have desires to whip up something amazing it very rarely comes off so I like to stick to things which don’t require a great deal of skill. These Easter biscuits are perfect because they’re quick (apart from the chilling time) and super simple – even I’ve managed it so […]
A while back I reviewed the THX Wave Hello hair curler and I absolutely love it! I use it all the time and I even use it to straighten my hair too as my straighteners are so ancient! The curler, when clamped to a section of hair, can just be pulled straight down without winding hair round and it gets my hair lovely and straight! It does loads of different types of curls and waves (it’s intended use) and is […]
As you may know, we are big fans of ELC craft kits in our house, we can’t get enough of them! It’s great to make your own projects but sometimes there isn’t enough time or energy and they’re fabulous if you just want an afternoon of fun without any hassle. Everything you need for a project comes inside the kits and they’re suitable for a big range of ages. Florence does like to bespoke hers too so you don’t have […]
Most of the time I buy supermarket nappies. I buy them for one plain reason and that’s because they’re cheaper. The thing I have realised and what makes it a bonus, is that having tried all the different brands on the market at varying times too, they either do the job just as well or sometimes, even better! My supermarket brand of choice for nappies would have to be Asda. Do I write a lot of reviews for Asda? Yes […]
