Christmas is always an expensive time of year, especially if you’ve got a growing family. The lists for Father Christmas get bigger every year, as those TV ads work their magic on the kids and they suddenly want things they’d never even heard of before – which always makes the toy look far more exciting than it will real life. by Ron Cogswell So, as your bank account is being drained on a daily basis, it’s a good idea to hold […]
There are just some movies that you will always remember and always want to watch again. For us, at the moment, they seem to be family movies. The ones we saw at the cinema and loved and then NEEDED to see again and again. We went to the premiere of Frozen, I know, lucky! And it has kind of become more than a movie to us over the past year which sounds funny but it’s true. Because we love the […]
This week has been rather interesting what with being given the green light to write a blog review and then as soon as it was done being shouted down for being honest and saying less than glowing things about the product! I’ve been just about threatened with legal action (but of course I’d done nothing wrong) and accused of slander by someone else too! I found that most amusing as the person in question actually meant libel, not that I […]
Florence has been a fan of Minnie Mouse (and Mickey) ever since we went to Euro Disney when she was 20 months old We got on the Eurostar and she’d never been introduced but by the time we hit Paris she was well and truly versed!. She has a few Minnie Mouse toys from Matte and she is particularly keen on her little shop (the Bow-tique) with a small Minnie Mouse character. My Mum also bought her a bigger Minnie Mouse […]
Pokemon is something I have heard of before but only in a rather fleeting and not really understanding way. I have two little brothers who ten years ago made mention of it and from then on I’ve been vaguely aware that it’s some sort of computer game and that also you can buy merchandise… To say I’m a Pokemon novice is rather fair I’d say… It is, however, so popular that there are merchandise and trading cards, like those you […]
Last year when Florence was at her school’s nursery she was chosen to play Mary. The most sought after role, or so I thought. When I’d been little I’d hankered after being chosen and never was so I was thrilled for Florence that for her very first nativity she was asked. However, Florence was not so pleased. The angels all got to wear tinsel in their hair and compared to the tea towel (it wasn’t actually but in her mind […]
Ok, so perhaps the title of this post seems like the prize is a LITTLE bit bigger than it is but… I am 100% giving away a BMW on the blog in the next week, it’s just of the toy variety rather than full sized that’s all! I think you’ll agree looking at the picture that it is just as sleek and just as cool (if you’re little) to drive though, so who DOESN’T want to win one, that’s what […]
I so wanted to like it, so looked forward to using it and I thought, assumed even, it was a given that the iCandy Rasberry would be superb… It is marketed as an ‘urban stroller’ and living in London myself I thought it sounded ideal. The iCandy website conjures up a picture by saying the raspberry is for ‘Hopping on and off buses, from cafés to cabs, up curbs and through the city, with its agile chassis, ease of fold and innovative, spacious […]
A friend of mine has told me about a pizza roll thing her husband makes with home made pizza dough and pesto and I keep meaning to get the recipe from her as it sounds delicious. I made some pizza dough the other day and decided to just give it a go with a bit of a wing and see what happened and the results were pretty good even if I do say so myself! I make pizza dough loads (bread […]
Some children’s theatre experiences can be less than entertaining for the grown ups it has to be said but when you go and see something adapted from a Julia Donaldson book you’re kind of safe in the knowledge that you’ll enjoy it despite your age… Much like her books with something fun and entertaining to grab the attention of all who read them, the theatre productions seem to capture the same magic and pass the stories onto the stage with great aplomb! There’s just […]
