It’s time to stock up again on all those baby essentials at Asda! Their Baby and Toddler Event is well and truly in the swing and from now until 10th february they are offering massive savings across the range! Not just on their own brand products but on many premium brand products from food, nappies and skin care to car seats, travel cots and toys!

Bargains like Lindam Safety Gates which start at just £15 (I’m a big Lindam fan) and the Play and Learn Doctor’s Set which is just £6.25 (or even better on a two for £10 deal) are offers I’m particularly interested in! I broke Florence Doctors case by treading on it in the night and she’s most upset about it… I didn’t want to spend a fortune replacing it so this is ideal and as for the stair gate, well, when you

have a baby on the move they are invaluable!

Jimmy proving the need for Lindam Safety Gates!

I’ll obviously be bulk buying all my essentials too like nappies and wipes as well as bath products and handy snacks to take out in the lunch box! Jimmy’s a baby led weaning boy and I have to have good and healthy snacks for him while we’re out and about! I’m going to try these Heinz Banana Farley’s Rusks which are just a pound! He loves the regular ones (same price) so I’m sure he’ll enjoy the flavoured ones too!

When it comes to the nappies, I can hand on heart, with no encouragement from anyone, say that I love the Little Angels range. I mentioned that the premium brand nappies are too on massive offers but I’d always choose the Asda own brand ones because I’ve found them to be fantastic! Yesterday whilst filling in an independent baby questionnaire asking for favourite brands I input my favoured nappy as Little Angels! They are great and you know they will work but won’t cost the earth – they’re just £3 for a pack of 30 size 3’s which are the ones I use! That’s just 10p each!

I’ll be bulk buying the shampoo and baby bath too and again I’ll be using the Little Angels range!

The Asda Baby and Toddler Event is an essential part of shopping when it comes to budgeting families like mine. It means we can make savings and use the extra money for treats and let’s face it, when the sun isn’t shining and the fun of the snow has turned to black sludge we definitely need a few treats as a little pick me up! I have always used the Asda Baby and Toddler Event to make savvy purchases and one of those savings, made some three years ago when Florence was a tiny baby was for the Lindam Jump About Door Bouncer which is something we used loads with her and even more with Jimmy! Jimmy just adores his time in the bouncer and will happily play for two hours sometimes! We bought it in Asda during their baby event back then and I’m pleased to see it’s back on the shelves during this event too and costs just £16! Bargainous! I love it for many reasons:

It’s safe, I never worry about him when he’s in it as it supports his back and neck correctly.

When not in use it stores easily, folded up and behind the sofa, this is a fantastic draw compared to some of the bulky free-standing bouncers on the market.

From a standing/bouncing position it enables Jimmy to interact with us in the room and join in with what we’re doing, he loves that!

It’s completely adjustable from the height to the velcro which goes round the waist and will take a baby from when they can hold their head up to when they learn to walk and up to 12kg! 

Florence loves Jimmy going in the bouncer because it enables us to play a board game on the floor with her without little fingers coming and moving bits! He’s happy watching us while he bounces and we can relax with the little pieces of a game and play with her!

It’s machine washable so any little accidents can easily be cleaned away!

On the left Florence when she was tiny and on the right my Jimmy has a fun time in his bouncer! He’s such a smiley boy and so happy and this bouncer makes him chuckle and squeak in such an excited way – it’s great to watch!

Jimmy has a bounce while Florence and I do some fairy cake baking! He’s not left to play on the floor and can really interact with us – great!

This was one of my best buys ever and I got it in an Asda Baby and Toddler Event! I’m passionate about this super market with their good ethics and promise to save us money every day! I find the ethics of some of the big super markets very dubious indeed which is why, through choice, I go to Asda. I love the food and think the Extra Special Range easily rivals some of the more expensive supermarket food and when it comes to every day groceries I have always saved money when shopping there. My children often wear George clothes too which are fantastic value and quality and even I myself dress from there sometimes – I was gutted when the dedicated George store in Norwich closed down! The Baby and Toddler Event is an excellent example of why it’s a great place for parents to shop as we have to buy so many things for our little ones and savings are ALWAYS welcome!

The Baby and Toddler Event is running online and in stores until 10th February 2012.