Jimmy likes cars. And wheels. And structures which are imposing. He likes levers, cranes and buttons quite a bit too… One of his favourite toys in the world is his ‘gadage’ (his Fisher Price Garage which we reviewed here. I prefer the retro version but Jimmy thinks his modern garage is brilliant) and when I showed him the box of the Fisher Price City Skyway, the latest toddler toy we have been sent to review for him, his eyes positively […]

I had a Tiny Tears when I was little and she was one of my absolute favourite dolls. I think I actually got her when I was quite old for baby dolls by my friend’s standards, maybe 7 or 8, but then I went on to play with them until I was about 12 (I always wanted to be pushing a baby in a buggy so stretched it out for as long as possible) so she definitely got some love. […]

When Jimmy was 9 months old he started to hold his breath to the point of going blue if he fell over and hurt himself. The first time this happened he was eating a piece of bread and having never experienced his breath holding before I assumed he was choking on the bread rather than having a demonstration at having hurt himself. I blew on his face but he didn’t breath and my Mum called an ambulance as I turned […]

I have often talked about my love of the Polarn O. Pyret range. For anyone who loves fashion it is a must have brand but even if you’re not a follower of lovely clothes (how could you not be?) then this is still the brand for you because as well as being gorgeously on trend at all times while still keeping its signature look, they also provide excellent quality, functional clothes which last and last and last! Have I mentioned Jimmy […]

So, this time last week Florence wasn’t still screaming when she went into school but she was still very much unhappy at the prospect. She’d made a marked improvement by the end of last week but it still left me feeling very sad as I left her where I knew she didn’t really want to be. Fast forward one week and my girl is almost back to herself again, what a difference a week makes. She went in on Monday morning […]

This week we let our friends choose the theme for our Friday Night Treat Tea and they came up with the brilliant plan of an ‘under the sea’ tea. I had lots of ideas including some star fish ice cubes made with orange squash but because the weather was so glorious today and the forecast says it won’t last I decided to scale it back a touch and take a picnic tea to the park instead. So we didn’t have many […]

This evening we joined in with a massive Twitter party to celebrate the month of #Doctober. If you don’t know what that is (then you can’t be on Twitter as it trended between 4 and 6pm today) then it’s a new special name for the month in honour of DocMcStuffins! We all love Doc McStuffins in our house, the songs, the show and now the toys too! We actually already loved the toys if I’m honest but we love them […]

We love the Foodies Festival which we have visited quite a few times in summer months. They happen all over the country and we’ve been to both battersea park where they have ‘FEAST’ and when it has been held on Clapham Common. It’s a brilliant day out and the children love it. We like going with friends then the children all dance to the bands and get creative in one of the kitchen tents while the adults get a touch […]

Last week we were invited to the press preview for the Autumn/Winter collection at Nutmeg. Nutmeg is the clothing brand sold in larger Morrisons supermarkets and it is absolutely excellent from every angle. Great designs, fabulously well made and even better, they all have a rather attractive price tag. Inexpensive but not scrimping on style at all! Key themes run through all the collections which are for babies, children and adults. I also loved the jewellery (the rose earrings and […]