If you haven’t already been convinced to go to the Lollibop Festival, despite my constant blog posts, Tweets and Facebook status updates giving you all the reasons why you will love it, then I have a little gem for you! It might just tip you over that last step of deciding to go to the children’s event of the year and making your little ones very happy indeed! And guess what? This is fun for the children too! And guess […]

As a blogger I am often invited to functions and events which is wonderful. We get to see theatre productions, films, try out theme parks and all manner of exciting things. We love it and have lots of fun but of course I have an important job to do as well because I’ve been invited to these things so that I can report on them. I am there to have fun with my family of course but we have to […]

I thought perhaps Florence might be a little too young for Where’s Wally? The books with tiny little characters and one little famous Wally hidden amongst them for you to find! I remember looking through the books with my friend Angela when we were considerably older than her so I assumed it probably wouldn’t be of much interest and perhaps out of her capabilities but I assumed wrong! Where’s Wally? Is famous all round the world and celebrating his 25th […]

It’s a new found favourite I’ll give it that but favourite it is. Florence was introduced to DocMcStuffins I don’t know where? One day she just seemed to appear in our lives with a constant ‘Please can I have Doc McStuffins on the on demand’. We only have 4 episodes but round and round they go as if on a constant loop! I actually find myself singing along with the many songs so catchy are they; no wonder my little […]

We were sent a Lullaby Iggle Piggle, one of the new toys from the In The Night Garden collection by Golden Bear Toys and also a Talking Upsy Daisy – aren’t we lucky! It couldn’t have come at a better time actually because Jimmy is totally into the show right now. I’m not sure if it was taking him to see the live version or if he’s just reached that age but he is a PROPER In The Night Garden fan now! […]

It’s Lollibop week! It’s Lollibop week! How exciting! And did you know that the Wot Wots from New Zealand have also been confirmed for the bill at the festival this year! The Wot Wots, if not familiar with you yet, will be soon as they have a brand new series about to air on Channel 5’s Milk shake! Come and meet Dottywot and Spottywot at the Lollibop Festival on 16th, 17th and 18th August before the series begins on Monday 19th! […]

A good friend isn’t necessarily someone you see all the time. A good friend is someone you love, who loves you too and who you know you could rely on any time you needed. A good friend is someone you can giggle with, cry on the shoulder of and someone who never judges you. A good friend is also someone who turns up to the important events in your life; your wedding, your baby showers. Even if they have to […]

My sister-in-law Tory wrote a piece on her blog about my nephew and entitled it What Arthur Said…  I thought it was very funny so decided to copy her and tell you about one of Florence’s funnies. Children really do say the funniest things and Florence comes out with some corkers. Some of them sweet and some of them hilarious but one this week was a mixture of everything. I should have really been a bit cross but I just couldn’t […]

I’ve been writing lots lately about a certain bear with a blue nose and his friends. Florence is smitten with the collection and at an event recently fell in love with the dress up version which I wrote about recently. I know that Tatty Teddy and his Blue Nose Friends are collectors items and I remembered that a good friend of mine is one of those said collectors! She very kindly agreed to write a guest post for me about why she […]

I am going to be taking on a challenge set by the supermarket Aldi to spend the week using only their products. From food to nappies we shall be seeing if we can last the week without anything from anywhere else and I’m very excited for my delivery tomorrow so that we can get started; I love a challenge! There was a time I wouldn’t have called Aldi a supermarket on the basis that when it first opened near where […]