McCain wrote to me a couple of week’s ago with a suggestion that I might let the kids takeover teatime. Now while we do quite a bit of baking together I have never really let the children loose on anything more than decorating the top of a pizza so I was quite unsure what to cook with them. Our kitchen is tiny (just another reason for our upcoming move) and frankly I like to get in and out as quickly […]

This week we were sent the a brand new magazine to review from the one and only ‘Hey Duggee‘ of CBeebies fame. The show, which Jimmy is really rather fond of (it’s aimed at ages 3-5) is based around the Squirrel Club which is a bit like Rainbows/Brownies and Cubs in the sense that all the little characters work towards gaining badges for their accomplishments. It’s really very sweet and as each epsode teaches a new skill to the audience as […]

When I was little I was rather into ‘My Little Pony’ and I had quite a few of them including Peachy and the Grooming Parlour, Blossom, Apple Jack and some ‘My Little Pony’ sea horses. These days ‘My Little Pony’ is as popular as ever and even though new characters like Rainbow Dash, one of the most popular from the hit TV show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, have usurped the likes of Blossom and Peachy, Apple Jack is stilll going […]

Back in February I reviewed a really great sling for a company called Rockin’ Baby. We loved it, especially as Jimmy was an older child when we first used it. We do still like to use slings but not many are great for children over the age of 2; This one is however and we still carry Jimmy even now that he’s nearly three and a half! That’s pretty good value when you consider the longeovity of the product because it can […]

We’ve been doing a fair few Monster High reviews recently and when I was asked if I’d like to try one of the latest dolls from the new ‘Boo York’ range it immediately made me think of New York where my friend Elea lives. I loved New York when I went but it was a long time ago now and because I have my dear friend that lives there and I don’t get to see her often enough at all, […]

When I went to the launch party to celebrate Bratz dolls being back recently I was quite taken with the ‘Study Abroad’ range. The dolls, there are five of them including Raya, Cloe, Sasha, Yasmin and Jade have lots of different ranges but this one really took my eye. Five dolls sent to study in five different contries and dressed up to fit! I really liked two of the dolls best at the launch, one was the London doll and […]

Jimmy was sent a little wooden castle playset to play with this week and because he’s literally not stopped playng with it ever since he got it out of the box I had to write about it straight away! We think it’s absolutely delightful! The Castle Woodplay Boxset is made by Casdon and it is encouraging Jimmy to play small world games, make voices and act out stories with the little characters that come with it. It’s a small box (the […]

At Ever After High the teenaged children of some of Fairytale’s finest turn tradition upside down as they explore their own storis and destinies. The show has been a mega success on Netflix, Florence is a big fan, and the dolls to accompany the series are, in her mind, just as much of a hit! We recently reviewed Apple White, the daughter of Snow and Florence loved her beautiful clothes and accessories. She made a Vlog about the doll on […]

The new feature film Pan is out in UK cinemas on October 16, 2015 and we got to go and see it on Monday night at a special screening held at Warner Brother’s HQ in Central London. It was AMAZING! It’s not often I am gripped by a film of this genre but Pan is absolutely outstanding and Florence along with her friend Zhane thought so too. It’s certified PG so might not be an obvious choice for 5 and […]

We go to Pizza Express fairly frequently because it’s a great restaurant for the whole family. Great food, vibrant atmosphere (which usually hides a multitude of children sins) and you can pretty much guarantee everyone will be happy. We go so often that yes there is occasionally a mistake here and there (probably only noted by me because I am so famliar with how it ‘should be’) but 9 times out of 10, things are perfect. The children love it […]