Since the Clangers re-hit our screens we have become firm fans and luck old us have been part of a reviewing team for the new toy range accompanying the series by Character. A while back we reviewed a soft toy and a selection of the mini figures which we thought were brilliant and more recently we were sent the new Clangers Musical Boat which we have totally fallen in love with as well! The boat is a solid structure with a […]

When Florence was about 2 years old we were at a play group when she started playing with an iron and an ironing board. I was astounded that she knew what to do because children usually learn this sort of mimicking behaviour from home but the thing is, I so very rarely iron that I can barely remember how to do it myself! My tiny little girl knowing exactly what to do with one made me giggle although she’d probably seen […]

I don’t think it will come as any surprise to hear that my young family are rather fond of the pig they call Peppa. We, like most households with small children I’m sure, have been fans of the cartoon ever since we saw it first. We’ve had Peppa related days out (thanks Paulton’s Park, your Peppa Pig World is a firm favourite) and one time even stayed in a Peppa Pig themed hotel room for the night, we’ve had birthday […]

It’s hard to believe that this time last week we were still sunning ourselves on the Algarve with endless sunshine, fun and family time. Today has hit me with a bump. It’s back to school day for us and no forgetting. How come when you’ve been away, it doesn’t matter what the distance is that you’ve travelled or how long you’ve holidayed for, the minute you get home it almost feels like you’ve never even been anywhere in the first […]

Jimmy really enjoys the gentle pre-school programme Bing which teaches children in a really sweet way, how to respond to situations such as when they might need to be kind, thoughtful, use their imagination or how to care for someone else. It’s basically a soft introduction into empathy, feelings and life in general and along with Flop, who is Bing’s guardian looking after him when he faces a problem, it essentially deals with morals of the world in a way that tiny people […]

Whenever we see a glitter tattoo station when we’re out and about, Florence and Jimmy flock to it. I don’t generally mind paying for them to have one as they seem to last an incredibly long time, often to the point of me having to remove them with baby oil, and usually I think they’re quite good value for around £3 each. My children would always choose a glitter tattoo over face painting at fetes and parties because not only […]

Thought I’d just send a cheeky little post card from our holiday in Portugal so far! We are in Lagos which is where we first visited many years ago pre children and fell in love with (we were already in love with each other)! We chose to get married here we love it so much and a family trip back (my Mum has come with us – actually more to reality, has brought us) was just what we needed – […]

I like Christmas Eve better than Christmas day and a lazy Friday afternoon at work always felt like the best part of the weekend to me… You’ve still got it all to come you see and once it’s there it’s just all rushing to the end when you suddenly realise normal TV is back on scheduling, the chocolates are eaten, it’s time for a diet and inevitably, it’s a Monday morning and you’re en route to work. I have been so […]

As you might have noticed on the blog before, we like a bit of Monster High and Florence has been playing with one of the new ‘Fright Mares Cantaurs’ collection this week. Monster High™ is filled with so many secret doors, passageways and portals, you never know what you might find within its halls, or even its walls – and deep within the catacombs of everyone’s favourite school live half centaur-half unique monsters! These spookeriffic monster mash-ups are real Fright-Mares™! […]