When we’ve had a hectic day of attending the needs of small children, most of us want some time for ourselves to relax in a bit of peace and quiet (chance’d be a fine thing eh)?! The evenings (once the children are actually IN bed) are the only real ‘me’ time many mums get to indulge themselves with a bath, magazine or television programme that doesn’t air on CBeebies; it’s also the time for hobbies and interests so there’s a lot […]
Earlier in the week we were hosts in a brilliant Twitter party with UKMums.TV and Designa Friend’s which you can buy exclusively at Argos. We had a fab time at the party; making things, crafting and colouring, decorating cup cakes, eating party food, playing games and playing with the gorgeous dolls and it went so quickly! I’d only ever seen the Designa Friend dolls in pictures which don’t do them enough justice! They are totally lovely with hard faces, arms and […]
Living on a tight budget and limited by the monthly income from your first job out of college? We all know that feeling. Here are some ways you can augment your income and stretch your purchasing power a bit: Capitalize on your talent Do you have a particular talent you are proud of? Painting, sculpting, sketching, or making paper crafts are some hobbies that you can capitalize on. If you are good at painting, you may want to setup painting […]
On Saturday the children and I set off excitedly to Southend to see the Milkshake Show at the Cliffs Pavilion. We go to the theatre a lot for reviews on the blog but this was actually not for me to write about. I had won tickets in a competition and we were very excited! We went on the train and we had a really jolly time on the journey there talking about how much fun we were going to have. […]
In the summer Florence and I went to Cayla’s Tea Party at London’s most famous toy shop Hamleys to launch the doll ‘My Friend Cayla’. From the off Florence was smitten and I knew then, watching her and all the other girls at the party, that Cayla was going to be a massive hit for this year’s Christmas lists! We made this video at the party. She has, as pre,dicted gone on to make the top Christmas lists everywhere and at […]
We’ve been to SKATE at Somerset House for the last four years and every year we look forward to it signalling the start of our Christmas activities! It is quite simply the most beautiful setting and for the children, with their gorgeous little penguins to hold onto, it is the absolute best skating experience we have ever tried! Yesterday we went to the preview session and loved it so much we had not one but two goes on the ice! […]
I don’t mind the home work that Florence’s school set for her but it is rather extensive and time consuming. For Florence it’s ideal because she loves to be set talks and in fact she often finishes what has been set and asks me for more sums or tasks to do in her book. She is a child that it works for and for us it’s brilliant. I have spoken to other parents however, who have said they simply cannot […]
Before half term Jimmy chose ‘football’ as the theme for the next Friday Night Treat Tea but I forgot to grow cress which is something I really wanted to be a part of it so will have to do it another week. Instead I decided that we would have a ‘Sheep Tea’ with all things sheepish! So that was our Friday Night Treat Tea this week. Next week we are planning a ‘Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs’ theme which […]
It seems very strange to me to be thinking about the summer when Christmas is on its way; even odder in a way than seeing all the Christmas shows in the height of the summer? Still, we had a very interesting visit with Tesco yesterday where they showcased their summer homeware pieces for 2015 and despite the weather having taken a turn for the colder outside, we were almost transported into the garden with a glass of Pimms. The summer at Tesco, and […]
Yesterday I went off to Argos HQ to find out a bit more about their new ‘My Wishlist’ app for children. I have to say that on first use I wasn’t terribly impressed but when I bumped into the guys from Mumii on my way home and they told me their reasons for REALLY liking it, I stared to wonder if I’d been a little hasty in my judgement. So… The app is basically a list of over 4,000 toys […]
