After Florence’s first day of school and the end of her first week I decided to make our very first Friday Night Treat a pirate themed one! Both children loved it and it was so easy! I bought a table cloth, silver paper plates and some curly straws from Poundland along with a glass jug (I will use all again) and then created the rest of the bits using things we already had like a fish ice cube tray from Ikea. […]
Florence had her first day of school this week and with my heart in my mouth I spent the entire day just waiting to go and pick her up again. She was fine. Didn’t cry once. I cried quite a bit. I dabbed my eyes (didn’t want mascara to fall down my face in front of her extremely young looking and very attractive male teacher – the other Mums and I call him Mr Foxy) in the classroom as I […]
I wrote a few weeks ago about the new Bugaboo Bee 3 which is launched this month but I hadn’t yet seen it in person. I’m a big fan of the Bee and always have been. I still use my original which is 5 years old and I also love my Bee Plus but there are elements of both buggies which are better than the other. I like the hood on the original because it is longer but I like […]
When Florence was born we got no sleep until I finally relented and brought her in bed with us. It took three weeks for me to finally give up trying to lower her into the moses basket and remove my hands from her slowly so that she didn’t notice (she always did) and wait for the screams. When I sat down on my bed her whole body would relax and after we started co-sleeping I couldn’t understand what took me […]
If you’ve not yet heard of Steffi Love then I suppose you either don’t have a television or you don’t have a four year old girl? Steffi Love is a fashion doll made by Simba but she’s also so much more than that! She is also a singer and has released her very own single which has been playing across the children’s networks all summer long. If you haven’t seen the video then check it out here because it’s actually […]
I remember when Florence was tiny and we were all introduced to CBeebies for the first time. I loved the bed time hour namely because of the ‘goodnight song’ and we all used to sing-a-long with it. The bed time hour, starting with that song and then ending with it too, is a really gentle way of saying ‘time to wind down and relax before bed’. CBeebies is really good at so many things actually and both of mine love […]
A couple of weeks ago we reviewed the Ben and Holly Thistle Castle Play Set which we thought was pretty ace. We mentioned in the review that you could add to the set with other Ben and Holly play sets. The swing, slide and roundabout all come with a Holly figure (as does the castle) and interlock with the castle to create a bigger play area. They each cost £9.99 from Character and are for ages 3+. The Ben and […]
We love BeWILDerwood. I actually think, even though we’re lucky and get to go on absolutely loads of days out, that it is the best day out in the whole country let alone county. There are lots of places we like in the UK and a few places which are simply exceptional, Peppa Pig World at Paultons Park and Drusillas in East Sussex both hit that level, but there’s something even more exciting about BeWILDerwood and it’s not just because […]
We went camping for the first time at Camp Bestival earlier on in the summer. We loved it in a way that I truly thought we never would. I think we are probably fair weather campers as I can’t see us enjoying sitting in a tent come thunder and lightening with an almighty down pour but as long as the sun is shining we are more than happy to be at one with nature and not wash probably as much […]
Receiving flowers always brings a special joy distinct from picking up a bunch at the supermarket. The unexpected delight of a flower delivery could make anyone’s day, turning an ordinary moment into something memorable. If you’re passionate about flowers and want to create such moments for others, consider exploring the opportunities for a florist assistant in London. I was sent flowers this week, something which I don’t think has happened since my 18th birthday when the bunch that was delivered, […]
