The perfect sweet treat

Which sweets evoke memories of your childhood? Do you remember taking your pocket-money-pennies to the local shop and waiting patiently to fill that paper bag? Impatiently queuing while staring at the jars behind the till. Which sweet treats got your vote? Maybe now, even as an adult, you simply cannot resist those particular sweets. Allowing yourself a little daydream about …

Roxi

Love music? Roxi Electric Jukebox Review + GIVEAWAY!

We love music. Both hubby and I were avid festival goers before Ava came along and we’ve been to Camp Bestival every year since Ava was two. Music is so powerful and whatever music Ava chooses to like when she’s older, I really enjoy sharing our favourite tunes with her as she grows up. I love that it’s something we …

Tiny Tears 50th Anniversary + Giveaway

One of the most iconic toys in British history, to my mind, is the Tiny Tears doll and they are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year.  Tiny Tears was the first fully functioning feeding, crying and wetting doll with closing eyes, moveable arms, legs and head. To celebrate this milestone John Adams have released the limited edition Tiny Tears 50th Anniversary Doll and …

Win the ultimate potty training kit with HUGGIES® Pull-Ups®

HUGGIES® Pull-ups are encouraging parents and toddlers to say goodbye to nappies and hello to learning pants! The new learning liner inside HUGGIES® Pull-Ups® allows children to feel wetness for a few moments, before quickly drawing the moisture away. This way, little ones will start to learn the difference between wet and dry and means they can ultimately stay dry on …

Baby Hosts A Tea Party

Baby loves nothing more than a tea party, so I was thrilled to come across the Argos Tea Party competition hosted by the lovely Life of Mum.  Our challenge being to host a super-duper toy’s tea party; so we got to work. Our first job was to think of our theme.  As luck would have it, Baby’s best toy friend, Sheriff …

Active Family

Active Family Adventure – Win a Family Trip to Go Ape

How active is your family?  Outdoor clothing brand Berghaus recently conducted a survey of UK parents to find out how often the whole family get together to do exercise-based activities such as a bike ride, a trip ice skating or just enjoying a country walk.  Shockingly nearly 50% of parents admitted they didn’t manage it more than once every other month. Wow! In response to these …

Dr Care Anywhere Consultation Giveaway!

I announced a few months ago that Dr Care Anywhere were my BritMums sponsorsponsor.  Since then I have tried out the service on a couple of occasions and thought it was just brilliant.  So I have joined with Dr Care Anywhere to bring you a giveaway, which could mean you win one of five consultations with Dr Care Anywhere (worth £75 …

Home

What Does Home Mean To You?

I recently heard about a blogger competition organised by Principality and it really stuck a chord with me.  They simply asked; What Does Home Mean To You? The reason for it striking a chord, is that home is really important to me.  I suppose I have always been a homebody and home is somewhere that I feel safe and loved.  Since becoming …

Glencoe

10 Reasons Why The Highlands Are A Hit With Families #parentpanel

I have the pleasure of being part of the Parent Panel panel.  This means I get to highlight a fabulous family friendly holiday from Parent Friendly Stays on my blog every so often. This time I want to introduce the Isles of Glencoe Hotel, but also to tell you about the area in general, as Scotland is very close to my heart.  I lived in …

Wipe Easy Oilcloth Review and Bag Giveaway

Baby is in a transitional phase, she is almost ready to give up her highchair, but she is still a little unreliable at times….  So it was great timing when Wipe Easy Tablecloths asked if we would like to review an oilcloth tablecloth.  They offer a wide choice of prints and lots of different size options. I picked this pink beach hut …

Globber My Free Scooter Giveaway from Skatehut

I have a fabulous giveaway for you today courtesy of the wonderful people at Skatehut.  One lucky winner will receive a Globber My Free Scooter (any scooter under £55). Available in six difference colours Designed for the youngest riders, My Free is ideal to develop balance and help your child learn to ride and master the scooter, with its low …

Will You Remember? #SafestoreYourMemories

I love preserving our family memories in any way I can.  In fact, that was the main motivation for starting this blog in the first place.  Memories are etched in our minds forever, but I want to be able to sit with Baby in the future; to touch, feel and remember from looking at our collection of treasured items.  Hopefully, …

Amazon Fire TV Giveaway

We are a family of TV watchers.  Although we all love being outside, we equally relish our comfy time indoors watching our favourite shows.  We currently have a very expensive Sky TV subscription and we could do with cutting down some of our expenditure. JNB Aerials offered us an Amazon Fire TV box, to see if it was the answer to …

Treworgey Cottages, Cornwall – Our #ParentPanel Entry

Some blogging things need to be handled by the most important person…. that person being I recently heard Mummy talking about a place called Treworgey and it sounds awesome.  So Mummy told me to write a list of all the reasons why I want to go. The first reason is the PONIES!!!!!  Mummy used to be a Dressage rider/judge/trainer and I …