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 …
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 …
10 things you can clean with steam + huge Bissell Giveaway!
I have a confession….. I HATE cleaning. As an organised person I should probably love it and don’t get me wrong I LOVE a clean house, I just don’t like to be the person who does it. I think it stems from not really doing a good job, spending the time and then being disappointed by the results. This means …
Did Baby #SleepTightAllNight ? + UNICORN GIVEAWAY
Baby has never been a great sleeper, although to be fair I have heard stories of kids who are much worse than her, sleepwise. Like most parents we have tried a few different things over the last three years, to either get her to fall asleep, or to encourage her to stay in bed longer in the mornings. At three and a …
#ThankGoodness for Optiwell + WIN £350 Luxury Hotel Voucher
Last week, I spent the best part of two days at one of the most wonderful blogging events I have ever been to. Baby and I had been invited to Optiwell’s end of summer party, with lots of our friends. Optiwell wanted to take the ‘mum-strain’ away from us for a while and boy did they do just that. Optiwell make it easier …
Making a house a home with Desenio prints + £80 giveaway
Desenio are a Swedish-based site that sell prints and posters online. Their site is jam packed with fabulous wall art, so much so it took me ages to decide on the pieces I wanted to receive. The posters come is all sizes, from 13×18 to 70×100 and with prices from £1.72 you really can’t go wrong! We are in the process of having our bedroom redecorated …
Sense Organics Review & £50 Giveaway
I adore kid’s clothes and am so lucky that Baby loves getting new outfits and the obligatory modelling that comes with most of them! Sense Organics was a new brand on my horizon; one look at their online shop and I was sold. They design and manufacture fabulous clothes from birth up. Not only that but they are organic and fair trade too! …
Mottisfont Christmas Carol + National Trust Giveaway
We are big fans of days out at National Trust properties and one of our favourites is Mottisfont, in Romsey. We were invited last weekend to their exciting Christmas Carol Family Trail. Having experienced the Charlie and Lola trail back in the summer, we were keen to see what they had in store for us. Baby couldn’t wait to get …
An Amazing Cup That Kids Can See In The Dark – Liteup Giveaway
I have a fab giveaway for you today. Litecup is the only non-spill sippy cup that lights up and I have three to giveaway. The Litecup emits a soothing atmospheric light (red or blue) enabling your child to find their cup in the night – allowing everyone to get more sleep! Imagine no more ‘Mummy I need a drink!’. The …
How Cravendale Goes Down In Our House
Some people get their kicks from a cheeky cocktail, others from a gin or a whisky chaser but not us, no ladies and gentlemen in our house we get our kicks from Cravendale. Yes, there is nothing like a big ol’ glass of the white stuff to get Baby firing on all cyclinders. Milk drinking is where it’s at people! We …
A Baby Monitor With a Difference – Gynoii Review & Giveaway
Gynoii asked us to review their smart baby monitor. We love a bit of technology, so we couldn’t resist having a look. This monitor is a WiFi based system that live streams images directly to your Smart phone or tablet. Working on both IOS and Android devices. The monitor can be used on a table top stand or via a clamp, meaning …
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 …
Chocolate, Pink, Meringue – The Godiva Challenge
When I heard about the Godiva Challenge, I knew I wanted to take part. Firstly, I love a challenge and secondly for every entry, Godiva will donate £5 to Breast Cancer Now. My mum is a breast cancer survivor, enough said. Our brief was to create something with chocolate, meringue and combining a pink element. As the winning dessert will make …
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 …
Zazzle Haul & £50 Giveaway
I love products that are a little out of the ordinary. I also love it when I find an online store that offers lots of choice, as well as giving you access to smaller more independent sellers; which is why I was thrilled to find Zazzle. Packed with lovely products and great design, their things have a way of appearing in your …
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 …
The Oreo Wonderfilled Recipe Challenge – Oreos 3 Ways
I have received product from Oreo for this post. It is an entry to the Foodies100 Wonderfilled recipe challenge sponsored by Oreo, which marks the launch of two exciting new flavours: Peanut Butter and Golden. The delicious new flavours are available in all major supermarkets at an RRP of £1.08. To find out more, visit facebook.com/oreo I love to bake! …
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 …
Baby’s Messy Adventure & Matilda Goody Bag Giveaway
I have loved reading all my life and when I was a child one of my favourite authors was Roald Dahl. Baby has inherited our love of books and so we were thrilled to be invited to the Messy Adventure organised by Persil in collaboration with the Roald Dahl team. The event was organised to highlight a new interactive story …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Interflora’s Priceless Mum Challenge
Being a parent is hard sometimes, you hear people say it is the hardest job you can have. I don’t view it as a job, but have had my share of tough times. Although luckily they are balanced with the wonderful joy, that having a child in your life brings. There is a pressure on parents, especially the stay at home …
Bake Something Funny For Money + £50 HomeSense Giveaway!
I LOVE baking, so when I was asked to Bake Something Funny for Money, I was more than happy to agree. Red Nose Day is on Friday 13th March and I am sure we all know about the causes it supports, but did you know just how amazing it is? Over the last 14 Red Nose Days £700,000 has been raised! …
7 Steps to Achieve Your Goals + Download #Giveaway
GIVE YOUR DREAMS A DEADLINE WITH ‘7 STEPS TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS’ Do you want to make 2015 the year you really achieve? I do, I have lots of goals for this year and I thought I might need some help in achieving them. So when I was offered 7 Steps to Achieve your Goals to download and review, I …
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 …
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