With Easter on the horizon, most people will be planning some family time. The Bank Holidays give us even more time to spend with our loved ones, to enjoy time away from work and from our normal routine. There are many ways to spend your Easter break, here are some family friendly activity ideas; Family meal: Everyone loves a meal …
The #MoonpigCollection S/S 15 Preview Event
Moonpig is brand that I am very familiar with and hearing the name makes me think of greetings cards. What I didn’t realise was the extent of their gift range. Last week, Baby and I were invited to the S/S 15 Preview Event, which was held at the Sky Bar in Holborn; such a great venue! I was actually a bit taken …
Winter Beach Project
There have been some parts of this week, when the weather has been truly miserable. As a family we love being outside, going on adventures. While we try to go out for some fresh air even when it is pouring down, we are less inclined to go on day trips. With a toddler who is temperamental about wearing hats and …
Alicia|Kay Style Showcase Event
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited by one of my favorite PRs to an exciting event in London. Within a few minutes of the invitation landing in my inbox, I had ensured Mr Hubby had booked the day off (to look after Baby) and had booked my train ticket to the big smoke! I don’t really have any …
How to Work from Home Effectively
It is becoming increasingly popular for people to work from home, even if it is only one or two days a week. Working from home can seem like such a great idea, but how do you make sure you don’t end up still in your PJ’s, watching Jeremy Kyle reruns at three o’clock in the afternoon? With fewer restrictions and no …
Did you save for baby? Our Story
There are lots of sensible types that spent years saving vast amounts of cash, before they even began to try for their first baby. I would like to say Mr Hubby and I were exactly these type of people…. but well, we weren’t. Our story was a little less predictable. After 11 years together, one October day we decided that …
Salter Pancake Day Challenge #SalterPancakeChallenge
Salter Pancake Day Blogger Challenge 2015 We were asked by Salter to take part in their 2015 Pancake Day Blogger Challenge, ahead of next Tuesday’s Pancake Day! For those of you how don’t know, Salter make exceptional precision kitchen equipment, that help you to create perfect bakes every time! To help us on our challenge we were sent some kitchen equipment from …
What to Look for in your Child’s First Bed
What to Look for in your Child’s First Bed The time to move on to a real bed can come all too quickly in a child’s life. Suddenly your baby boy or girl looks gargantuan in their cot; just when you got them to sleep on their own! A child’s bed certainly has its own benefits, however, not the least …
Revamp your living space
With Spring on the way, you might be thinking about making some changes to your living space. The promise of warmer weather will see many of us changing things up to breathe new life into our houses after a long, cold Winter. It is possible to freshen up a room with a few little pieces and tweaks. However, if you …
Three Ways to Make Teeth Brushing Time More Fun
Three Ways to Make Teeth Brushing Time More Fun All dentists in the UK and around the world recommend that young children brush their teeth twice a day, and for two minutes each time, although any parent will know just how much of a struggle it can be for young children to comply. By bringing a little fun into teeth …
New Year Resolutions: are they going to plan?
At the beginning of the month I set myself some goals for 2015. The mistake I have made in previous years is not revisiting the goals often enough. They then slip to the back of my mind and sometimes get forgotten about completely. I am guessing I am not on my own. So a month in, how am I doing? As I explained …
Taste Maker Challenge #happyeggtastemakers
In my role as a Happy Egg Company Tastemaker, I have been challenged to take a fresh look at good old scrambled eggs. We love scrambled eggs and in fact it is one meal I know Baby will eat. She has it quite often and so I thought this challenge gave me the perfect opportunity to jazz it up, to prevent …
Baby’s X-Factor Style Bath Time ‘Journey’
If you are a fan of X Factor, or indeed any other reality show, you will know the contestants always go on a ‘journey’. My own little superstar, not one to be left out, has gone on her own ‘journey’. Baby LOVES the bath, but for the first 15 months of her life she HATED it! Meaning I had a small, …
Capturing Beautiful Moments
Since Baby was born (21 months ago!) I have developed an obsession with photography. I think I have probably taken more photo’s in the last 21 months, than I have in the rest of my life. I am very lucky to have the perfect little model, who most of the time, doesn’t mind mummy thrusting a camera/phone in her face. On …
Our holidays are coming – Bluestone Wales
Just before Christmas we were thrilled to be invited to spend a week at Bluestone National Park Resort in the wonderful Pembrokeshire countryside. We go at the end on this month and we are all super excited, as it will be our first family holiday. It means so much to us as a family to experience our first holiday together and we …
Huggies® Little Swimmers® Challenge
I have talked about Baby’s swimming journey quite a few times before. For a large part of this year, we were Konfidence Swimologists and we went swimming weekly with Aquababies West. She had a rocky start and really wasn’t keen at all. However, every week she improved so much and it wasn’t long before she was jumping in from the side, showing no fear at …
Stand Up For Good Snacks with Ella’s Kitchen
Baby has always preferred food that comes from the kitchen of Ella, to anything Mummy or Daddy prepare. So we were quite happy when Ella’s Kitchen asked us to spread the word about their new Good Snacking Revolution which encourages little ones to ‘stand up for good snacks’. The new snacking range is designed specifically for toddlers from 12 months+ (up to the …
Poundland Christmas Challenge
We recently accepted the Poundland Christmas Challenge. The challenge was to give one room in our house a festive makeover, using decorations from Poundland. I had wanted to give Baby’s room a bit of a festive touch and so this gave me the perfect opportunity. This is Baby’s room as it was before I sprinkled the Poundland Christmas Magic on it. …
‘Eggs’traordinary Pecan & Chocolate Honeycomb Cookies
At home we always use free range eggs and so we were happy to become part of the Happy Egg Company‘s Blogger Network. We were sent some egg vouchers and a fab recipe to try them out on. Looks like Mr Hubby’s work colleagues are going to be well fed again! Here is how we got on! I did notice that …
Salter Gingerbread Challenge
We were recently challenged by the lovely people at Salter to make some Gingerbread men. To help us get our bake on they kindly sent us some kitchen equipment from their Heston Blumenthal range. Here is our recipe, which was slightly adapted from one of my old baking books. Baby enjoyed whisking! I loved the high tech scales, I have never seen any like …
“A Dog is for life, not just for Christmas”
In 1978 Clarissa Baldwin, the then Chief Executive of the National Canine Defence League, coined this well known phrase. This phrase has fronted the Dogs Trust Christmas awareness campaign for over 30 years. The sad truth is that rescue centres experience a shocking rise in numbers of dogs between January and March, when the people who have bought dogs for Christmas …
Baby’s Konfidence has a wobble
Baby started swimming back in May of this year, when we were selected to be Official Konfidence Swimologists. We were thrilled to be given the opportunity and after a shaky start, she came on leaps and bounds. Only a few weeks into her lessons, she was doing everything the other children (who had been swimming for longer) could do. She …
How pet owning can benefit children
Our dog Lily enjoying the snow! I have always had pets. Growing up, my earliest memories include animals. Walking ‘Jack’ our old Labrador, riding friends ponies, playing with our guinea pigs and countless other animal encounters. So many lovely memories and the majority of them include our family pets in some way. My family are animal lovers through and through, …
Step into the Story – Bicester Village
Last week Baby and I were invited to the press launch of the Christmas festivities at Bicester Designer Outlet Village. At first I was a little reluctant to accept, as although the event sounded great, it would mean Baby being up past her bedtime for the first time. However, Mr Hubby was out for the evening and so I thought …
Pampers Active Fit – Britain’s Driest Nappy Trial
I must admit that we use a wide range of nappies. In fact, we usually buy whichever brand is on offer. However, we were recently asked to try the Pampers Active fit nappies and we were set a challenge, which we couldn’t resist. . Pampers state that their Active Fit nappies have an additional absorbent layer, which soaks up the …
The Great Cereal Theft (Eat Natural)
O.K I have a confession….. I love cereal! I have said many times before, but if it weren’t for Mr Hubby (who cooks), I would live on cereal. My favourite cereal treats being Muesli and Granola. We were recently sent some breakfast products from Eat Natural; I was really looking forward to trying them, as I really enjoy their macadamia …
Fun on the HUGGIES® Pull Ups® Bus
Last week Baby and I were invited by HUGGIES® Pull Ups® to a bloggers event in London. Baby is almost 18 months old and so, in the not too distant future, potty training will be on the cards for us. So we headed off to the big smoke! The event was held at Surrey Docks Farm, opposite Canary Wharf, such …
Do you have a favourite Canal?! We do!
Well, I never thought I would be writing a post about Canals! However, I recently heard about LOOK’s ‘What Floats Your Boat’ campaign. This campaign highlights what LOOK believe to be the top 5 canals in Britain, but they are asking for our views. Asking if we would have any different canals in the top 5. We would! The Kennet …
The Best Pets for Children
Most parents will be asked for a pet at one time or another. Most will be wary of agreeing, as let’s be honest it is us that do most of the pet maintenance involved! However, a pet can be a great addition to the family as it doesn’t just bring fun and love it also teaches responsibility, can improve self-esteem, …
Macmillan Coffee Morning + Recipe Printable!
One in three of us will get Cancer. That is really short odds and such a scary thought, one which we probably don’t want to dwell on that much. What these stats mean is that if you haven’t had the diagnosis yourself, you will probably know someone who has. In my family, my dad died from cancer, my mum survived …