• Starting the day the right way with Ready Brek
    parenting

    Starting the day the right way with Ready Brek

    September 27, 2017 - By 

    I started giving my daughter Ready Brek when she was about 6 months old. It was one of the first tastes she ever experienced and she still has it for breakfast now she’s nearly 6! Sometimes she dabbles with other cereals with eye-catching packaging, but she always goes back to her old favourite. Ready Brek is a breakfast must-have in many households, and everybody has their favourite type – original, chocolate, honey or seriously oatey. Ready Brek is a great way to start the day in a healthy way and provides a nutritional morning meal for the whole family.  It’s…

  • Scleich Large Skull Trap With Velociraptor
    parenting - toy review

    Schleich Large Skull Trap With Velociraptor

    September 27, 2017 - By 

    New to the Schleich Dinosaurs collection is the terrifying Large Skull Trap playset which promises endless pre-historic adventure for young ones! Schleich Large Skull Trap With Velociraptor My daughter is dinosaur mad and I knew she would love to add this set to her dinosaur collection. The jaw-dropping playset has a giant fossil-like design with the hollow cavity of the skull making the perfect play location. Take a look at our unboxing video to find out more about the playset. Also included is the exciting Velociraptor figure which features moveable arms and jaw, which means kids can start playing right…

  • Amazing Creatures book review and giveaway
    competition - crafts

    Amazing Creatures book review and giveaway

    September 27, 2017 - By 

    I’ve always loved adult colouring books and my children do too. We were recently introduced to a lovely book we’ve all been fighting over. Amazing Creatures by Shobhna Patel is a gorgeous colouring book but goes one step further as you can turn your coloured pictures into 3D sculpture artworks. The whole family loves colouring in and Amazing Creatures contains 24 different pages, full of amazing animals, to colour in. Once you have created your finished coloured sheet you can push up the ready cut flaps from behind the page to create simple lift-the-flaps. To add more interest you can also curl the…

  • A healthy packed lunch for school with GoGo squeeZ
    parenting - school

    A healthy packed lunch for school with GoGo squeeZ

    September 26, 2017 - By 

    With my son starting a new school and going into Year 3 I’ve been tasked with providing a healthy packed lunch for him very day. Free school meals were an amazing bonus and I was sad when he was no longer eligible to receive them. He asked to try packed lunches, partly I think he was fed up of queuing for lunch, so I’ve been trying to make healthy packed lunches for him. As well as a packed lunch my son is able to take a healthy snack for break time. I’m fortunate that he enjoys fruit and enjoys a…

  • competition - parenting - STEM activity

    Calling all aspiring inventors! {Young Imagineers competition}

    September 26, 2017 - By 

    Today I wanted to tell you about a new STEM competition, Young Imagineers, which has just been launched by the Science Museum and Statoil, the Norwegian energy company. Aimed at encouraging children’s involvement in the STEM subjects, the Young Imagineers competition asks children, aged 7-14, “What invention would you create to make tomorrow’s world a better place?” Entry is easy. All children need to do to enter is fill in a form on the competition website:  https://youngimagineers.statoil.com/, including a sketch and a short 100 word summary of their idea. The competition is open until 6 October 2017. Statoil has brought…

  • Star Wars Forces of Destiny toys {Endor Adventure}
    Hasbro Toy Tribe - parenting

    Star Wars Forces of Destiny toys {Endor Adventure}

    September 26, 2017 - By 

    The 7 year old, and his father, are huge Star Wars fans. Recently my son has been watching the Star Wars Forces of Destiny on YouTube so was delighted to be sent one of the new Star Wars Forces of Destiny toys from Hasbro. Star Wars Forces of Destiny is an animated micro-series celebrating some of Star Wars‘ most beloved and inspirational characters. The series of animated shorts can be watched on Disney YouTube, exploring all-new adventures of fan-favourites. The Star Wars Forces of Destiny toys, includes new adventure figures – a mix of traditional dolls and action figures. The toys are 11-inch inches high, have rooted hair, two…

  • Halloween teacake spider treats
    crafts - Halloween crafts

    Halloween teacake spider treats

    September 25, 2017 - By 

    I’ve been excited by the thought of Halloween for a while now. We actually went on a little Halloween shopping spree a few weeks ago and I couldn’t help but be excited by some Halloween crafting with the children. Today I’m joining up with some other bloggers and taking part in a Halloween Blog Hop organised by The Moments at Home. Our Halloween craft is Halloween teacake spider treats. I love teacakes and they can be decorated in so many ways throughout the changing seasons – see our teacake Christmas puds here. Teacake spiders are fun and taste delicious too! Halloween…

  • New Banksy murals spring up in central London near Barbican
    days out - homestyle - London - Monday Happy List

    Monday Happy Things {Week 156}

    September 25, 2017 - By 

    Happy Monday morning everyone! I’d forgotten how quickly the weeks go when the kids are back at school. They’ve both settled into their new years so well and I’ve been really proud of them. I haven’t enjoyed policing the increased amount of homework though and we’ve had to tweak their reward charts to make sure it gets done! This week I reached 900 subs on YouTube which made me so happy. I love making videos with my children. I have hours of unedited footage which I’m not sure will ever see the light of day, but as long as my…

  • clothing - homestyle - shopping

    Autumn days, when the grass is jewelled

    September 24, 2017 - By 

    Photo by Allef Vinicius on Unsplash My husband is such an Alpha Male. He took us all out for the day yesterday and spent today boarding the loft! He’s really lovely and does so much for us all, I’m sure we never tell him how much we all love him. Our ninth wedding anniversary is coming up this week but we’ve been together for a whopping 14 years and known  each other for 16. We were driving around our old London stomping ground yesterday and it was quite strange remembering the places we used to go on date night, our favourite Italian restaurant…