• Spooky Lolly Pop treats for Halloween
    crafts - Halloween crafts

    Spooky Lolly Pop treats for Halloween {trick or treat}

    October 7, 2016 - By 

    I’m not quite sure when to start putting up our Halloween decorations. Our lightbox is helping us count down the days and we have a growing number of homemade Halloween decorations to hang. This year we’ve made some fun spooky lolly pop treats for our Halloween visitors. Our lolly pop pumpkins, ghosts and spiders are sure to delight any age and are super simple to make. How to make spooky lolly pop treats You will need: wrapped lolly pops tissue paper in white, black, orange and red scissors googly eyes or permanent pen short pieces of wool 1 Cut out…

  • book review - competition

    Win 2 Super Search Adventure books from Miles Kelly

    October 7, 2016 - By 

    Miles Kelly publish beautiful books for children so I was delighted when they got in touch and told me about their new Super Search range of books. Perfect for children aged 5 and over, each book takes children on an adventure packed with intriguing information, memorable characters, rhyming riddles and fun activities. Today I am delighted to have two Super Search books to giveaway to a lucky reader of the gingerbread house. First let me tell you a little more about the titles. Super Search Adventure Where is the Bear? Where is the Bear? (pictured above) is a brilliantly creative…

  • Num Noms Wacky Bakers
    playing - toy review

    Fun in the kitchen with Num Noms {#WackyBakers}

    October 6, 2016 - By 

    To celebrate the recent launch of Series 2 Num Noms we were invited to take part in a fun challenge – to create our own wacky recipe inspired by one of the hundreds of Num Noms flavours! My daughter loves the cute little collectible characters called Num Noms. A cupful of cuteness and a spoonful of surprise make Num Noms. You can easily create your own flavour fusion by combining your Nums with a Nom! We were sent the new Freezie Pops Family from Series 2. They are bright and colourful and smell delicious. It was pretty easy to inspire our…

  • Pampers UNICEF partner to eliminate tetanus
    baby - parenting

    Pampers UNICEF partner to eliminate tetanus {#1photo1vaccine}

    October 6, 2016 - By 

    Today I have a lovely way for parents and carers to help support the work of Pampers and UNICEF who are protecting the world’s amazing babies against newborn tetanus. Did you know – babies can help save lives by doing nothing more than wearing Pampers. Because Pampers donates 1 vaccine against maternal and newborn tetanus for every pack of Pampers nappies and wipes sold through the “1 Pack = 1 Vaccine” Pampers-UNICEF campaign. This means that anyone can get involved as even if your child is out of the nappy stage I don’t know a parent who doesn’t still carry…

  • Doc McStuffins Toy Hospital Role Play Set
    parenting - playing - toy review - UKMums.TV Preferred Blogger

    Doc McStuffins Toy Hospital Role Play Set

    October 5, 2016 - By 

    If your little one loves Doc McStuffins then no doubt you will have been watching the new episodes of Doc McStuffins. In these new episodes Doc has been transported to McStuffinsville to become the Chief Resident of the Toy Hospital, where she and her toy friends help toys from all over the world! Dottie ‘Doc’ McStuffins, a six year old girl, ‘fixes’ toys, with a little help from her stuffed animal friends, Stuffy, Hallie, Lambie and Chilly. Doc McStuffins Toy Hospital Role Play Set The new episodes of Doc McStuffins are the perfect reason to bring out some lovely new…

  • Autumn menu at Café Rouge
    eating out - Local Review - London - parenting

    The Edition, Autumn Winter Issue at Café Rouge

    October 4, 2016 - By 

    We’re a family that enjoys eating out. My lovely new kitchen is not quite finished so when we were invited to sample the new menu at our local Café Rouge I jumped at the chance. It’s been a while since we last visited our local Café Rouge. It’s housed in a gorgeous old building on the High Street and we usually go when we want a grown up lunch date. However the invitation was for the whole family so off we went. My children were more than happy with the Children’s Menu which was a fixed price of £6.95 for…

  • Cut it Out! by Poppy Chancellor
    crafts - Paper craft

    Cut it Out! by Poppy Chancellor

    October 4, 2016 - By 

    A few weeks ago I treated myself to a copy of Cut It Out! Featuring 30 highly original and stylish designs by cutting edge illustrator and renowned paper cut artist Poppy Chancellor, transform a blank sheet of paper into a stunning work of art. Forget complicated step-by-step instructions, no need for lots of expensive equipment, all you need is a sharp scalpel, craft mat, Poppy’s imaginative designs and a bit of creativity, and you can make cards, masks, invitations, partyware and presents for birthdays, hen dos, weddings, Halloween and Christmas. I’ve owned Cut It Out! for a few weeks but…

  • the gingerbread house
    homestyle - Monday Happy List

    Monday Happy List – Week 106

    October 3, 2016 - By 

    Did you have a good weekend? I can’t believe it’s Monday again, time for me to write my weekly Monday Happy List post. We had a pretty quiet weekend as both the children seem to be laid low with germs. They are adjusting to being back at school and seem to have had permanent coughs and colds ever since term started. They were both so tired that we didn’t even make it to their weekly swimming lesson which was a shame as they are progressing so well. Fortunately we had been invited to try the new Autumn/Winter menu at our…

  • Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights Colouring Classic
    Autumn - book review - Halloween crafts

    Win 1 of 2 Gothic themed adult colouring classics

    October 2, 2016 - By 

    Every year Halloween celebrations seem to get bigger and better. This year our preparations started quite early. We’ve already made a start on our Halloween crafts, we shared our egg carton ghosts yesterday, and have so many more planned. Halloween is fun for my children but it has a much darker side that you are probably more familiar with. If you are a fan of Halloween then you may be interested in two brand new adult colouring books – Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights and Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Embrace the greatest Gothic literature of all time and indulge your creativity with…