This year we have really enjoyed being a Peppa Pig Holiday Blogger. Both my children love Peppa and she plays a large part in our lives, as I’m sure she does in many other families. A few weeks ago we received our final Peppa Pig parcel of goodies and it was packed with lovely toys…
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Bright Eyes toy review
Over the last couple of weeks Little Sis has been helping to review a brand new product from Character, Bright Eyes. This is a supersoft, interactive toy with light-up, animated eyes and cute animal sounds. Little Sis received Tiny the Elephant and there are three further Bright Eyes toys: Breeze the Owl, Twinkle the Dog…
Qixels Turbo Dryer Playset review
I have been keeping my 5 year old busy over the school holidays. As well as days out we’ve had fun at home too, reading books, crafting and practising his writing. He was sent the Qixels Turbo Dryer Playset from Character to review and this is an easy review to write as he absolutely loves…
What I’m reading: Dress Your Tech
These days I’m surrounded by tech. I don’t go anywhere without my iPhone, I also have an iPad Mini and use a MacBook Air at home. My husband has the same items so we’re always looking for ways to identify them so we know who owns what. This week a new book was published –…
Faber-Castell Creative Craft Set with Connector Pens
We’re having a really crafty Summer and I’m very grateful that some lovely brands have sent us some craft products to try. Today I’m sharing the fun we had with a Creative Craft Set from Faber-Castell. They have created a wide selection of fantastic Playing & Learning products which allow children to explore their creativity…
Join Staedtler’s Try-it Tribe
As you may have seen in my gallery of badges below, I’m proud to be a member of Staedtler’s Try It Tribe. Earlier in the school holidays they sent us an amazing bundle of craft supplies, including colouring pens, crayons and gel pens. which we’ve been using throughout the summer to help us with our…
Clangers planet play scene
Over the last few weeks my son has been making a papier-mâché play scene for his Clangers figures. They live on, and inside, a small moon-like planet which we tried to re-create. He really enjoyed making it, and I’ve enjoyed helping him, so we just had to share it here. We used: Papier-mâché paste Strips…
Monday happy things
We’re now halfway through our summer holidays. The days are flying by and we’ve had lots of fun this week. My Monday happy things are: I went to a fun workshop to celebrate the launch of Furniture Hacks by Hesta Van Overbeek at West Elm. Her book is lovely, packed full of ways to upcycle…
Eating Belgian waffles
It’s a little known fact that I’m a Belgophile. I adore Belgium and have visited many Belgium cities including Brussels, Ghent, Ypres, Ostend, Bruges and this month Antwerp. I have a long list of more Belgian cities I want to visit, much to my family’s dismay. Obviously travelling at home and abroad can be expensive….