You may remember last year I attended the Knitting and Stitching Show at Ally Pally where I picked up some lovely fabric to make a crawling blanket for my second child. I didn’t know if the bump would be a boy or girl so I tried to pick neutral fabrics. I couldn’t resist london scene…
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Book review: Lunchtime by Rebecca Cobb
The well known illustrator Rebecca Cobb has recently written her second children’s book – Lunchtime. Featuring an adorable little girl this story tells the tale of one lunchtime. Unfortunately she’s just not hungry. However, luckily for her a visiting crocodile, bear and wolf are. The wolf munches on her apple, the bear slurps her soup…
The Diamond Jubilee Victoria sponge
This overcast weather is no good for my mood so I thought I would share some good news I recently received. Last week I found I was chosen from 130 applicants to be one of 25 Morphy Richards Innovator for the next 12 months! To be chosen I wrote a very silly post on my…
Giveaway: win a £25 zulily voucher
A couple of weeks ago we were invited to hear more about zulily over afternoon tea at the fantastic Home House in the West End. Whilst the children were happily playing I got to browse some of the collections and learn more about it. zulily.co.uk is a new online store featuring daily discounts on well…
Portrait of a modern family
Time for the May PinAddicts Pinterest Challenge. The idea is to choose something from your Pinterest boards to create and link up each month. Ages ago I pinned this: Source: meggielynne.tumblr.com via Jenny on Pinterest So simple but really effective and a great portrait of a modern family. So I traced round our hands on…
Weaning on the go
Today we went to Willow’s Farm in Hertfordshire as we had heard some great things about it. I have packing for a day trip down to a fine art but have only recently started including a little lunch bag for Little Sis. Now we have weaning well established I take a pouch of puree and…
Martha and the Bunny Brothers: I Heart School
Martha is the ultimate happy bunny: cheerful, upbeat, seeing the best in every situation. And her bunny brothers Monty and Pip absolutely adore her. We were recently sent a copy of Martha and the Bunny Brothers: I Heart School to read. The toddler loves looking at books and this was a great story to read…
Treats for your Jubilee party
Have you noticed that there are an increasing amount of special Jubilee limited editions food products? I felt compelled to purchase a few of my favourite brands and must admit I’ve even been keeping the wrappers for the children’s memory boxes! The Jubilee and Olympics are big events in their little lives and even though…
Review: Sorgenfresser or Worry-eaters
We were recently offered the chance to review the intriguingly named Sorgenfresser, or Worry-eaters. They keep an eye out for bad dreams and worries in a sleeping child’s room – if they see a bad dream they open their zippered mouth and gobble them up. Take a look at this short video about them: They…