I’m the first to admit I have no fashion sense at all and dress for comfort rather than anything else. I like to look nice but dread having to go shopping for a special outfit for a wedding or party. Having a boy has been great as he is so easy to buy clothes for….
Author: jenny
Handmade Valentine cards
I really want to encourage Big Brother to be crafty and get over my fear of mess by planning a couple of messy craft sessions a week. Today we made our own Valentine Day cards with some help from a potato. First I cut a potato in half and cut a heart into one half…
Be safe online – Kaspersky ONE
There’s no doubt about it, the Internet is taking over the world, which means it’s getting harder to protect yourself and your family online. With this in mind, I am offering you the chance to win a copy Kaspersky ONE, worth £79.99, ahead of Safer Internet Day on February 7th. Kaspersky ONE Universal Security is…
We love Kermit!
We try and make sure we always sit and eat breakfast together, it’s a great way to start the day!To make breakfast time more fun Cravendale are brightening up milk cartons into your favourite character in The Muppets. Cravendale are giving away free Muppet sticker sheets over at their website www.themilkmatters.co.uk to help celebrate the…
(Messy) cooking with a toddler
Big Brother takes a real interest in the kitchen and food which I want to encourage. So when I spotted a delicious looking recipe for Chocolate-Beet cupcakes in the latest issue of Gurgle magazine I thought we would try it together. It required a bit of thought as we needed to buy raw beetroot, cook…
A (miosolo) nappy challenge
You may remember last week I was testing the miosolo real nappy from bambino mio. Our final three challenges were to try the nappy overnight, get someone who doesn’t usually try them to test them and see how they wash and dry. The overnight challenge Little Sis is only 7 weeks old so our nights…
The Gingerbread Man review and giveaway
*****Giveaway is now closed and the winner is Helen***** You probably won’t be surprised to hear that I’m a huge fan of the The Gingerbread Man story. I have a couple of versions of the story but recently came across a beautifully illustrated version from Child’s Play which brings the classic fairy tale up to…
Reasons to be cheerful
I can’t quite believe it’s a week since my last Reasons to be cheerful post but we’ve been really busy and lots of stuff is going on: I’m hoping we might have made progress with Little Sis and her colic and reflux problems. Our house looks like a dispensary with all the different products we’ve…
A (miosolo) nappy challenge – day 2
Challenge 2 – the out & about challenge Yesterday’s challenge was to test the ease of the miosolo when out and about. We had a couple of chores to do so bundled into the pram and off we went. We were only out for about 2 hours, but as Little Sis had a bottle before…