When I was offered a personalised book from Penwizard I knew immediately what I wanted. I had heard of the company before and knew they offered personalised Peppa Pig books – perfect for my 20 month old! Both my children love Peppa Pig but Little Sis loves her more than anything. She has a collection of plush toys which she can’t possibly sleep without, as well as Peppa themed clothes, cups and plates. Anyway, Penwizard give you multiple options for choosing your personalised books through their website. They had a couple of Peppa Pig books so I chose the most…
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We recently took part in the 2013 Summer Love Books Exchange organised by The Educators’ Spin On It. We had never taken part in a book exchange before but I thought it was a great way of discovering new books, crafts and blogs. We were paired up with Hannah from makingboysmen.com as our children are of a similar age. There are lots of books I would recommend to other people but we finally decided on Up and Down by Oliver Jeffers. The book features a boy and a penguin and has a central theme of friendship and adventure. I…
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Last year I reviewed a lovely book by Sarahjane Funnell. We were invited to afternoon tea at the pet friendly hotel, The Athenaeum, for the launch of her second book – Phillipa Fairy Cake and the Secret Pets’ Tea Party. Afternoon tea at The Athenaeum First of all we enjoyed a really delicious afternoon tea with delicate finger sandwiches, fairy cakes and macaroons. The kids loved trying the sandwiches and pretty fairy cakes. We were all given lovely rosettes with our names on which I thought was a lovely personal touch. Phillipa loves fairy cakes. She loves them almost as…
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The Ella’s Kitchen: the cook book is packed full of 100 yummy recipes ranging from Speedy snacks to Dee-licious dinners and creative activities to make mealtimes fun for all of the family. We were sent a copy to review and really love it! This is a great cook book packed full of mouthwatering recipes. We always have a cupboard full of Ella’s Kitchen products and this is just what I imagined their cook book would be. There are 100 nutritious and delicious recipes for lunches, dinners, puddings and treats. There are some great time-saving ideas, such as using an Ella’s…
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Moving house has helped me re-discover all of my lovely crafty items which have been packed away during the whole house moving shenanigans. Everything is slowly coming together and I have a long list of things I want to make. A couple of weeks ago I was sent a copy of Vintage Revised Jewelry by Co-Co Nichole Bush to review. I’ve been reading through the 35 projects and already want to try so many of them. They combine my love of recycled treasures and handmade which is a brilliant match for me. Divided into four sections the projects cover Vintage…
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Have you heard of Zoe and Beans? My children love hearing about their adventures and were very pleased to receive copies of their brand new board books by Chloe and Mick Inkpen – perfect for little hands! How many pets? – Learn to count with Zoe and Beans! How many pets can you see? Join Zoe and Beans and their friend Oscar as they count the animals, from one to ten. There’s a hungry rabbit, a kitten, a duck, a puppy and even a cow! But will there be enough room for them all? This book is perfect for my…
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We’ve had an amazingly busy weekend. It was lovely to do some non-house related stuff and we had a great day out in London as well as a fun playdate with friends. Somehow I managed to finish the latest BritMums bookclub book – Ancient Lights by John Banville. It was the strangest book I’ve read in a long time. The main character of the book is a complete narcissist and I found him difficult to like. He was very wordy too…. Anyway, the premise is that in a small town in Ireland in the 1950s a fifteen-year-old boy has illicit…
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We love reading. Both children have recently started asking for two books at bedtime (the toddler told me that “Nanny said so”) which means I’m always happy to be sent books to review 🙂 We recently received two lovely new board books from award-winning author/illustrator Petr Horacek. Honk Honk! Baa Baa! and Time for Bed, both published by Walker Books, are fun, interactive board books designed and created with little ones in mind. Petr Horacek has been leading the way for over ten years, creating beautiful books for children and his board books are no exception. Full of striking illustrations,…
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The cold wet weather has kept us indoors the last few days. Fortunately we were sent a really fun craft book which has kept us busy and helped us explore new things. Craft it Up Around the World brings the great wide world into the home with 35 travel-inspired craft projects! The toddler and I enjoyed sitting down and looking through it together, we’ve already chosen a couple of fun projects to do. The authors, Libby Abadee and Cath Armstrong have created Craft It Up Around The World to inspire children to look at the world around them in a…