• Twozies surprise bags
    competition

    Win a Twozies Friends Pack and Surprise Bags

    October 14, 2016 - By 

    There’s been a mix up! The Twozies have lost their pet friends. Now they need your help to come together again!  Find and match the babies with their pet friends and display them in the cute shadow boxes (sold separately). Twozies are the new collectible babies and pets from Moose Toys and Character Options, who do everything Two-gether when matched. Yes, for every baby Twozie that children collect, there is a sweet little matching pet to be found! My daughter reviewed Twozies Fun Two-Gether Playsets and Surprise Bags last month and I am delighted to be able to offer some…

  • creating a ghoulish pizza
    competition - eating out

    Create a spooky pizza and win a £500 Pizza Express voucher

    October 13, 2016 - By 

    It’s not often I encourage the children to play with their food but today they could. This evening we were invited to our local Pizza Express restaurant to create a ‘ghoulish pizza’ design from the ingredients on the menu. The children couldn’t believe their luck to be shown to a table with aprons and their very own Pizza Express hats. They were given pizza bases and shown how to cover it with tomato sauce. Then they chose some ingredients from the kitchen to create the scariest pizzas they could. A few ingredients may have been eaten along the way…  …

  • 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…

  • The Little Elephant Who Wants to Fall Asleep
    book review - competition - parenting

    Win a copy of The Little Elephant Who Wants to Fall Asleep

    September 26, 2016 - By 

    Last year The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep became a ground-breaking best-seller – and a bedtime saviour – as parents across the globe extolled the success of the book in helping their children to fall asleep at night. This new story, The Little Elephant Who Wants to Fall Asleep, will be another welcome solution to help turn the often-trying bedtime routine into a special end-of-day ritual. The Little Elephant, features an all-new cast of lovable characters, but has been created with the same objective of helping children fall asleep. Written by behavioural scientist and parent, Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin, the…

  • competition - playing - toy review

    Win a bundle of Sofia the First toys

    September 14, 2016 - By 

    We’re pretty big Disney fans here. My 4 year old loves her Disney Princesses and Sofia the First is one of her favourites. What’s not to like about the magical world of Sofia the First, the little girl who learns that behaving like a princess has to come from the heart? My 4 year old is a pretty lucky girl and was sent a bundle of the new Disney Sofia the First toys from Jakks Pacific. This new range is perfect for miniature adventures, with super cute 3 inch collectibles and playsets. We had fun opening the new toys and…

  • Fit To Dance
    competition - days out - parenting

    Could you be Disney On Ice’s Fit To Dance champion?

    September 7, 2016 - By 

    Last week we received a special invitation from Disney On Ice to attend an exclusive VIP Fit To Dance class event with Disney On Ice skaters and Disney On Ice super fan Peter Andre! I’m not sure my children know who Peter Andre is but I quite like him so off we went to the Dominion Theatre in the West End. Disney On Ice’s Fit To Dance Fir To Dance is a new programme that gives your children a chance to share in the magical world of Disney On Ice by creating their own wonderful stories, and then telling them through dance. We’ve…

  • Thomas & Friends lunch bag
    competition

    Win a Thomas & Friends lunch bag (Back to School)

    September 1, 2016 - By 

    I’m starting to see photos of my friends’ children on their first day of school on Facebook which means our summer holidays are also coming to an end. Thankfully my son isn’t starting Year 2 until Tuesday and my daughter is doing mornings only at Reception for a couple of weeks until she goes full time. I started buying their new uniform back in July and we’ve since picked up PE kits and new shoes which means the only thing I have to do is get my Stamptastic stamps out and label everything. Earlier this Summer I attended a Christmas…

  • The Secret Cooking Club
    book review - competition

    Win a copy of The Secret Cooking Club

    August 20, 2016 - By 

    Mix three cups of friendship, a spoonful of cringey Mum and a sprinkle of first love – and what do you have? A warm, touching and cosy novel, perfect to satisfy your cooking cravings during the next series of The Great British Bake Off! The winner of the 2015 Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition, The Secret Cooking Club is the first novel by author Laurel Remington. Contemporary, original and with a sprinkling of humour, The Secret Cooking Club follows twelve- year-old Scarlett as she discovers the secret ingredient to happiness – through cooking! Shy Scarlett is the star and victim…

  • posca pens
    competition - crafts

    Decorating with Posca pens and a giveaway

    August 13, 2016 - By 

    Yesterday I was playing with Posca marker pens. They are a unique water-based paint marker that write on almost all surfaces including fabrics, glass, metal, paper, card, wood and stone. The markers are also water resistant, fade resistant and odour free. How to make a decorated tealight holder As they seem to work on pretty much any surface I decorated a glass jar to make a tealight holder. The Posca marker pens come in a set of 6 assorted colours – white, black, blue, green, orange and red. They are nice and chunky to hold and easy to apply. I added some simple…