Last week was a bit crazy. It started with Edward’s first trip to the cinema, his first photo shoot for Mother & Baby magazine, a trip to the Gurgle blog awards (where I came third in my category and won a £250 Mothercare voucher) and ended with lunch with Elmo. Crazy, amazing and quite tiring for a toddler and a mummy with a big bump. But somehow I managed to squeeze in a trip to the shops. Oops, I couldn’t help myself but I came home with two more vintage jigsaws at the weekend. I just couldn’t resist their round…
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Do you know a child who doesn’t like Winnie the Pooh? I have fond childhood memories of the Winnie the Pooh stories so was delighted to be asked to a special screening of the Winnie the Pooh film at Disney HQ yesterday organised by HUGGIES. When we arrived we were greeted by very big models of Pooh, Piglet and Tigger which Edward spent a happy time running around. He’s never still for a second these days so I haven’t uploaded any of the photos I took of him which were all blurred. We were ushered into a screening room for…
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On Saturday we were invited as VIP’s to Bob’s Big Build, a special event for little builders at Fixham, otherwise known as the O2. Our VIP tickets included transport to the O2 on the Thames Clipper which we were really excited about as we had never taken a trip on the Thames before. Bob’s Big Build The Thames Clipper is a great way to travel and as we boarded, Edward was given a goody bag stuffed with Bob goodies. We breakfasted on some yummy croissants and fruit and before we knew it we had arrived at the O2 where we…
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Last year we went to our first family festival and had lots of fun. More and more festivals seem to be on every year and this year we are lucky to be going to A Jolly Day Out on Hampton Court Green. Jolly Day Out! is Hampton Court’s Summer Festival on Hampton Court Green from Friday 26th to Monday 29th August 2011. There’s plenty to do for the whole family. Edward will love the Zing Zillas, I’m going to enjoy the shopping and my husband will be sampling the food. With live music playing throughout each day, a fun fair,…
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One of the activities on our list of things to do this summer was go to a City Farm. Fortunately last week Edward and I were invited down to Hackney City Farm to have a look around and hear about an exciting new website where you can be your own farmer. We enjoyed our visit and Edward met pigs, sheep, goats, a donkey and lots of geese and chickens for the first time. He didn’t exactly react as I thought he would and was scared of some of the animals! I’m hoping a couple more visits and he’ll be chasing…
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With summer on its way how do you fancy a dip in the pool at Clapham Common? You didn’t know there was a pool at Clapham Common? Well, thanks to The BigDip, there’s a temporary heated outdoor pool and beach area. Sponsored by British Gas, The Big Dip is an urban swim festival happening in London (June to July) and Manchester (July to August) that’s aimed at encouraging families to have fun in the water together. It’s part of a national campaign led by former Olympic bronze medallist Steve Parry to help more kids feel confident in the pool. And…
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We had some friends over last week for a playdate. It was fun seeing three little people in the sandpit and great for Edward to have some friends to play with. They are so much younger than Edward that it reminded me just how quickly he’s growing up. It’s hard to believe he 15 months already, it doesn’t seem that long since we brought him home from the hospital. After a three day stay in hospital I was itching to get out and about with him but as we kept having to wait around for the community midwife visits it…
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My son and I were invited to the Covent Garden Build A Bear store to see for ourselves the magic that goes into building a bear. So this morning we hopped on the tube and walked out into the beautiful sunshine at Covent Garden. The staff at the Covent Garden were incredibly friendly and helpful and took us through the steps needed to build a bear. My son eventually chose a dog, this step took ages as there were lots of animals to choose from! We decided to put a woof and a heart inside then we watched as he…
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Yesterday we headed into London to see the incredible edible gingerbread house. My favourite dream was brought to life with meringue clouds, a cupcake lawn, and a pond filled with sweets. Inside the house, shelves were made from Bourbon biscuits and pictures on the wall made from sweets. Edward was entertained by giant gingerbread men, accordion players and storytellers and didn’t know where to look as there was so much going on. We had to keep hold of him as he could tell everything was edible and kept trying to touch the house and all the sweets and cakes everywhere.…