• The Pop Up Farm PYO pumpkin patch
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    A wheelbarrow full of pumpkins from The Pop Up Farm

    October 5, 2019 - By 

    If you’re looking for a pumpkin patch near London then you’ll want to hear all about our trip to The Pop Up Farm’s Pumpkin Patch today! Over the Summer we visited The Pop Up Farms Sunflower Festival and we couldn’t wait to come back and visit their pumpkin patch. The PYO Pumpkin Patch opened today and we were delighted to visit ahead of a very busy October. A wheelbarrow full of pumpkins from The Pop Up Farm We had such a good experience at the Sunflower Festival that we knew what to expect at the Pumpkin Patch. As we entered…

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    5 things to check on your car before your next trip

    September 30, 2019 - By 

    Photo by Jantine Doornbos on Unsplash Disclosure – post in collaboration with Ossett Tyre House. We had a really busy weekend with family staying. It felt like I used my little car a lot as I usually only use it for my short journeys to work and back. It’s so handy to have my own car though, and it reminded me that I really need to give it a little more TLC. Thankfully my husband knows more about cars than I do, but I thought it would be fun to share 5 things to check on your car before your next trip. 5…

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    Win 2 x board books for toddlers from Little Tiger Kids

    September 28, 2019 - By 

    We’re a family who love to read which is why I’m delighted to have teamed up with Little Tiger Kids for a book giveaway today! Reading with kids helps foster really healthy habits, and I’m a huge fan of encouraging everyone to pick up a book. Sometimes I wish my kids would put their book down and go to sleep but I love that they enjoy reading. Little Tiger Kids have recently published some brand new bright and chunky books to enjoy with your little ones. My Little World: Flamingo – A Colourful Book of Counting and My Little World:…

  • Simple food fun with British piccolo tomatoes
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    Fun ways to enjoy British piccolo tomatoes

    September 25, 2019 - By 

    I don’t know about you but sometimes it can be hard to make sure my children have a balanced diet. Now my youngest has started Junior School we decided she could join her brother in having packed lunches every day, so I feel under more pressure than ever to give them a healthy lunch. Like most schools, theirs promotes a healthy lunch and we are allowed to send a healthy snack for morning break time too. Little Sis has totally embraced her packed lunches and loves nothing more than helping to make and pack it every morning! As a working…

  • Lego Creator Expert Gingerbread House
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    Lego Creator Expert Gingerbread House

    September 24, 2019 - By 

    There’s a new Lego Gingerbread House available from the Lego Store and I was lucky enough to receive it on Saturday from my lovely husband! When I first heard about it I was pretty excited. It was back in 2015 that I built my last Lego gingerbread house, definitely time to add another one to the display! Lego Creator Expert Gingerbread House Fortunately we live close to a Lego Store and as we are VIP members we were able to pick one up, although I think non-VIPs can buy this set from the 1st of October. It’s part of their…

  • Blogger Board Game Club: Ticket to Ride
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    Blogger Board Game Club: Ticket to Ride

    September 20, 2019 - By 

    Now the kids are back to school we have resurrected our regular Friday night family game night. We are a family that loves to play games, board games or online games, it doesn’t really matter as long as it’s something we can do together. Our latest #gifted game from the Blogger Board Game Club was Ticket to Ride. We reviewed Ticket to Ride Europe last year and it quickly became one of our favourite family board games. We soon added Ticket to Ride United Kingdom to our collection. It’s one of those games which is quite quick and easy to…

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    Encouraging our digital natives with Plusnet’s Once Upon A Time Online

    September 18, 2019 - By 

    Disclosure – post in collaboration with Plusnet. I hope that anyone stumbling across my blog would realise how much I love reading. I’ve always been a bit of a bookworm and love that I have two of my own little bookworms! My children just love to read and bedtime is a favourite part of the day for all of us, a time where we can sit and share our latest books together. The importance of sharing a bedtime story My children are now 7 and 9 and sometimes our story time does have to slip. Now the children are a…

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    Simple steps to get your house ready for Autumn

    September 15, 2019 - By 

    Photo by Karolina Badzmierowska on Unsplash Despite the mini heatwave we’ve experienced this weekend, the signs of Autumn are all around us. Autumn is my favourite month and I have been unpacking my jumpers and boots with glee. We went blackberry picking yesterday and I am enjoying planning filling Autumnal dishes to feed my little family. At this time of year I like to spend some time getting the house ready for Autumn. It seems like we were barely around over the Summer months and now the house is in need of some TLC. Simple steps to get your house ready for Autumn…

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    Monday Happy List {Week 256}

    September 9, 2019 - By 

    I love to start the week by writing the Monday Happy List, especially my special Summer Holidays edition. It’s a chance for me to sit down and reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures – it’s a post I always enjoy writing. Last week just flew by with the children going back to school and me going back to work. Monday Happy List {Week 256} Reading I raced through The Confessions by Jessie Burton, I really couldn’t put it down. My latest book is The Animals…