Heatwave one week, threats of snow in October the next. I seriously cannot keep on top of the weather at the moment! However, I’m on the lookout for some winter boots for Edward and Clarks have some great contenders. From sports inspired shoes to boots tailor-made for the great outdoors, the essential trends for this season are here! Soft suede and premium leathers are used in mini-me styles that take their lead from work wear (great for Edward who loves to copy his daddy). Essential winter wear features, including warm linings Gore-Tex and Active Air technologies, add fit for purpose…
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A couple of weeks ago Edward and I had the best invite in town – lunch with Elmo! Apparently Elmo loved London so much last year that he decided to come back. Rocking with Elmo Elmo wanted to see all the sites he didn’t get to last time, like Big Ben, Tower Bridge, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, and the London Olympic Stadium. Edward loved meeting Elmo despite Elmo tickling his tummy and trying to eat his socks! We found out that Elmo had been on the tube and on a bus whilst in London and was enjoying his stay in…
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Gee up horsey! Do you remember all the words of the lovely nursery rhyme? It’s a great one to teach your children and I know the perfect toy to go with it – the wooden Shetland Rocking Horse from Pintoy – which we were kindly sent by When I Was A Kid to review. This is a lovely wooden toy, very simply decorated and has been designed to grow with your child. My son loves it as it’s the perfect seat for watching tv. Take a look at this short film of Edward sitting on the horse. Can you tell I’m…
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A couple of weeks ago I was invited by VTech to the launch of their latest product – the InnoTab. Basically it’s a mulitmedia handheld tablet designed for children, combining education games, creative activities and ebooks on a 5″ touch screen. Some of the features include: develop core skills in reading, spelling, maths, logic and creativity gravity sensor for motion based gaming can purchase additional cartridges featuring favourite characters download extra apps and learning games progress tracker for parents compatible with the Kidizoom camera and videocam Edward trying out the InnoTab Edward is as happy and confident with our gadgets…
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It’s five months since I handed in my notice at work and a couple of months since I received my P45 – nothing says unemployed more that a P45! The good bits I don’t have to commute I can wear what I like I can work on my blog, with the excuse that I’m ‘keeping my hand in’, for when I manage to land the perfect job I can say I’m bored, tired, stressed out and people empathise – a privilege not given to many people in paying jobs! I’m my own boss I have time to renew old friendships…
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*****the competition has now closed and the winner notified***** As Edward has suffered from eczema since birth I’m proud to help spread awareness of National Eczema Week 2011 which this year runs from 10 to 18 September. National Eczema Week was set up by the National Eczema Society as a way to make people aware of what eczema is and how it can affect sufferers on a day-to-day basis. We use a variety of products to help keep Edward’s skin soft as there are a broad range of brands, including Dexeryl, Barefoot, Avène and A-Derma, available for treating the skin…
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The toddler is a very lucky boy. He was sent a beautiful wooden Zoomster from KidsToyWorld.co.uk to review. With his love of Formula 1 it is the perfect toy for him – it comes in brilliant racing red, and the multi-directional castors mean he can zoom around the house and stash his snacks beneath the seat! He loves sitting on it whilst watching his favourite tv programmes and I love the fact it looks so cool and retro! Finding high quality wooden toys on the high street isn’t easy and Kids Toy World takes the hassle out of your search. As…
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One of my favourite activities is baking with Edward. Mixing the ingredients is his speciality! But he also enjoys his role as chief taster 🙂 He was very excited when he heard we had been sent the new range of junior baking products from Renshaw to try for ourselves. Designed with mini bakers in mind, the Juniors range is 100% natural flavours and colours and encourages children to get creative in the kitchen and rustle up edible masterpieces of their own. I baked a batch of simple shortbread and then tried the Magic Melting Icing which, as it says on the container,…
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Edward has suffered from dry skin since birth so we were really excited to try out the new products from E45 which cater for sensitive skin. The range consists of E45 Junior Foaming Bath Milk, E45 Junior Moisturising Lotion and E45 Junior Hand and Body Wash. We’ve been using the products for the last couple of weeks and have really enjoyed them. Fortunately Edward loves bathtime and his bathroom is full of various products we’ve used to try and ease his dry skin. Many baby products contain SLS which really irritates his skin so we were excited to learn that…