Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? I’m pleased to say I’ve *almost* finished mine, and then will be spending a few evenings wrapping. This is something I quite look forward to, especially if there is a Christmas film on and I have a glass of mulled wine. My son has most definitely turned into…
December seems to be whizzing by just as quickly as November did. The children are so excited which is lovely to see. They love the excitement of seeing what’s inside their Advent calendars every day. We have some bigger Christmas treats lined up this weekend and I really hope we will get to make a…
Happy Monday everyone. Hope you had a great weekend. Each week I start off by writing my Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things blog post. It’s a great chance to 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…
We love crafting with Duck Tape. It’s so easy to use and can be used for all kinds of crafts around the home. We love making things all year round with it but did you know there is a special glitter tape for this time of year? So far we’ve made Duck Glitter festive balls and even…
How are you getting on with your Christmas shopping? I love shopping for my children, and try to get a range of toys and books which will last them over the year. I particularly enjoy finding STEM gifts for them as I know they are challenging and help them learn. We have reviewed some wonderful…
My 7 year old is just crazy about Harry Potter. Having grown up reading the books myself, I’m happy that she has fallen under the spell of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter too. Last month we were able to visit the special Harry Potter Wand Walk near St Paul’s Cathedral. The children loved seeing…
My children have always enjoyed playing with Playmobil toys. We were Playmobil Playologists for many years which means they have an amazing collection of Playmobil to play with. These are some of their favourite toys so they were delighted to receive the Playmobil City Life Children’s Playground, which is available from Smyths, to review. Playmobil City…
At this time of year our Slow cooker gets a lot of use. It’s great as a working mum because I can pop everything in first thing in the morning, and come back from work with a meal ready to eat. It gets used a lot for family meals but today I wanted to share…
A few weeks ago we took delivery of a fun box of goodies from PlayStation. My family are huge gamers, especially my 8 year old, so we were delighted to receive some of the latest games to try out at home. Something for the weekend with PlayStation Our special delivery was based around a box…