It’s that time of week again when I write my favourite post – my Monday Happy Things! On Friday I spent the day at London Zoo as a Keeper for a Day. I had an amazing experience and helped clean out cages, prepared food, fed the giraffes and got a great look behind the scenes at ZSL. Hopefully I will have time to write a full post about my day soon. I’m a huge fan of Orla Kiely so was pleased to hear of a new collaboration with Boots. She’s created two new toiletry scents; energising orange & caraway and…
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Did you know British Egg Week takes place between the 5-11 October? This year I’ve been a 2015 British Lion eggs ‘Shortcut Eggsperts’ and my latest challenge was to create a classic egg recipe with a twist. It has been 60 years since the famous TV adverts featuring Tony Hancock told us to “go to work on an egg”. Eggs are a staple of our family diet, they can be used in so many meals and are great value – just make sure sure they bear the British Lion stamp. British Lion Eggs have a great website packed full of…
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Yesterday was the fourth annual Stars Wars Reads Day which celebrates everything Star Wars and reading. We reviewed some of the wonderful new Star Wars titles from Egmont and I’m so excited that I have an amazing bundle of Star Wars story and activity books to give away, including those pictured below. One lucky winner will receive a selection of Star Wars books from the following list: Where’s the Wookiee (a fun search and find book) Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back Activity Book Star Wars Doodles Star Wars Doodles Star Wars Absolutely Everything You Need to Know Topps Journey…
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Have you heard of Star Wars Reads Day? The aim is to celebrate both the Star Wars galaxy and reading. Today (10th October) sees the fourth annual Star Wars Reads Day being celebrated around the world with the launch of new books, events and activity sheets. Our family are big fans of Star Wars but this is the first year my son has really understood the films and he’s been really excited about Star Wars Reads Day. To get him (and the family!) in the mood, Egmont kindly sent him a lovely parcel of Star Wars goodies, including a selection…
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This Thursday I will be taking part in a DocMcStuffins Pet Vet Twitter Party for the new range of toys in the Pet Vet range. Dottie ‘Doc’ McStuffins, is a six year old girl who ‘fixes’ toys, with a little help from her stuffed animal friends, Stuffy, Hallie, Lambie and Chilly. Doc has expanded her practice and now looks after pet friends too! My 3 year old loves Doc and has been watching the new Doc McStuffins Pet Vet Clinic episodes. You may remember we’ve already reviewed a few of the toys such as the Doc McStuffins Pet Vet Find…
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October is the month when we gain an hour thanks to the clocks going back an hour on the 25th October. I’m looking forward to the lighter mornings and an extra hour in bed. Someone please tell my children though, as they always struggle a little with the extra hour. I love this fun infographic with 20 suggestions of things to do with that extra hour. I like the sound of making an extra special family breakfast. The children keep asking for pancakes so perhaps it will be pancakes for them and a healthy fry up for the grown ups.…
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Autumn is a strange season in many ways. It is full of vibrancy, colour and life yet has a sometimes melancholic hint of the coldness to come. Autumn can be cold one day and t-shirt and BBQ weather the next. It’s a real mixed bag but that is what makes it so wonderful. It’s a season of impending festivity. Halloween and Bonfire Night kick off the end of year fun and just as Autumn starts to ebb we brighten up our lives with cheery songs, twinkling lights and hearty meals. Autumn is fantastic inspiration for interior design and a way…
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Have you noticed how the weather has changed overnight and we’re now in Autumn? We’re adjusting to dark mornings and treading on a carpet of fallen leaves whenever we leave the house. There is plenty to keep us busy though thanks to Super 4 which is a fab new animated CITV series, inspired by PLAYMOBIL! Have you seen it yet? Shaped around popular Playmobil worlds such as Pirates, Fairies, Knights and Top Agents, the series follows the adventures of four new heroes Alex, Gene, Ruby and Twinkle. The brand new toys from the series have just launched and we were…
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I mentioned we were invited to dine out at Strada Riverside at More London over the weekend. We all love spending a day in London so hopped on the tube, emerging into misty London at London Bridge station. We headed to the Thames and walked along the Thames path until we got to More London, this is a modern development around City Hall which encompasses office buildings, restaurants and public spaces. Strada Riverside at More London As we were a little early we made use of the open space, admiring the amazing panoramic view, whilst the children played in the…