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    Hand print bunnies

    February 4, 2013 - By 

    If you ever ask the toddler what he wants to do he’ll answer painting. He absolutely loves sticking paper to the table, choosing a pot of paint and being creative. Hand print and thumb print animals are his current obsession so what better than hand print Easter bunnies for Easter gifts? You will need: paper, paint, black and red marker pen First of all stick your paper to the table, we use washi tape, to ensure the corners stay down. Choose which hand you want to use and sponge paint over the palm and fingers. Carefully press down the palm…

  • crafts - handmade

    Cross stitch Valentine card

    February 3, 2013 - By 

    For some reason I decided I wasn’t busy enough and challenged myself to try 10 different craft projects this year. I’m really bad at falling in love with a picture in a magazine, buying supplies and never getting round to making it. No more! This year I am working my way through my stash of projects and trying really, really hard to not buy craft books, fabric or anything else. I’ll admit I’ve failed terribly at this and have some amazing craft books to tell you about 🙂 Anyway, so far I’ve tried my hand at applique houses which was…

  • clothing

    Dressing for winter

    February 2, 2013 - By 

    I find this time of year really difficult to dress for. I look outside and see blue sky and think it’s Spring. But when I actually get outside it’s cold and windy. I end up either wearing too many layers or not enough! I invested in a lovely new coat at the end of last year but I needed some more layers to keep me warm. It’s not often I’m asked to review clothes so I was very excited when I was offered a voucher to spend online at Joe Browns. Like most mums I find it really difficult to…

  • film review

    Europe’s Most Wanted

    January 31, 2013 - By 

    Today I’m surviving on just 3 hours sleep thanks to my teething little girl. Thankfully we were sent a new DVD to watch which meant I was able to relax on the sofa for an hour this afternoon. Packed with non-stop laughs, zany action and wildly comedic adventure, DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.’s hilariously funny global smash MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED swings into the spotlight on Blu-ray Triple Play (Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Copy), Blu-ray 3D™ (Blu-ray, 3D Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Copy) and DVD on February 11, 2013. All of your favorite zoosters are back as Marty, Alex, Gloria…

  • book review - competition - days out

    Meet Henry Hugglemonster

    January 31, 2013 - By 

    Disney Junior’s brand new original 3D animation for preschoolers “Henry Hugglemonster”, will premiere on the channel next week on 8th February. The series follows the adventures of fun-loving, five-year-old Henry Hugglemonster, the middle child in a happy, close-knit monster family – The Hugglemonsters of Roarsville. The series was developed from children’s book “I’m a Happy Hugglewug” by Children’s Laureate award-winner, Niamh Sharkey, published by Walker Books. We were lucky enough to meet Niamh Sharkey last week and have a personal reading and art masterclass with her and a couple of other lovely bloggers. My toddler absolutely adores “Henry Monster” as…

  • baking

    A New Year bake!

    January 30, 2013 - By 

    I’ve teamed up with Whitworths again to bring you some New Year cheer! Fed up with snow and rain? Read on! January is a tough month- what with the post-Christmas and New Year blues. To lift your spirits throughout January they’re launching a New Year competition, encouraging fans to get back into the kitchen and do what they love, to bake! Each week in January one lucky follower will have the chance to a win a bespoke Whitworths goody bag, including the full Whitworths for Baking sugar range.  The competitions will run from Saturday – Friday and the week’s winner…

  • competition

    Win a Hotel Transylvania DVD and book

    January 29, 2013 - By 

    Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula’s lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula (Adam Sandler) has invited all his best friends – Frankenstein and his wife, the Mummy, the Invisible Man, the Werewolf family, and more – to celebrate his beloved daughter Mavis’s (Selena Gomez) 118th birthday. For Dracula catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem but the party really starts when one ordinary guy stumbles into the hotel and changes everything! To celebrate the release on Blu-ray™ 3D, Blu-ray™ and DVD on February…

  • crafts - handmade - Kids crafts - tutorial - Valentines Day crafts

    Valentine sun catchers

    January 29, 2013 - By 

    We love making sun catchers. Our sitting room faces south which means we get a lot of lovely sun light on the window – perfect for handmade sun catchers! After the success of the ones we made last year we thought we’d make some for Valentines Day too. Easy Valentine sun catchers You will need: card, scissors, coloured pieces of cellophane (we used sweetie wrappers), sticky tape and bakers twine. We drew round cookie cutters to make heart and circles shapes.  This meant they were all the same shape and size. Then we carefully cut out the middle of each…

  • competition - parenting

    Giveaway: baby names by Laura Emerson

    January 28, 2013 - By 

    Choosing the perfect child’s name was top of my list when I was pregnant. Despite having thought about it for years, when I was actually pregnant none of the names felt right. Not for the want of trying but the poor toddler was nameless for his first two weeks. We had a long list, then a short list. Nothing suited him. His grandfather started referring to his as Fred and eventually we just forced ourselves to sit down and decide. Little Sis had it slightly easier with a short list of three boys’ names and three girls’ names and we…