I’m a big fan of Ruth Clemens, blogger at The Pink Whisk and runner-up of the Great British Bake Off. She has recently teamed up with Persil to celebrate the launch of a new, limited edition Persil Warm Spice Washing Up Liquid and create some festive family recipes. I was challenged to try one of her recipes at home and it was difficult to choose just one from Mini Sausage Twirls, Orange Fig Glazed Ham, Spiced Apple Chutney and Candy Cane Meringues. However eventually I chose the Christmas Biscuits as I have a bit of a sweet tooth! Take a…
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We had a busy morning as today we had our bathrooms cleaned, more of which later. So this afternoon, after Little Sis had her 12 and 13 month jabs, we thought we should snuggle together and watch a film. With over 1.5 billion video views on YouTube to date, internet sensation Gummy Bear now has his own Christmas film! Children’s animation ‘The Yummy Gummy Search For Santa’ follows Gummy Bear who takes it upon himself to find Santa who has gone missing and save the day for the children of the world. Supported by his friends Harry (a Chameleon), Kala…
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Ok, I’m a day late due to lack of internet but I really wanted to participate in the Sew, Mama, Sew! Giveaway Day! Giveaway Day is their huge biannual event where everyone with a blog can give something away. Don’t forget to check out the Sew, Mama, Sew! blog for all the other giveaways. This year I have some lovely Sewing + Craft Supplies which I bought at the Knitting and Stitching Show at Ally Pally to give away and I’m happy to ship internationally. The fabric includes: a Japanese Fat Quarter a Fat Quarter of cherry christmas by Aneela…
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The other day I shared my first video review of the Scotch Pop Up Handband which makes gift wrapping quick and easy. My toddler is now addicted to using it and runs to put it on his wrist every time he sees me reaching for the brown paper! The Handband comes with one pack of 75 pre-cut strips but you can buy refill packs which contain three packs of strips. Scotch have kindly offered me 5 prizes of the Pop-Up Handband for readers of the gingerbread house so keep reading to find out how to enter. Giveaway: I have five…
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Now I’m the proud mother of two children it seems strange looking back to the time I wasn’t pregnant or a parent. I don’t think I used to be quite so addicted to my laptop(!) but I remember when I still worked and was pregnant a colleague recommended some websites to look at. These included the Bounty pregnancy tracker and sites to meet other pregnant women. I quickly signed myself up to receive emails and became inundated with information. It’s so each to feel overwhelmed and it took a while to find out what I really needed. I wish there was…
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Having a toddler to keep busy means I have tried to come up with lots of activities during advent. We’ve been talking about Christmas for a while (or Chris-Chris as he likes to call it) and I know he’s confused. I’m hoping that our book advent, his traditional chocolate a day Thomas calendar and our activity calendar will keep us busy and allow us a smooth run up to the big day. It’s not hard to find ideas online for advent calendar games, from homemade craft tips to festive printables, games and videos. Last year Father Christmas had a very…
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My daughter turned one on Thursday. I can’t believe how quickly the year has gone and a little bit of me wishes she would slow down! We’ve been having lots of ‘firsts’ lately. First shoes (5th November) was followed by first tooth (17th November). She been crawling and standing for a while but it now pretty good at speed crawling as soon as she hears the baby gate open. I’ve also caught her looking longingly up the stairs a couple of times. She can say a couple of words, such as cat and daddy but has a great pointy finger…
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It has been so cold the last few days. Luckily the toddler spends time playing outside whilst he’s at nursery which means I feel less guilty about not being outside for too long on the days he’s not there! I have a mental list of stuff to do on really cold days which keep us indoors. I’ve seen a great idea for a rainy day jar on Pinterest which I’m going to make in the New Year. Basically you write a different activity on a lollipop stick or piece of paper and pick one every time you need a little…
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Can I admit to really enjoying wrapping presents? It doesn’t matter what shape or size. I just pour a glass of wine, switch the radio on and get my supplies out. Yes, my name is Jenny and I have a box of gift wrapping supplies. It contains: Scotch Precision Scissors Scotch Pop-up Handband and refills Brown paper for wrapping Handmade gift tags Although I enjoy wrapping it can be time consuming which is why the Pop-up Handband from Scotch is great for saving time. Do you remember I mentioned we’re starting a book advent on December 1st? Well this week…