Have you and your family been inspired by the Olympics? My children are too young to understand what’s going on but we’ve been busy visiting Olympic-themed exhibitions, seen the Torch Relay pass by the end of our road, been to the Olympic Park and cheered on the synchronised swimming at the Aquatics Centre, baked Olympic cupcakes and even visited a gold post box. I hope by blogging and scrapbooking these things the children will have memories that will inspire them as they grow up. A fascinating new range of multi-media textbooks for iPad from The Amazing People Club aims to…
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BritMums challenged me to find three great looks for the toddler for £30 at TK Maxx. Part of the challenge was to pick three outfits, all tailored to different occasions. The toddler has a busy social life so I chose scooting round the park, our summer music class and back to school. We’re lucky that we have a TK Maxx in our local shopping centre so arrived nice and early to make sure the toddler was in a good mood. He’s a bit temperamental so you have to make sure he’s in the right frame of mind if you want…
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I’ve been quite naughty and shown the 8 month old the iPad and now she knows it is a window to a whole new world of fun! She is very like her brother and will be tech-happy, like daddy too. We were offered a new iPad app to review and as it combined two of my favourite things – buttons and museums – I said yes. Following in the footsteps of the hugely successful book published by the V&A, Clara Button and her adventure at the museum has come to the iPad. Using the original illustrations by Emily Sutton and…
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I’ve always thought of myself as a bit of a pram junkie. I was lucky enough to have been chosen to test the new iCandy Strawberry over the last few months. It’s a nice pram but it didn’t blow me away so I decided to give it back early. I found it a bit big for using on public transport so it’s gone. We’re not missing it so I know I made the right decision. This means that Little Sis is getting to use the front seat of the Phil & Ted’s a lot more as the toddler just loves…
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Eau Thermale Avène is a unique French skincare brand dedicated to each level of skin sensitivity; from sensitive, intolerant to allergic. Each product contains the Avène Thermal Spring Water, a unique ingredient whose properties have been endorsed by dermatologists over the years. The range includes really gentle body care products suitable for both mum and baby, and even for use on eczema-prone skin. My 8 month old has really sensitive skin so I was interested in trying out the range. We’ve been using a couple of the products over the last few weeks and found the Avène Cold Cream Cleansing Bar…
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Today was the day we had tickets for the Synchronised Swimming at the Olympic Park. We decided to take the toddler but leave the 8 month old with nanny who was happy to shop at Westfield Stratford. We drove to Buckhurst Hill and got the tube from there to Stratford which was only a couple of stops. Initially we had the tube to ourself, although it got busier at every station nearer to the Olympic Park. Once we got off the tube we felt like we were part of a very well-oiled machine. As well as thousands of spectators there…
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The toddler is very taken with reading at the moment. He has a very full bigbooklittlebookcardboardbox which he goes to frequently, pulls out a book and brings it to me, saying “Read, mummy”. He was sent two new picture books from Macmillan Children’s Books to review. We read Matilda’s Cat by the fabulous Emily Gravett. This is the adorable tale about a young girl and her beloved cat. Perfect if you are looking for a book about children and their relationship with their pets. Fortunately the toddler has two cats which he frequently terrorises so this was a great book…
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The Mothership has come to stay. I needed to pull out all the stops to impress her so thought I would try the delicious Lemon & Lime Drizzle from the Half-Baked Cake Co. What could be better than readymake cake mixture in a case, made with real kitchen cupboard ingredients, in a box? The Half-Baked Cake Co. use only the finest ingredients such as free-range eggs, patisserie flour and real butter. Finishing this cake off was simple as there’s no need for any other ingredients or even a baking tray! Just take out of the fridge, remove the packaging and…
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This summer on August 22nd Club Penguin will be transformed into a tropical fruit mecca when the island’s summer party – The Adventure Party: Temple of Fruit rolls into town. Pirate penguin Captain Rockhopper will be bringing tropical fruits to The Adventure Party in his big ship The Migrator to celebrate his fruit-finding adventure like only penguins can. Club Penguin is also teaming up with innocent to make fruit even more fun! From 3rd of August you’ll be able to pick up unique codes on special packs of innocent smoothies and juices to unlock some very special fruity accessories. When…