Edward’s going through a phase where nothing makes him happier than munching his way through a bag of crisps. To some people, this is probably akin to giving him a fruit shoot or biscuit but he has a balanced diet so this is his treat. The last couple of times he’s had a bag we’ve been on a bus and the bag has ripped, sending crisps everywhere! This is obviously a huge social faux pas and has resulted in lots of looks from fellow travellers. A couple of times I’ve tried to take the bag from him as it’s started…
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I’m not a girly girl but I do enjoy a look around the shops so was very excited when I was invited to visit The Bentall Shopping Centre in south London. Edward and I regularly go to our local shopping centre where we are experts in navigating the shops with aisles wide enough to accommodate the buggy, clean baby changing facilities and great coffee shops with helpful staff. How would The Bentall Centre compare? Shop ’til you drop It’s a bit of a journey from our patch of London so Edward and I set off on our epic journey early…
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I was so excited to find a vintage card game recently as I’ve been on the look out for some vintage letter cards. This version of Kan-U-Go is stamped 41 Nov 1958 (that’s not a typo – it does say the 41st!). I think the game was a kind of precursor to scrabble, with cards instead of tiles. I had to struggle with my inner curator as this is the first time I’ve ever bought something with the idea of re-using a part of it for something else. I haven’t tried playing the game but the letters are perfect for…
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I wouldn’t say Edward has a naughty streak and I certainly don’t want to start giving his behaviour a label at the ripe old age of 17 months. However, I’ll be the first to admit he has his moments as he makes the transition into toddlerhood. I thought I’d make a top ten of his most challenging activities and boy was it a hard job limiting it to ten… constantly playing with the tv cabinet, switching the xbox on and off and pulling cables out taking advantage of my forgetting to put all the stair gates up and climbing…
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Edward loves playing with his sand pit and water table. I have hundreds of photographs of him enjoying playing in our garden. Quite often he will go through several changes of clothes a day at my insistence (he couldn’t care less about being sandy or wet!). The lovely people at Bigjigs sent Edward a bucket and pump set which made his day. The set contains everything needed to build fantastic castles, including a bucket, spade and sand mould, as well as a water pump and wheel. Perfect for use in the garden, on the beach or at the local sandpit.…
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What was I thinking?! When I saw a picture of a Union Jack battenburg cake I was thinking “I can make that”. So I did. Ok, so it doesn’t quite look like the one in the photograph but at least I tried. The sponge cake turned out rather greener than the blue I hoped for and it was quite tricky to slice the cake diagonally! It’s a time consuming project as you need to leave the cake to chill in the fridge through various stages of construction. It’s sandwiched together with layers of buttercream and strawberry jam and wrapped in…
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Do you remember a couple of weeks ago I reviewed the Baby and All Bag? This is a brilliant changing bag which can also be used as an infant carrier. I am excited to announce that readers of the gingerbread house have the opportunity to win a bag for themselves. Giveaway: I have one Baby and All Bag up for grabs. To enter: Simply answer the question below. If you need a hint check out my review. [competition_6] For additional entries (please leave separate comments for each action): Follow my blog on Google Friends Connect Leave a comment on a…
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Having a second baby is scary stuff. Having one child is hard enough but I know there are gaps in the day which I can reclaim for myself. Two children, though… it’s difficult to get my head round. I’ve been re-reading the Second Baby Survival Guide but with 15 weeks to go I thought I would write a list of the things I want to do before the arrival of Second Baby. Probably shouldn’t be wasting time on this but I must have a clear out or else there won’t be any room for Second Baby Ebay/Amazon Marketplace as much…
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I’m so excited to tell you that I’m a finalist in the Best Overall Blog category in the 2011 Gurgle Blog Awards! I’m not sure who nominated me but thank you so much. In case you haven’t heard of them before, the Gurgles celebrate the best mummy and daddy blogs and as a relatively new parent blogger I am just really happy to be nominated. There are some well known bloggers in my category so I don’t expect to win but as a finalist I do get the opportunity to have a rare night out, go to a swanky London…