• Our Back to School essentials
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    August 9, 2022 - By 

    Can you believe we’re already on the third week of the school holidays? They are going very quickly this year, probably because we’re juggling working full time with child-care. It’s a bit crazy but we seem to be managing with a mix of ‘chill’ days for the kids and a variety of activity clubs to keep them busy. Our Back to School essentials Because I’m now working full-time I need to be a lot more organised. Even before the children had broken up for the summer holidays, I noticed that the shops were full of uniform for the new term!…

  • Back to school with the Maped Picnik range
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    Back to school with the Maped Picnik range

    August 16, 2019 - By 

    So the weather forecast is pretty dire today so we’re going to go school shoe shopping. This is probably my least favourite thing to do as a parent as my children’s feet are always growing. School shoes are really expensive but I know it’s important to get good quality shoes that fit properly so I know we’ll go to Clarks on the High Street. Back to school with the Maped Picnik range Fortunately I only have a few things to pick up before school starts (and I’m really glad we still have 2 weeks left of the summer holidays to…

  • Filling pencil cases with Maped Helix
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    Filling pencil cases with Maped Helix

    August 29, 2018 - By 

    This year I’m delighted to be working with Maped Helix, purveyors of the finest school stationery. They sent us a bundle of their latest craft products to keep the children busy and stuff their pencil cases with as they head back to school next week. Filling pencil cases with Maped Helix The school uniform is bought, the school clothes have been labelled. Yesterday was all about filling pencil cases. My lovely 8 year old is going into Year 4 and is very excited about the chance to buy new stationery. Fortunately we were sent a lovely selection of products from…

  • A quick way to label clothes with Attach A Tag
    Family Life - school

    A quick way to label clothes with Attach A Tag

    August 21, 2018 - By 

    I told you the other day how I was feeling pretty organised when it comes to Back to School. Thanks to M&S my daughter is all kitted out for Year 2, and she’s looking forward to seeing all her friends in a few weeks too. The only thing I needed to do was label everything. Thankfully that took minutes using the Attach A Tag system. Attach A Tag Starter Kit The Attach A Tag Starter Kit contains everything you need to label your clothing. Each kit contains the name etched on 30 or 50 tags (depending on how many you order),…

  • Life isn’t Uniform
    Family Life - school

    M&S Back to School – Life isn’t Uniform

    June 7, 2018 - By 

    I don’t know about you but I’m both excited and sad about the count down until the Summer holidays. The Summer term is my favourite as there are so many lovely events going on. But it’s bittersweet as life with children goes so quickly and my children seem to be growing up far too soon. Recently M&S got in touch to invite me to participate in their latest campaign around school uniform. Love it or loathe, school uniform is a huge part of my childhood memories, and will be a big part of my children’s too. I have quite fond…

  • 10 Back to School traditions
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    10 Back to School traditions {to start now!}

    September 2, 2017 - By 

    Is it just me or is there a lot to buy in order to get everyone back to school in September? The school uniform, shoes and stationery is bought so my thoughts have been turning to how to commemorate the first day back at school. When my children started school we started our own traditions. In previous years I’ve taken lots of photos of my children looking all sparkly and clean. Last year we used our lightbox to record the date too. There are lots of ways to commemorate the first day of term. Here are 10 back to school…

  • Duck Tape watermelon school supplies
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    Duck Tape watermelon school supplies

    September 1, 2017 - By 

    I love crafting with Duck Tape and the transition to back to school seems like a pretty good time to have some fun with Duck Tape. We have a huge stash so I was just able to raid my supplies for this quick and easy DIY. Both my kids are crazy about watermelons at the moment, they would eat them all the time if they could. My youngest enjoyed making a paper plate watermelon so this time I whipped up some school supplies for my eldest. He’s starting a new school on Tuesday so I thought he would enjoy a…

  • Gel-A-Peel
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    Back to school prep {Gel-A-Peel review}

    September 4, 2016 - By 

    I’m not sure how I’m going to cope when both my children are back at school. We have spent a lot of the summer playing, crafting and reviewing some cool new toys. This morning I was taking up my daughter’s trousers (I’m sure I will be letting them down again soon!) so it seems apt that I’m sharing a fun back to school craft. Have you heard of the Gel-A-Peel range? It’s a cool new fashion activity that allows you to make your own creations. You can make accessories such as earrings, bracelets, necklaces but also use your creations to…

  • Thomas & Friends lunch bag
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    Win a Thomas & Friends lunch bag (Back to School)

    September 1, 2016 - By 

    I’m starting to see photos of my friends’ children on their first day of school on Facebook which means our summer holidays are also coming to an end. Thankfully my son isn’t starting Year 2 until Tuesday and my daughter is doing mornings only at Reception for a couple of weeks until she goes full time. I started buying their new uniform back in July and we’ve since picked up PE kits and new shoes which means the only thing I have to do is get my Stamptastic stamps out and label everything. Earlier this Summer I attended a Christmas…