As a first time mum not too many months ago I meticulously recorded everything Edward did on paper and through his online blog. I also used the electronic baby journal WellStart but to be honest didn’t find it very easy to use and quickly abandoned it. So I was really happy to hear about Gurgle Baby Milestones which is a major development of WellStart, still very recognisable but with a lot of great improvements. With the imminent arrival of Second Baby I was delighted to be asked to try it out. The software is simple to install and allows you…
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Simply Tap would like to offer all of the lovely readers of the gingerbread house a chance to win one of 10 boxes of Thornton’s chocolates worth £15 each. Simply Tap is a new instant mobile checkout available on both iPhone and Android. It allows you to pay for things in seconds when you see something you like in magazines, out and about, on-‐line and in store. Its the sort of app that makes busy people’s lives so much easier. Simply Tap offers you a secure way of paying for things through your mobile without having to enter card details,…
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With the winter chill fast approaching, we all need reminding that harmful UV rays aren’t a thing of the distant summer and it’s still so important to protect your skin. Dr Sandeep Cliff, Consultant Dermatologist and dermatological surgeon advises not to be fooled by the winter sun as UV rays are always present and will pass through the clouds down onto your skin. Plus if we are expecting more of that lovely white stuff this year, the snow can in fact reflect up to 80% of the sun’s rays, causing sunburn and damage to your skin just as severely…
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*****Competition has now closed and the winners have been notified***** Do you have a budding footballer like I do? If so, they can now learn to play like their football heroes with Coerver Coaching Vol 1 (launched November 7th)! Coerver bring their tried and tested method to DVD for the first time with skills, flicks, passes and tricks in a programme endorsed by Geoff Hurst, Jurgen Klinsmann and Gerard Houllier. In the 1970s, Dutch football legend Wiel Coerver created a coaching programme based upon the skills of the world’s greatest players. His system was designed to hone individual passing skills…
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*****Thank you for your entries. The winner is Charlotte Jones***** Love Orla Kiely? Fancy owning one of her latest bags designed exclusively for Tesco? Read on! You may remember almost a year ago I was really excited about the new range of bags Orla Kiely was designing for Tesco. At the beginning of this year I managed to get my hands on the scribble pear design, and I also have an interesting grey and white geometric patterned one too. Despite being surrounded by Tesco stores only one has ever stocked the Orla Kiely bags (Lee Valley Tesco Extra if you’re…
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Last weekend we were invited to London Zoo for a special screening of the comic animation, Rio. It was no ordinary screening with face painting, plush macaws for every child and an up close and personal look at a real live macaw. Feel the rhythm…hear the beat… and let your spirit soar! Rio is a high-flying animated comedy for the whole family. Blu is an exotic pet bird who believes he’s the last of his kind. But when his owner learns about Jewel, Blu’s female counterpart in Rio de Janeiro, they set out on the adventure of a lifetime. Even…
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*****giveaway is now closed and the winner is Katie Skeoch***** Klorane is a French company whose founder believed that the human race can only progress and survive through nature. The company now produces a range of plant-based products for hair and also eye care. The hero product is the Klorane Gentle Dry Shampoo with Oatmilk which celebs such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Diane Kruger and Kate Moss love, but there’s also a range of shampoos and conditioning balms which use specific plant extracts for different hair problems. I tried the Klorane Mango Butter Shampoo and Conditioning Balm which are great for reviving any…
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*****competition is now closed***** Edward loves using our iPad so we were really pleased to try out some new iPad apps for toddlers with him whilst we were away on holiday. We tried Caillou’s World, based on the hit PBS children’s show; Richard Scarry’s mobile app debut Busytown; as well as a major Peekaboo Barn update, all from Night & Day Studios. Caillou’s World helps children learn and improve their phonics, letter recognition, memorization, and spelling by identifying objects that begin with a specific letter, tapping on them to color them in, until the whole scene is colorfully complete! There…
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*****the competition has now closed and the winner notified***** Edward was asked if he would like to try some clothes from Ellos, a new retailer in the UK. They’re a Scandinavian brand who are as big as Very.co.uk and Asos in Scandinavia. He was sent some lovely new tshirts and a 2 piece outfit featuring Snoopy. He has worn the dinosaur tshirts a couple of times and they fit really well and, more importantly, wash well. He’s also worn the Snoopy outfit as pyjamas as they are lovely and warm and he has a habit of throwing his duvet off…