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    Win tickets to the miffy the movie premiere

    As a big Miffy fan I’m so excited to bring you the chance to attend the UK charity premiere of ‘miffy the movie’ on Sunday 21st June, the date of Miffy’s official 60th birthday, at VUE West End cinema, Leicester Square, London! I have 5 family tickets (2 adults and 2 children) to giveaway. Win tickets to the miffy the movie premiere Based on the stories by Dick Bruna, miffy the movie won best children’s film when it opened in the Netherlands in 2013. The film uses stop frame animation to tell the story of Miffy and her friends going…

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    Free Moomins activity sheet and win a Moomins goody bag

    My 3 year old and I had a lovely day in London today. We were invited to the film premiere of Moomins on the Riviera, a hand-drawn animation feature for all ages, at the nft on the Southbank. The film was inspired by and based on Tove Jansson’s original comic strips. In search of adventures, the Moomins, Snorkmaiden and Little My set sail for the French Riviera. After a perilous journey, they reach their dream destination where Snorkmaiden is dazzled by the attentions of a playboy leaving Moomin consumed by jealousy. When Moominpappa befriends an aristocrat and adopts the name…

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    Tinkerbell and the Legend of the Neverbeast

    Today we took part in a very special home viewing party to celebrate the launch of Tinker Bell and the Legend of the Neverbeast which is out today (April 20th 2015) on DVD and Blu-Ray. My 3 year old loves Tinker Bell and was very excited to receive a special parcel of Disney magic containing a copy of TinkerBell and the Legend of the Neverbeast, some popcorn, magical fairy wings, a Tinkerbell doll and set of 6 fairies from the film -Tinker Bell, Rosetta, Fawn, Silvermist, Vidia and The Neverbeast. This afternoon we sat down to watch the film with…

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    Win a Peppa Pig sticker book and DVD

    Earlier in the Easter holidays I shared some free Peppa Pig printables to keep your children busy. There’s Peppa Pig Easter bunting, a Peppa Pig Easter card to colour and Peppa Pig Easter hat to make. There are lots more Peppa Pig activities to keep the children busy this holiday and every day on the Peppa Pig website. My children love Peppa and her friends so were very happy to be sent some Peppa Pig Easter eggs, new Peppa Pig DVDs and an activity set to enjoy over their holidays. We were sent so many lovely things that I thought…

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    Win a copy of the brand new Tree Fu Tom DVD

    Prepare for more action-packed adventures in Treetopolis as superhero Tom returns this spring with the launch of a new DVD collection from Tree Fu Tom, the hit CBeebies CGI animated series featuring the vocal talents of Mark Bonnar and Sophie Aldred. This thrilling new collection, entitled Tree Fu Tom – Tom Saves The Day is released on Monday 6th April. Tom may look like a normal boy but when he puts on his magic belt and performs a series of magical moves (known as Tree Fu) he transforms into a tiny but mighty, magical superhero. Tom, Twigs and woodland friends…

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    Tales Of The Start Of Spring

    Do you give gifts at Easter? I’d love to say I was organised enough to arrange Easter baskets for my children but so far they just have their favourite character Easter eggs to unwrap. Today we received a copy of Tales Of The Start Of Spring to review. It’s the first ever DVD collection of episodes from the new animated series Peter Rabbit and I think it would make a great gift for little ones. Follow our hero Peter and his friends Benjamin Bunny and Lily Bobtail on their adventures as they encounter real dangers, overcome obstacles and outsmart predators,…

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    Monday happy things

    I’m so late with my weekly Monday happy things post. With half term in sunny Devon and my husband’s 40th birthday today we’ve been really busy, but in a good way. – I finished The Miniaturist (which I loved) and have just started reading The Secrets Sisters Keep! by Sinead Moriarty which is looking promising. – I came home to my sweet new acrylic prints which I had ordered from Truprint as a Mother’s Day gift to myself. I chose two of my favourite photographs of the children and turned them into acrylic prints which, at 6×4″, fit perfectly on my…

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    Monday happy things

    It’s half term and I’m enjoying lovely family time therefore I am keeping my Monday Happy Things post short and sweet. – The view from our window is rather spectacular as we are lucky enough to be spending some time by the seaside. – We watched The Theory of Everything, the film based on the memoir Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen by Jane Wilde Hawking, Stephen Hawking’s first wife. We’ve watched a lot of films recently and this is one of my favourites. Physics, Cambridge, Eddie Redmayne – what’s not to love. – I’ve been Charity Shop shopping…

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    Win with The Book of Life

    Have you watched The Book of Life yet? In the Mexican town of San Angel, Manolo, Maria and Joaquin have been friends ever since childhood. Although their lives have taken different paths, one thing remains the same – Manolo and Joaquin both want to marry Maria. Little does the trio know that battling husband-and-wife deities have made a high-stakes wager on the love triangle’s outcome. To celebrate the release of The Book of Life on Blu-ray and DVD on February 16th, I wanted to share a competition to win one of three fantastic family entertainment bundles. Each bundle includes: Blu-ray…