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Tag: summer

Win an Ugo Owl play tent worth £24.99

Posted on June 4, 2015February 25, 2017 by jenny

The weather was amazingly warm today which meant we spent much of the day outside. Fingers crossed this is the start of summer and to celebrate, I have a lovely summery giveaway. I’ve teamed up with GetGo, who is part of the Worlds Apart family, and have the new GetGo Űgo Owl Play Tent to…

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Our Summer holiday round up – Week 6

Posted on September 3, 2014September 2, 2014 by jenny

Our Summer holidays really are nearing the end. Week 6 has been the quietest of them all, we’ve spent a lot of time at home and I seem to have spent most of it struggling to get hold of school uniform! We’ve stayed local, venturing to the cinema to see Planes 2 again and enjoyed…

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Our Summer holiday round up (Week 1)

Posted on July 30, 2014September 14, 2022 by jenny

I can’t believe I’ve survived the first week of the Summer holidays. I thought it might be fun to blog about what we’ve been up to. The first week started with afternoon tea with Kirstie Allsopp and a paper cutting masterclass with the lovely Poppy Chancellor. I also snuck in a visit to see the…

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The Care Bears: Totally Sweet Adventures

Posted on July 15, 2014November 2, 2025 by jenny

I was recently offered the opportunity to review The Care Bears: Totally Sweet Adventures on DVD. As a child of the early 80s I fondly remembered Care Bears so couldn’t resist sharing this with my children to see what they thought. We’re had a crazy couple of week but yesterday afternoon Little Sis and I…

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Win a Leapfrog Creativity Camera

Posted on June 18, 2014October 13, 2019 by jenny

I’m always keen to encourage my children’s learning so was delighted to be sent some Leapfrog products to try with them. Leapfrog sell a huge range of learning toys which range from tablets to gaming systems, reading and writing toys. Both my children already have a My Pal Violet and  My Pal Scout and Big…

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Out and about in London with the Bugaboo Bee

Posted on August 17, 2013August 16, 2013 by jenny

A couple of weeks ago I was offered a Bugaboo Bee to help us complete our Summer Bucket List. You may remember I had a much-loved Bugaboo Cameleon so I was delighted to try the Bee. Although we haven’t been very successful in ticking things off our Summer Bucket List we have been out and…

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Make a little birdhouse in your soul

Posted on July 24, 2013January 10, 2016 by jenny

We’ve been struggling a little with the weather lately. We go out early in the day and then come home and play in the shade. Our craft box has received a beating as we’ve been working our way through it to keep as busy as we can. Fortunately the toddler was sent a brilliant kit…

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2013 Summer Bucket List

Posted on July 23, 2013 by jenny

I love writing lists and ticking things off so this year we’ve made a Summer Bucket List. In an ideal world I’d have a grown up bucket list (which picked up where my Day Zero list finished off) which would be full of craft and sewing projects. However, I have two pre-schoolers so let’s be…

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Have a summer of play!

Posted on August 14, 2012January 10, 2026 by jenny

With the cost of summer escalating to ensure children are kept entertained, Morrisons has partnered with Play England to host a number of ‘M Savers Summer Play Parks’ that are touring the UK. There are a whole host of free activities and workshops for you and your children from potato stamping to kite making. The…

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