Big kids, little kids – if we’ve tried the toys they’re in here! Sharing our views on the latest toys, games and hobbies.
In the run up to Christmas I try very hard to do some kind of Christmas crafts with the children every day to make it feel special. This year we have chosen to have a ‘handmade’ Christmas as much as possible, so far we have made some Christmas decorations, Christmas cards and today we made … Read more
Buying gifts for friends and loved ones can get a little stale after time, you end up heading down the same old aisles and selecting items along a similar theme just in a different colour year on year. Don’t you sometimes wish you could do something a little different? How about a language course? At … Read more
No don’t worry I haven’t made a start on the mulled wine and I haven’t forgotten to use the spell checker, I meant to write ‘Light Bulbles’ because that’s what you call it when you cross a Light Bulb with a Bauble. Shall I explain further? A few days ago I was asked if I … Read more
Crafting for Christmas always feels so much more special, especially when you get to use extra sparkly things and try out different projects. Our latest crafting project from Yellow Moon has been great fun for all of the family and it has created some very special keepsakes for years to come. I’m a big softy … Read more
Some of the best blog events to be invited to are the ones with the word ‘playdate’ in them, add to that Little Tikes and you’re onto a winner. A few weeks ago we were lucky enough to attend such a playdate at Milton Keynes (which made a nice change from London). I didn’t really … Read more
Unless you have stacks of money to spend on buying lots of gaming equipment then you tend to stick to one particular brand. For our family it has always been Nintendo, ever since I was given my Nintendo DS Lite when I was pregnant with Little Bean, then we bought ourselves a Nintendo Wii and … Read more
Music plays a big part in our family, there is always music playing somewhere in the house, we all love it and I am keen for the children to explore all different kinds of music. They love to listen to children’s music like CBeebies but they also love modern pop music too, I’m sure you … Read more
I may have mentioned once or twice in the past about my love of Musical Theatre ever since Hubby took me to see The Lion King in the West End for our first Valentines date. Ever since that date we have been to London time and time again to see so many shows I couldn’t … Read more
Once upon a time, I used to compare myself to Monica from Friends because I was so organised. I always knew exactly where everything was, I got jobs finished ahead of time, I never missed appointments or important dates, I was on the ball 100% . . . then I became a Mum and it … Read more