Christmas is only 12 weeks away and I am sure its comes around quicker each year. This year will be a very special Christmas for us as it will be Jelly Bean’s first Christmas and we are really looking forward to celebrating it with all of our family at home as that has been the … Read more
I may be wrong here, but I’m assuming that the majority of Mummy Matters readers are female? Apologies to those gents out there if you are reading my blog, no offence intended at all!! But let’s face it ladies, Christmas shopping for women is, on the whole, pretty easy wouldn’t you say? I think we … Read more
I think it’s important to encourage children to read and enjoy books from an early age. We began reading to Little Bean, Beanie Boy and Jelly Bean whilst they were still the big moving bumps in my tummy. It was a great way of bonding with them and getting them used to our voices (other … Read more
Technology for children is one of those things which, before becoming a parent myself, I always thought I would try to avoid for my children. I don’t want them growing up too fast, I wanted them to enjoy their childhood and to get their amusement out of ‘real’ toys, not battery powered things which zap … Read more
Dr Who Cleric Wars App Game and QLA Device Dr Who is one of those programs that I just don’t ‘get’, never have and I believe never will. That said, Curly is a HUGE Dr Who fan and I know that he is not on his own, Dr Who fans really get into it and … Read more
Galt Fantastic Foil Art Kit Little Bean and I first saw this kit being demonstrated in a toy store and Little Bean BEGGED me to buy it for her. Unfortunately at the time I had already spent a fortune on her so I suggested she asked asked Santa instead. Anyway, by the power of blogging … Read more
Scatter Brainz Darts Wave 1 (Pack of 3) Perfect little stocking filler, these super sticky darts will stick to almost anything and keep your little monkey amused. They are part of a collector series so you can keep on adding to it until they have collected all 48 or like trading cards they can be … Read more
So when is a puzzle not a puzzle? When it’s a 3D puzzle of course! Sometimes just doing a plain old flat picture puzzle isn’t challenging enough for some people and so that’s where the Ravensburger 3D puzzles become THE present to buy this Christmas. Hubby once told me that his Mum used to have … Read more
Sometimes it can be hard to know what to buy for a two year old, they are too old for most of the ‘baby’ toys but they haven’t quite grasped some of the older toys that their siblings and peers play with. There is one place that most two year olds love to spend time, … Read more