If you have a little one that LOVES singing, dancing and making music, and wants to be a superstar, then the Kidi Superstar from Vtech is right up their street. “VTech’s new Kidi Super Star karaoke microphone and stand uses innovative technology to reduce the vocals on any song. Whether you’re plugging in a mobile […]
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Taking a supermarket siesta and shop for food better…?
Would you take a supermarket siesta? What does that involve? The supermarket. Love them or hate them? Drag your kids there to do the weekly shop? Or sit shopping online at home, smugly pretending to be organised (then, if you are like me, who is all smug when I press “pay” but then when the […]
READ MOREJumbo Bananagrams fun in the garden…
*We were very kindly sent the game Jumbo Bananagrams to try. All words are our own, and images are used with permission* Jumbo Bananagrams is the perfect game for playing outside in the summer, in your garden, or at a picnic, or anywhere you have a bit of space to put the tiles and play. […]
READ MOREMy dirty little habit. Don’t be rude about it.
I am an adult, a forty year old adult (I am still getting used to that last bit, kind of living in denial about it, and trying to pretend I am still twenty something, sadly my body is not going along with that game!!) I have a nursing qualification, among other things and I also […]
READ MORE10 things motherhood has taught me…
Motherhood. The only job in the world that you land in with no experience, pay, no holidays or days off, and sometimes it feels like the only time you get feedback, is when people feel you aren’t doing a good job. This post is sharing 1o things that motherhood has taught me. Before you have […]
READ MOREThe world according to Humphrey – book giveaway
We love reading in our house, both adults and children alike. We all have our own particular favorite authors and books we love, but sometimes we find books that both adults and children like and can read together. Matthew has recently started reading more advanced books with more words than pictures in them, something which […]
READ MOREProject Mc2 – Smart is the new cool…
We love science in our house. I have a nine and a half year old who will pull out her science experiment kit at any given moment to start trying out making things or compounding mixtures. She loves to explore and find out about things, how they work, what they do, why they are what […]
READ MOREThe secret life of pets…
What do our pets get up to when we aren’t at home or aren’t watching them? What do they REALLY do when they are alone (or think they are) We have two cats, both are funny, naughty, and have real personalities of their own. Our oldest cat is a bit less adventurous, and tends to […]
READ MOREEasy home made play dough recipe
So I have a confession… I used to be a play dough snob. I only ever bought the stuff, that you get in little plastic tubs, that smells strange (I like the smell, I’m weird, I know!) and I had a thing about not being able to make homemade play-dough. Ridiculous, right? But, in my […]
READ MORENo more messy holiday wash bag…
We have just been away on holiday, which involved a lot of planning and packing, of course. Lists, shopping, packing, repacking, remembering things, taking things out that REALLY aren’t needed and trying to squeeze things in. Packing items like toothbrushes and toothpaste can be a messy business. We have an electric toothbrush, that the whole […]
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