I’ve never really been too concerned with my energy bills, they are never pleasant and seem to gradually creep up all the time but I was rather surprised when speaking to my parents the other day, that their bills are considerably cheaper, yet they live in a house double the size of mine. I knew …
Lego Friends Olivia’s Rainbow – Book Review
Lego Friends Olivia’s Rainbow activity book from The Works is excellent value at £2.99 and comes with a small Lego kit to make to add to your collection. My daughter Miss M who is 6yrs old has become interested in Lego over the last year and already has a collection of Lego Friends sets. She …
Design and Drill Set from Learning Resources – Review
Design and Drill Set from Learning Resources is a creative construction set where children can drill patterns and pictures onto a design board. Aimed at children aged 3-7 years, I thought this would be perfect for my two children to try with Mister B being 3 and Miss M who is 6. I particularly had Mister B in …
Yellow Mellon Children’s Clothes – Review
Yellow Mellon are a fashion forward online children’s clothing retailer and kindly offered to send my two children a complete outfit to try out. I know my daughter Miss M can be rather fussy, so provided details of their likes and dislikes, not knowing which items of clothing would be sent. This is what we …
Anthony and the Ants – Book Review
Anthony and the Ants from Parragon books is an amusing little story that made us giggle. It a nice size picture book with full colour pages and and fun illustrations. The story follows Anthony the anteater who loves his food, but unfortunately a group of ants keep walking away with his food before he’s had …
Sky Dancers Starfly Doll – Review
Sky Dancers Starfly from Character Toys is a fairy called Airabella who magically flies and twirls in the sky guided by your hand. Aimed at ages 5+, Miss M was the perfect age to try one of these out. Miss M’s face lit up when she saw the doll and she couldn’t wait to try …
Bunny Loves To Learn – Book Review
Bunny Loves to Learn is a gorgeously illustrated picture book written by Peter Bently and illustrated by Emma Foster & Deborah Melmon. Published by Parragon, this book is a beautifully presented picture book, with full colour pages. It follows the story of a little class of bunnies and their teacher Miss Nibbler. She brings in …
Tractor Ted Farm Show at Bowood House
Last weekend my children got to meet their favourite tractor. I hadn’t told them in advance of where they were going but I knew they’d be excited and have a fun day! We went to Bowood House, where Tractor Ted’s Farm show was being held and we weren’t disappointed, both in the displays and the …
Last Minute Father’s Day Gift Ideas from Dove and Radox
With Father’s Day looming, it’s time to get shopping for a gift to give the Dad in your life. With two young children, we only look to buy small value items that they can give to daddy. With a daddy who has most things he needs, I try to avoid anything gimmicky or things that …
Let’s Bake by Cathryn Dresser – Book Review
Let’s Bake! by Cathryn Dresser, a former contestant of The Great British Bake Off, is a wonderful children’s recipe book with 52 different ideas to bake. The book is divided into seasons with recipes suited to Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter which come with step by step instructions worded in a fun and simple way. …