When Barefoot Books sent me some books to review, I have to admit that is wasn’t a book publisher I was aware of before but after having a glance over their website, the books all appeared to be vibrant, brightly coloured and enticing so I was intrigued to see what the stories were like and …
Our Family Holiday to West Sussex
Last week we had our long awaited family summer holiday. We set off for the small town of Selsey in West Sussex where our beach side bungalow awaited. The unique aspect of the bungalow was that it was built around a luxury turn of the century railway carriage that has been restored and incorporated into …
Homemade Pizza with Miss M
Miss M loves to help out with cooking and baking whenever she can, so when I mentioned that I was making a homemade roasted vegetable pizza for dinner the other night, she jumped at the chance to assist mummy in whatever way she could. She started off by kneading the dough for the pizza base …
Sudocrem Sunscreen Mousse SPF50 – Review
Having two young children, I am always very cautious when the sun comes out and ensure they are covered head to toe in suncream and protective clothing. Although we haven’t had many hot sunny days yet this year, I believe they are just a few weeks away in time for our annual family summer holiday!! …
Goodbye Grandad Fred – You’ll be greatly missed!!
Things have been a bit quiet on here lately – we’re still here – just been through some difficult family times with my Grandad Fred having passed away at the ripe old age of 85. Last week we made the 250 mile trip back to Kent where I grew up, back to my parents house …
Princess Personalised Colouring Book – Review
Find me a gift.com are an online retailer selling a huge variety of gifts – something for everyone in fact, which they break down into various categories to help you find the ideal gift for the person/event that you are purchasing for. When we were asked to review an item from the children’s gifts, I …
Dinosaur Race by Orchard Toys – Review
We were asked to review Dinosaur Race by Orchard Toys for izziwizzikids.co.uk. With Miss M being quite young we have only just started playing board games but when I was offered the opportunity to try out the new Dinosaur Race game from Orchard Toys for ages 3+, I knew she would love it. She is an avid …
Boutique Biscuits – My 1st Attempt!!
I’ve always admired those delicious looking iced biscuits that you find in boutique bakeries or on a cakestand for afternoon tea in a trendy cafe or top hotel. But unfortunately I didn’t have a clue how to recreate them in my own kitchen. I tend to stick to buttercream when icing cakes as it’s easy, …
Easter Baking ideas for children
We were challenged by izziwizzikids.co.uk to come up with an Easter activity video for children and decided we would love to do some baking as this is one of Miss M’s favourite pastimes. I wanted to keep the recipes really simple so that Miss M could really feel like she was baking on her own …
Tidlo Lorry Shape Sorter by John Crane – Review
We were asked to review the wooden Tidlo Lorry Shape Sorter by John Crane for izziwizzikids. On opening the box I knew the quality of this wooden toy was going to be good – Miss M received the Tidlo High Tea Shape Sorter for Xmas – which has led to no end of delicious tea …