You don't even need to look out of the window at the moment to know that the weather is pretty damn miserable out there. It certainly doesn't bode well for half term next week. I know that I'm always saying that there's no such thing as bad weather, just inappropriate clothing, but after all this rain and wind that's really starting to wear thin now! I'm definitely thinking that indoor activities are the way to go next week and I'm therefore delighted to have been asked to share these Reef 2 activity sheets with you. Reef 2 High Tide is being released on DVD ... read more
Bigjigs Wooden Safari Animal Building Blocks
Little Miss C has already learnt to recognise Play Patrol parcels from Bigjigs and this latest one was no exception. As well as some wonderful things for LMC herself (which will be included in a video review, just as soon as I shift this cold and can talk properly again!) there was also a package in there for Master C which he was very keen to get to grips with. The Safari Building Blocks are aimed at children aged one plus and they seem to be the perfect to move on to after the standard cube building blocks (you know the ones that you get either in the push along trolly, or that ... read more
There’s a Dinosaur in my Bathtub – Catalina Echeverri
I think there must be a bit of thing going on for dinosaurs at the moment as I seem to have been sent loads of books with them in to review. Little Miss C and I certainly aren't complaining though - we love a good dinosaur tale. The first one we're reviewing is There's a Dinosaur in My Bathtub. Just the title of this one made LMC laugh out loud. This particular dinosaur is French, has a very slick moustache and calls himself Pierre - obviously. Pierre has come to live in Amelia's bathtub and he's so good at hiding that only Amelia has seen him. Together the two of ... read more
Team Honk, the Mayor of St Albans and her Sport Relief Onesie!
Introducing the Mayor of St Albans, Cllr Annie Brewster If there's one thing I've learnt with blogging it's to expect the unexpected. And that was certainly very true on Tuesday when the Team Honk blogger relay came to St Albans. After something of a sleepless night, Tuesday morning saw the usual nerves that come with helping to organise something like this. What if it rained? What if the Mayor forgot to show up? What if the baton was late? What about if something happened to one of the school kids taking part? What if the local paper came and yet there was nothing to photograph? ... read more
An afternoon’s crafting
When an email arrived with a subject line of "Crafty fun at 'Sew Over It' sewing cafe" I have to admit that I let out a little squeal of excitement without even reading the contents. I've read about So Over It many times before online and always dreamt of being able to escape there one afternoon to properly indulge myself. I've even seen the founder Lisa Comfort on Channel 4's Kirstie's Vintage Home. The idea of actually going there, for a "mums" afternoon was an amazing one. So much so that if I'm honest it took two reads of the email before I ... read more
Ladybird Tuesday: Toys and Games to Make
With Team Honk coming to St Albans this Tuesday I'm purposfully going for a picture heavy, word light Ladybird Tuesday post this week. I've chosen one of my favourite books from my favourite series, 633 - Hobbies and Interests, and it's also a book which I'm hoping to do some of the makes with Little Miss C this year - Toys and Games to Make. All the things that the book shows you on the contents page are the sorts of things that people used to have knocking around in their house back in the 60s (or even 70s) when this book was first published. I clearly remember my Dad ... read more
The Lego Baddies Road Trip
When I saw that Carcraft were looking for bloggers and their children to act out an action scene using Lego as part of a competition to win £100 worth of Lego I just knew that we had to enter. Three year old Little Miss C loves Lego. Completely and utterly. Almost as much as I do and she's forever acting out stories with it and using her imagination to come up with weird and wonderful plots. I should warn you though that she's one that doesn't believe that one brand of toy should be played with in isolation from another, so you can often end up with stories where a Lego man ... read more
Win one of three Product of the Year 2014 Hampers
I had such an amazing time at the Product of the Year 2014 Awards and since that night I've been trying out the award winning products which I brought home in my goody bag. I'm delighted to say that three lucky readers of Being Mrs C are also going to be able to try these Products of the Year for themselves by trying to win a hamper containing over £180 of winning products. Each hamper containins award winning products from Andrex, Fairy, Flash, M&S, Dolmio and XLS Medical among others. If you want to be in with a chance of winning then all you need to do is follow the ... read more
Team Honk is coming to St Albans
I've been planning to write this post for over a month now. I've been wanting to tell you all about our exciting plans for the bloggers of St Albans to do their bit towards raising money for Sport Relief. But, to be totally honest with you I've been so busy wrapped up in organising it all that I've just not had time. There are only 36 hours left now before it's our turn on the Team Honk stage, so without further ado I guess I'd better tell you what we're up to. It's nearly a year to the day since I told you all about Team Honk - the amazing team of three bloggers that formed to raise money for ... read more
Valentines Crafting with Bostik
I was delighted to hear recently that we'd been selected as part of the Bostik Family Craft Bloggers Network. We do a lot of crafting here as a family, but the thing we're probably a bit rubbish at is doing seasonal crafts - instead I'm more inclined to go with what Little Miss C wants. The idea behind the Bostik network is that we're sent a package of craft goodies every other month and challenged to come up with something seasonal and to blog about how we made them. Perfect for directing some of our crafting mojo. The January package was themed for Valentines day with lots ... read more