If you live anywhere where there are a large number of children you can't help but notice the little scooters that all of them whizz around the park and pavements on. When Little Miss C and I visited our local primary school recently I was amused to see that the bike park had more scooters than bikes in it! LMC has been starting with scooter envy recently which increased when she was given a quick go on a friend's scooter whilst on a trip to feed the ducks in the park. With a second birthday approaching it seemed an obvious gift idea and everyone I spoke to instantly said that we ... read more
Pregnancy Meme
I've been tagged by Emmy's Mummy to take part in this pregnancy meme. In a way it seems a bit strange writing about being pregnant again as with already having Little Miss C I have to admit to having days where I simply don't have the time to even think about being pregnant! I'm struggling to find any other pregnant bloggers to tag in this, but if you're pregnant and want to answer these questions yourself then please just add a link to your post in the comments section below. What was your first reaction when you found out that you were/are pregnant and why do ... read more
Creative Steps Magazine
You know that feeling you get when you find something that you just completely "get" straight away? When a smile spreads across your face and you just can't stop it? Where the more you discover the more you smile? Well that's exactly what happened when I discovered Creative Steps magazine. Aimed at anyone who has anything to do with children, Creative Steps is just packed full of inspiration, project ideas, reviews and useful tips. Whether you be a teacher, nursery assistant, Guide or Brownie leader, nanny, childminder, parent or grandparent then this is the magazine for you. Each edition (4 a ... read more
A record breaking holiday?
How fast can you assemble a Mr Potato Head? And what about if you were blindfolded? How long would it take you then? Unless you've got some very strange hobbies I'm guessing that the above questions have probably never troubled you before. I certainly hadn't given them a second thought before a box arrived in the post a couple of weeks ago. In it was a Mr Potato Head, a water pistol, a colouring book, stickers, coloured pencils and some sweets. Also included were some details of the Thomson Family Holidays Guinness World Records Event that I'd been invited to a Whipsnade Zoo. ... read more
Bookstart 20
I was completely shocked when I today read on twitter say that nearly 60% of families do not own a single baby book. I've seen statistics like this before about things like the average number of books in a UK household being just five, and previously I've never been able to get the facts to back up what I've read. This time though Beachy Books were able to point me in the direction of this article from The Bookseller. According to the research that has been done, 57% of families do not own a single baby book until they receive their Bookstart early reading packs. These packs are ... read more
In A Dry Season – Peter Robinson
The day that I started reading In A Dry Season coincided with my train journey to Yeo Valley. Nothing remarkable there as train journies are an obvious time to read, but what was strange was the conversation in the taxi from Bristol Temple Meads station to Blagdon. One of my fellow bloggers started talking about the two lakes close to Yeo Valley and saying that she had heard that one of them had a submerged village underneath it and that sometimes people could still hear the church bells ringing from underwater. Now, knowing a bit of physics I thought it unlikely that this could ... read more
Two
There's been a birthday to celebrate here this weekend. A little lady who is now old enough to understand that a good birthday involves cards, presents, cake and a party. The house is now (finally) quiet and almost resembles tidy and I'm sat here struggling to find words that adequately describe how I feel about this amazing little lady that's in my life. I never knew that it was possible to love one little person quite so much. Every day she completely amazes me with her passion for life and the sense of humour that she's quickly developing. She's also one of the ... read more
Review: Morphy Richards Never Loses Suction Lift Away Bagless Upright Vacuum Cleaner
When you live with a toddler there's one thing you really can't live without and that's a good vacuum cleaner. Toddlers seem to have an ability to crumbs from nothing. If you have a toddler who likes cakes and crisps as much as Little Miss C does then the the crumbs seem to appear as if by magic. When I was lucky enough to be chosen as a Morphy Richards Innovator earlier this year I had visions of being asked to review kettles and if I was lucky a bread-maker, so I was intrigued and delighted when I received an email asking if I was interested in reviewing their Never Loses Suction Lift ... read more
seven days
A weekly photograph capturing one of the magic moments of the last seven days. ... read more
June chicks
After the weekend's monsoon like rain it really doesn't feel like June and the weather forecast suggests that the wet weather is set to continue for a bit longer. Playing outside was replaced this afternoon by some more craft time and once again I pulled out a copy of Creative Steps Magazine for inspiration. I had already been through the magazine (in a rare organised moment!) and made sure that I had everything I needed in the craft cupboard for a handful of the projects and on a day like today that is so incredibly useful. This afternoon we made a couple of chicks - ... read more