Last year I made Bene his very own Christmas stocking; as a January baby he was just old enough to enjoy unpacking one with some help and I wanted it to be special to him, not just bought off a peg. I have a vivid memory of the girls wanting to buy Freddie a […]
Archives for 2013
Review: Hotel Chocolate Sleekster Classic Christmas Selection.
Along with sock, slippers, smellies and sleep (oh no wait… not sleep, no such thing as sleep anymore) chocolates have to be one of those go to gifts for people who either have everything or fall into the “oh my goodness, what do I get them?” category. Or indeed people who just deserve a treat. […]
Lax Toddler Parenting #8: Messy Play
I’ll let you into a secret. I hate messy play. I hate sticking stuff with little kids who get bored quickly. I hate painting that is mostly gloop and soggy paper. I HATE setting up stuff that they do for a while, chuck everywhere and then I have to clear up. It may be partly […]
Felted Stars and Thoughts on Christmas.
I didn’t get much time crafting last week, aside from the crochet squares I was working hard at finishing. I’m down to the last 25 or so and then the blanket just needs putting together. But in one quiet moment, I did make these, 1 for my little momentary nod towards Freddie, 2 to send […]
Mattessons Double Dipper Review – Quick Snacks for Busy Families
We were recently asked to review a set of new quick snacks, the Mattessons Double Dipper range. If there is one thing we are, it’s a busy family and we rely quite a lot on quick snacks as the girls have to eat between school and gym and have tea at gym too. By the […]
It's December and the crafts (might) come out.
Something tells me that I’m not going to see nearly enough of my children this December to pepper the blog with Christmas Crafts. I’m sorry about that; it used to be the highlight of my year to call a halt to maths and english and science on December 1st and crack open the great box […]
Review: Dinosaurs in SPace Zu3D Animation Kit
We’ve reviewed a Zu3D animation kit before and had an absolute ball with it; it has remained a popular piece of kit, even though time to actually do animating seems to have dwindled to nothing these days. 🙁 Maddy absolutely adored it then and Josie, who is the most inclined to spend time on such […]
Lax Toddler Parenting #7: late nights and rubbish routines.
Fran and Maddy used to have a bedtime. Once we got Fran past the ‘I can stay awake all night’ toddler phase, the two of them used to conk out at 7pm every night. It was a short period of bliss. Them we did a few house moves, had a baby, got a bit slack […]
Review: Top CashBack Shopping Bonus Website.
When you lead an insanely busy life, which we do, you can be guilty of not taking the time to find out more about some of the things that people tell you about; I’ve seen people refer to Top CashBack an awful lot over the years but somehow I’ve never quite found the time to […]
Got ya.
This will be our fourth Christmas without him. I’m quite practiced at this now. I’ve learned what to do and what not to do. I know I’ll cry when I see 5 stocking put out, but not as hard as I cried at 4 and when it felt like there was no hope of there […]
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