Saying goodbye to nursery with the Sweet Hamper Company
If you’re on the hunt for nursery leaving present ideas you’ve come to the right place. We were recently asked to review a Sweet Hamper Company sweet hamper and it turns out a sweet hamper is the perfect gift if you’ve got a little one [...]
How to make an ice cream cake in 10 easy steps!
Want to know how to make an ice cream cake but can't get your head around how to go about it - or where to start? With this recipe you don't need to churn your own ice cream, you don't need to be an expert [...]
10 things I’ve learnt in ten years of motherhood!
It's official: I've been a mum for ten whole years - that's ten whole years of motherhood! Ten years of needing eyes in the back of my head, ten years surviving on the least sleep ever and ten years of overthinking things because you just [...]
5 simple ways to support a breastfeeding mama
If you thought breastfeeding was a one-woman job, think again. You might be the lady with the boobs and the only one who can actually feed the baby, but the truth is everyone has a role to play in supporting a breastfeeding mama. From husbands [...]
#fortheloveofblog – 20th July 2021
Welcome back to #fortheloveofblog - our last linky party of the summer before we break up for a much needed summer holiday! If you've got a blog post you're especially proud of or one that needs a little bit of extra love come and join [...]
#fortheloveofblog – 13th July 2021
It's Tuesday again which means only one thing: it's time to get your linky on with #fortheloveofblog! If you've got a blog post you're especially proud of or simply want to raise the profile of your wonderful blog THIS is the linky party for you! [...]
Has lockdown psychologically damaged our kids?
Has lockdown psychologically damaged our kids? I ask with so-called 'Freedom Day' on the horizon and all remaining Covid restrictions due to be lifted after almost 18 months living under varying degrees of lockdown. I was 37 weeks pregnant with Violet and finished work to [...]
#fortheloveofblog – 6th July 2021
Hello hello and welcome back to #fortheloveofblog - THE place to link up and show off your latest blog post! The linky opens at 6am on Tuesdays and runs until midnight on Fridays and absolutely anything goes! If you're new and this is your first [...]
5 unexpected benefits of giving your child their own mobile phone
More than 90%. That’s how many children aged eight to 15 in the UK own their own mobile phone if the figures are to be believed. And, as of this week, our nine-year-old is one of them. Bluebell has been asking for her own mobile [...]
#fortheloveofblog – 29th June 2021
Hello and welcome to week eight (yes eight!) of #fortheloveofblog - a brand new Tuesday linky party hosted by me Crummy Mummy, Claire at Life, Love and Dirty Dishes, Talya at Motherhood: The Real Deal and Nigel at DIY Daddy. The linky is LIVE and [...]
5 things I learnt about parenting in a pandemic
Am I a good enough mum? It’s a question I’ve asked myself a lot lately, especially as life gets back to ‘normal’ and the kids are back at school and nursery after all the various lockdowns. Like many families we had some bad days, very [...]
5 ways we’re getting reception ready in the wake of coronavirus
If you’ve got a little one starting school for the first time this year and you’re worried about how it’s all going to pan out in the aftermath of the pandemic you’re not alone. Our third born Marigold May is due to start reception in [...]
#fortheloveofblog – 22nd June 2021
Welcome back to #fortheloveofblog - our fabulous Tuesday linky party where absolutely anything goes! #fortheloveofblog is hosted by me Crummy Mummy along with the fabulous Claire at Life, Love and Dirty Dishes, Talya at Motherhood: The Real Deal and Nigel at DIY Daddy - and [...]
Are primary school weigh-ins really all that bad?
Are primary school weigh-ins really all that bad? I ask after it was revealed the powers that be have decided to bring back weigh-ins for primary school children from September amid fears lockdown has exacerbated the UK's child obesity crisis. Apparently the move to reintroduce [...]
Making story time fun with I Found a Poo by Carolina Castillo
Poo, farts and bottoms. If I had to list three things guaranteed to send the kids into fits of giggles in our house poo, farts and bottoms would top it. In that particular order. So when we were asked to review a new children's story [...]
