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BIC® KIDS Kid Couleur felt tip pens, BIC® KIDS Evolution® Ecolutions® colouring pencils and BIC® KIDS Plastidecor® crayons

Creating artwork with my kids for a competition with BIC® Kids and Mumsnet plus a BIC® KIDS giveaway

My eldest daughter loves drawing. Some days it is a challenge to keep up with her paper requirements as she can spend hours sitting and doodling. Her beloved dolly Kerry…

Friday Focus 28/07/17 – It’s been driving me potty…

We’ve been focusing on potty training Sophie this week. We’ve been gently encouraging the potty for a while but this week I decided that it was time to ditch the…

A selection of children's musical insturments - maracas, bells, slide whistle and a xylophone

10 children’s toys that should be sent to Room 101

My house looks like the Hamleys bomb has exploded in it most days. Some days it’s hard to see the floor for toys. Some toys I don’t mind so much.…

Jessica with Buttons, the animatronic Cadburys cow

My Little ‘Pi-Cow-So’ – a drawing class with Cadburys

One of the things that Jessica has definitely inherited from me is a love of drawing. It’s something I’m happy to encourage, although there are days when I wonder if…

A selection of pens from the Uni-ball range - including POSCA markers, Uni Chalk markers, Uni PIN fine-line drawing pens, Signo gel pens, a Uni Air pen and a Signo TSI eraser pen

Uni-ball pens review and giveaway

I have always loved writing and doodling. Having decent pens is important though. I always feel like my thoughts flow better if my pen flows smoothly and cleanly across the…

Jessica as a toddler with a speech bubble saying "From the mouths of babes" and the text "A linky for sharing the things kids say"

From the mouths of babes #129 – Cuddles, cows and coals

From the mouths of babes is a weekly linky which invites you to share a post, old or new, about something your children have said. Those adorable mispronounced words, the…

A sunset in Malta with the text "#365daysofgratitude"

#365daysofgratitude – Week 29

#365daysofgratitude is my challenge for 2017 to share one photo a day on Instagram of something I am grateful for. I took part in a similar challenge last year and…

Super Jessica - Jessica in a superhero costume and mask against a night time city skyline

My Sunday Photo 23/07/17

Jessica and Sophie on the Adventure Tree ride at Chessington World of Adventures

Making memories at Chessington World of Adventures

The summer holidays for us are going to be very much focused on making memories before Jessica has to go into hospital for her next open-heart surgery. We decided to…

A doodle of the word "overwhelmed" with a stressed out cartoon version of me

Friday Focus 21/07/17 – Feeling overwhelmed and emotional

The little things have overwhelmed me this week. The combination of worrying about the next step on our heart family journey and tiredness from the end of term has not…