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Heart to Heart – April 2017

Heart to Heart linky was set up to help other heart families share their stories and experiences in order to help support each other as a community.  It opens on…

Sophie and Jessica at one of the clues on the Easter trail at Black Park

An Easter trail at Black Park

Having a trail to follow always makes a walk a little more interesting. It’s also a good way of getting the girls to explore different areas and helping them to…

A doodle of my girls having fun with their cousins with the word "Family" - this week's word of the week

Friday Focus 14/04/17 – Catching up with family

One of my favourite things about the holidays is being able to spend time catching up with my family. Now that Jessica is at school, it’s much more difficult to…

Three parrots made from blue cardboard, with coloured feathers (blue, purple and green) and tail feathers made of different coloured craft sticks

Simple craft stick parrots

This year we are part of the Tots100 #BostikBlogger family. Each month we are sent a box of craft equipment from Craft Merrily to help us get creative. This month,…

Jessica and Sophie sitting in Grandma's garden wearing their new Trespass jackets

Review – Trespass children’s waterproof jackets

Now that the weather is starting to get warmer, it’s time for the girls to swap their winter coats for spring jackets. We were recently sent a couple of waterproof…

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#withkindnessandlove 13 – stories of kindness and sharing some blog love

#withkindnessandlove is a weekly series which is part of my #365daysofkindness project which I am taking on during this year. Each week, I will be sharing some stories of kindness…

Seven shaped biscuits decorated with dried fruit on a baking sheet

Baking with kids: yummy Easter biscuits with no refined sugar

I love baking with my girls. With Jessica at school, we don’t always have time to do much baking together. Now that the Easter holidays are here though, we’ve been…

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 #114 – I’ll think about it…

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…

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#365daysofgratitude – Week 14

#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…

A My Holibob Bear with suitcase, journal, Pawsport and a chalk board sign saying "Win me!"

3rd blog birthday giveaway #3 – My Holibob Bear

My girls have been enjoying finding out what the plan is for each day of the Easter holidays so far using their My Holibob Bear. It’s a brilliant way of…