Jessica and Sophie love watching Messy Goes to Okido on CBeebies so when we were recently sent a Large Talking Messy Monster from Golden Bear Toys to review, I knew they would love it. They were both very excited when they first opened the box and spotted Messy. Pressing his tummy and hearing some of… Read More
The Toddlebike2 is a pre-balance bike aimed at toddlers to help bridge the gap between baby ride-on toys and moving on to balance bikes and scooters. It can be used from when a toddler is confident with walking –around 18 months. At almost three, Sophie is right at the upper end of the target age… Read More
My girls love books – especially ones with bright colourful illustrations, animal characters and stories being told in rhyme. We were recently sent a copy of Harty Hedgehog and his BuZZy Friends, one of the books in the BuZZy Friends series of books, which ticked all of those boxes. The BuZZy friends books were originally… Read More
Over the past few weeks, the girls and I have enjoyed several baking sessions. We’ve made cupcakes and cake pops, cookies and chocolate cake.  During our baking sessions we’ve been using the items supplied in the Real Baking Great Baking Set, and this week we also tried out the chocolate pen too, both of which… Read More
As a busy mummy of two with a tendency to burn the candle at both ends, I’m somewhat reliant on a cup of coffee or two in the mornings to get me going. Sometimes I wonder if I drink a little too much coffee though, and whether it would be best to swap my mid-morning… Read More
I have to confess that oven cleaning is one of those jobs that I constantly put off doing. I’ll wash the grill pan, wipe the hob over and give the front of the oven a quick clean, but cleaning the oven properly – well, it just doesn’t happen as often as it should. The trouble… Read More
One of the best presents my hubby ever bought me was a personalised case for my iPhone. It was our first Christmas as a family of four and the case was printed with a photo of the four of us, taken when Sophie was just a week old. A happy moment captured and remembered every… Read More