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There are several reasons our chosen family holiday destination is France – not just because it is cheaper because it is easier to drive to France. The last few years we went to Holland and the largely speak English – enough that when our son ended up with in hospital with his head bleeding they … Read more
The Cra-Z-Sand Deluxe Playset The Cra-Z-Sand Deluxe Playset, a brand new product from Character Options, is an amazing modelling compound that comes to life in your hands. Promising to be a no mess product it is suitable indoors and out. It never dries out and is made from a non-toxic anti-bacterial formulation. How did we find … Read more
Driving to France from the UK is the cheapest, and I think easiest, way for a family to travel. It means that we do not have to worry about luggage restrictions, delayed flights, carrying things in the airport and so on. You can have the choice of travelling by Ferry from a number of ports … Read more
There is just so much choice when it comes to Easter chocolate these days isn’t there, in different shapes, sizes and chocolates. So I was delighted when Hotel Chocolat asked me if I would like to review and giveaway one of their products I was delighted. They have a great range including the Easter Egg … Read more
My big brother was a great big brother. I remember that he took care of me, loved me and played with me – I was the devoted little sister. I remember we used to play with a small mouse in a pub (I had nick named the Mouse Pub) and he used to hold my … Read more
I never knew that there was so much planning needed to do up a bathroom. When our bath started to leak through the ceiling it was clear that we had to make it a priority. After reading Boo Roo and Tigger too’s posts on doing up her bathroom (especially the ones on tiles and cabinets) it … Read more
We made our LEGO Pirate Ship in the days leading up to our stay in a Pirate room at LEGOLAND Windsor. It was an adaptation of RedTedArt’s Pirate boat. We made it smaller than the original because we didn’t have big enough pieces of card, and I also believed it would make it a much … Read more
Mother’s Day is always a day full of mixed emotions since the loss of my own mother. Of late I have been finding life without her harder than usual (despite the fact that she passed away in 1999). But it goes to show that with the right support and attitude it can be a good … Read more
The kids loving taking their bikes and scooters on the school run. I love it too, as I know they are getting exercise first thing, it helps with their gross motor skills and spatial awareness. And well really, it just gets them to move! Instead of dragging their heels and me yelling at them. Problem … Read more
My oldest son has been into Pokemon for a long time. He had his first hand held games console and Pokémon game back in 2003 when his younger brother was born (we do gifts from the new baby to the older siblings). So when he heard that Ruby and Sapphire were being released with new … Read more