Raising brilliant girls!
A little while ago I wrote about my daughter and how she coped with the birth of her twin sisters. While it was an honest post I’ve had a lingering feeling I’ve only told half the story. My daughter was brilliant with her sisters and, except for the odd moment when she gets cross that they … Read more
This week I went to a meal for a fabulous company just launched in the UK from Australia called tinyme. The company deals in premium quality, designer personalised products for kids such as wall charts, bags, name labels and stationary. As someone who can’t walk past a stationary shop without heading home with a bulging bag … Read more
Here are some pirate biscuits which are a bit like a digestive. Unfortunately this proved a problem for me as you can’t only eat one digestive they are too yummy – so I won’t be making them again for a while – far too moreish! We used a gingerbread cutter but none of my children … Read more
What? Wednesday is here and I wanted to design some T-shirts for my twins in order to advertise the old blog. I tried sticky notes last week but they didn’t last so I wanted something a bit harder for little fingers to remove. I know I’ve gone a little off the original idea which is to … Read more
Do you need somewhere to store your pirate treasure? Every discerning pirate needs a safe yet stylish place to put all his worldly possessions. this treasure chest is functional and economic as it is made out of a cardboard box! Materials You Will Need To Make A pirate Treasure Chest shoe box foam sheets – … Read more
I was so pleased when my daughter said she didn’t want to go to her school dress up day as a princess, but she wanted to be a pirate instead. Pirates are just much more fun. Unfortunately, she decided she wanted to be a pirate at 8.05 on the day of the dress up. Considering we … Read more
Ahoy there shipmate. Do you want to play the best game in the world EVER – according to my 4 year old? We’re a bit into pirates at the moment. My daughter spent lots of happy days over the summer playing pirates and sharks with her cousin, there was a pirate day at her school … Read more
I’m not going to mention the C word yet, don’t worry. However, we all know it’s there, looming in the background. After this warm spell the days will get colder and the nights will start to draw in. Already the decorations are starting to go up in the shops. Its ridiculously early, but if you’re … Read more
Dora and ballet – could there be a more perfect combination for a four year old ballet fan? We saw the adverts last week at my in laws and my daughter got so excited, not realising that we don’t have access to Nick Jr. So I was really pleased to get hold of a review … Read more
Do you love ice cream?Do you hate the calories and fat content of ice cream?Do you want to eat ice cream with the same nutritional content as a banana? Of course you do. This recipe will change your life – I mean it. When I tried this for the first time I could not believe … Read more