Christmas Gift Ideas for Kids
Some inspiration for (mostly) educational kids gifts, like puzzles, games and crafty things.
Author: Lauren
4 Simple Tips to keep your tyres in good condition
Most drivers tend to take tyres for granted which can have serious consequences. Not only can it compromise the performance of the car but also put you or your loved ones at risk. So, if you want to keep your tyres safe, a few basic tips can take you a long way. Here are four… Read More
Me and Mine October 2019
October was a busy one for us, Sam was away for a long weekend snowboarding as well as doing a lot of running! He did a cross country run and ‘The Great South Run’ in Portsmouth – the kids and I tried to spot him on the telly but didn’t have any luck! I took… Read More
Scrapbook Loves – October 19
Ten months down, two to go! How crazy is that! It’ll be full speed ahead to Christmas now that Halloween is out of the way! Here’s a few of my favourites from October… Books I read these eight books in October, which took me over my target of 60! The Light Between Oceans was a… Read More
Print your Instagram snaps with SquaredOne
[Gifted items. Words and images my own] If you’re anything like me then you will snap photos on your phone or maybe even a digital camera and then rarely do anything else with them. They’ll sit gathering dust in the virtual basement of your hard drive, or maybe in the cloud if you’re really organised.… Read More
Geomag NASA Rocket & Rover toy review
These items were provided for the purpose of this review. Geomags are new to us, though when the kids were younger they loved the preschool version, Geomag magicubes. These two sets are the more advanced style the original Geomag and are for ages 5+. We got to build a NASA Rocket and Rover set. I… Read More
Sunday Scrapbook- Bruises and muddy bums
The last two weeks have gone by so fast but I wanted to get them down ‘on paper’ as it were. Two notable events was Sam running the Great South Run today- a ten mile race around Portsmouth and the longest official run he has done yet! The kids and I tried to spot him… Read More
Style: Autumn Capsule Wardrobe Wishlist
This is a collaborative post. This week I packed away my birkenstocks and got my parka out of hibernation which can only mean one thing: Autumn is upon us and Winter is just around the corner! In turn, that means it’s time to swap all my clothes around! I’ve not worn a summer dress in… Read More
Toys: CAT Construction Vehicles
Post contains gifted items. Arlo loves trucks, diggers and tractors as do so many little kids. It doesn’t seem that long ago that we used to have to stop and watch every digger or dumper truck we saw when we were out and about, no matter if it was raining or super cold! This week,… Read More
Athena & Arlo October 19
I think we’re getting into a routine at last now we’re almost at half term! Arlo pretends he doesn’t like school because it is “So borin’ and we do nothing” but he is normally happy to just head into the classroom. He’s also excited to tell me the letters he’s learnt and the numbers they’re… Read More