Outdoor Winter Adventures

Anyone who knows me well enough will know I don’t do the coldness. I used to spend my pre-children winter’s eating bad foods and drinking hot drinks dreaming about spring and summer coming back. This is to a certain extent how I do still spend my winter’s but as you all know with three small children day after day stuck in is not a great deal of fun. There is also only so much soft play one can take and if you’re feeling the pinch from christmas still, it can be an expensive couple of hours! With the January blues in…

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How to throw an awesome baby shower

One of my oldest and closest friends in the world is due to become a mummy any day now! When she first told me amongst the squeals of excitement I begged her to let me take care of the baby shower – slightly early but I am usually the one being pregnant so this was just as exciting for me to be able to get stuck in with the party planning. The months soon flew by and we had a lovely little party for her at home with some more friends. It was a real laugh so I thought I would share…

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Beating the January blues

Christmas is over, the decorations are down. New years is a distant memory (too much champagne may have something to do with that) Are the January blues starting to set in for you? January is one of my least favourite months every this year is proving to be no exception – the weather is horrible and I am broke so I need to make some plans to give myself something to look forward to and hopefully keep myself sane. With funds stretched to the max from Christmas I have been having to think slightly further a field than ‘lets go for…

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Christmas Crafts With Baker Ross

We have been getting crafty with Baker Ross again and this time it has been a very christmassy themed box. I don’t tend to get into the christmas spirit until after Maisy’s birthday (9th December) but getting these crafts out have been so much fun and gotten me really looking forward to the big day. Here’s what we’ve been making. Snowman mosaic coasters These are great for children of all ages – even Lottie had ago at making one, it’s really good for developing their fine motor skills, along with shape and colour recognition. Penguin gift bag kits Really fun to…

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Snowflake brownie’s with Gousto

The girls have been getting busy in the kitchen this weekend creating some delicious chocolate orange brownies for us to enjoy. We were sent the Gousto snowflake brownie box which has been designed especially for children to create this christmas. Everything we needed was included in the kit even the baking tray and lining paper, all we had to add was an egg and a little butter. As always Gousto cut out the weighing and measuring and have everything ready to to in individual bags, it makes it so much easier for children to get to grips with. The step…

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Autumn muffins

You may have spotted a recent post I wrote as part of the Tesco eat happy project when the girls and I got busy cooking along and making some delicious falafels. We had so much fun making these the girls just love getting involved with cooking so when we we’re asked if we would like to try some of their autumnal recipes we jumped at the chance. We have been making some delicious Autumn Muffins – full of lots of goodness for the little ones and also really tasty.   Ready to bake. We followed the really simple step by step…

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A challenge from Team SCA

Team SCA recently got in touch with me and asked me to take part in a challenge, to try something new, feel empowered and push my boundaries. For those who don’t know Team SCA were the only all-female contingent in the world most toughest ocean race – The Volvo Ocean Race and they only went and won it! Comfortably beating six all-male competitor crews across a gruelling 647 mile race – go girls! Team SCA are all about trying fun, new, exciting experiences the will challenge you mentally and physically; it’s a view shared by their sponsor, SCA, the leading global…

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