When we were asked if we’d like to review an Yvolution Balance Bike I jumped at the chance. See I’m ready to get on my bike and enjoy the open road of summer. The only problem is that we’re still waiting for the summer to arrive. It’s been pretty miserable in this part of the world. But … More Y Velo Green Balance Bike Review
What do you see when you look at my blog? A colourful life beginning to take shape? That’s what I see. Memories and mind dumps from my folks, a large scrapbook of things we like, we are or can be. This blog was one of the best things my mummy ever did. As a way … More Reading between the lines
Dear Mummy, just before Christmas we visited The Family Travel Show in London. With the madness that was Christmas, we’ve only just sat down to go through our goody bags and have a look at some of the holiday brochures we took away with us. Now is the time to start looking at a holiday for … More The Family Travel Show Review
Dear Mummy, every year I am subjected to your New Year’s resolutions. In January we all start to eat a bit better, we go on more walks together and try to get to bed earlier. However this year I have decided to make some resolutions of my own. I hope you like them… 1) I … More My New Years Resolutions – By A Toddler
Episode Zzzzzz Dear mummy, what is it with sleep? It seems you are always on the eternal quest for it. More precious than Credit Ingots. More rare than Kenner “Power of the Force” coins. You cannot buy sleep (well a night in a hotel might help) You cannot make it magically appear either by using … More The Toddler Awakens
Dear mummy, we’re awful in the kitchen but managed to participate in some home baking over the weekend. This isn’t your Pinterest amazing cake baking I hasten to add…this is REALLY messy toddler baking, the sessions where you spill a whole carton of flour on the floor and add too much sugar to the recipe. … More Spooky Halloween Fairy Cakes
Dear mummy, we started this blog as an online diary, a way to record me growing up. So far we have shared our adventures and things we love (or hate) through reviews but we haven’t really captured the ‘little’ moments – the things that are easily forgotten or eclipsed by bigger moments. In this series … More Memories from my mummy – July & August 2015
Dear mummy, we’re massive fans of high street shop NEXT. This autumn they have plenty to choose from for little girls and boys. We’ve picked our favourite toddler girl outfits. I love the pink coat (my mummy has an adult version of this which she bought from French Connection last year which is VERY similar) and … More Childrenswear – NEXT AW/15
Dear Mummy, woweee! You’ve had a whirlwind of a birthday week! You celebrated your 35th birthday this year and booked some time off work to go and treat yourself to some ‘me’ time, which I think is really important for your sanity and ours. Your birthday celebrations started on Wednesday 26th August where you were … More My mummy’s birthday week
Dear Mummy, you are excited about this next product we are reviewing. You see you had something similar when you were a child and it brings back a lot of good memories. We’re testing out a game called Farmyard Heads and Tails by Orchard Toys and it is a simple matching activity game that helps a … More Farmyard Head and Tails Review
Dear mummy, a couple of weeks back we baked Devils Food Cake (Chocolate Cake) in the attempt to keep up with the Great British Bake Off series which is airing on telly at the moment. We’re not very good at baking so we are trying out easy peasy recipes that even a toddler can do!We’ve … More Easy Peasy Gingerbread men
Dear Mummy, the weather has been awful these past two days and we’ve been confined to the house. We’ve had fun though by baking and crafting and making lots and lots of stuff. One of my favourite activities has been a really simple one. Playing with buttons.When my mummy was a small girl she remembered … More Rainy Day Buttons
Dear mummy, we started this blog as an online diary, a way to record me growing up. So far we have shared our adventures and things we love (or hate) through reviews but we haven’t really captured the ‘little’ moments – the things that are easily forgotten or eclipsed by bigger moments. In this series … More Memories from my mummy – June 2015
Dear mummy, every second Wednesday of the month you join other parents online and have a good natter. Between the hours of 20:30 and 22:00 you chat on Twitter using the hashtag #somum. It’s a creative make date (Twitter party) hosted by Pippa at Story of Mum, where you make something creative and talk at … More Adventures with #Somum
Being a blogger… Dear Mummy, you were recently asked what being a blogger was really like by Entertaining Elliot. So here’s my mummy’s truthful and honest list. Being a blogger…sometimes means that my mummy doesn’t spend as much time as she would like talking to loved ones and friends. There’s not enough hours in the day! You … More Being a blogger…
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