I have a four-year-old. A four-year-old! I'm sure it hasn't been a year since I gave my suggestions for Gifts to Buy a Three Year Old Girl. It can be challenging to know what to buy a four-year-old girl, if you don't have one, so here are some fabulous suggestions for gifts to buy a Four Year Old Girl. 1. Activity Books: sticker books, drawing books, work books. If your child is like mine they stand on the precipice of learning how to … [Read more...]
Have you heard of Honkopoly?
"This one time, on the Team Honk Relay..." In all likelihood this is a phrase that you will be hearing a lot in the future. The Holy Trinity of Annie, Tanya and Penny that brought us Postcards from Ghana, and climbing Snowdon with red pants on your head last year have joined forces with the evil genius that is Sports Relief with a plan so daring, so awesome, so utterly crazy that I had to be a part of it. Under the banner of Team … [Read more...]
{Why You Should} be all over the Pinterest Moms Linky!
We were so lucky last month to have 125 great parent bloggers join the Instagram Linky that was the brain child of Michelle from Molly Moo. I hope that everyone who joined in has been following some new great creative and inspiring mums that Instagram every moment of every day (that may just me.) Anyway, tha Instagram linky was such a hit, we've mixed it up with a Pinterest Blog Hop. I say a Pinterest Blog Hop, I of course mean the Pinterest … [Read more...]
Instagram Blog Hop: it has awesome written all over it.
You follow me on Instagram, right? Tell me you do! Actually I'm fairly sure the constant stream of photos of the stunning Norwegian countryside made you unfollow me. But follow me again, please? There's something in it for you, honestly. See that little linky mcthingy down there vvv ? That's for you. Join in and share your instagram profile and you could gain lots of followers. Added to which, have you seen the people who have put this baby … [Read more...]
Tips for Naming School Uniform
It's that time of year: we're three quarters of the way through the summer holidays and a new school year is looming. So it is time to think uniform. More specifically, it's time to consider how to name the uniform you spend your money on so that it doesn't go astray. With my two girls moving school over the holidays, I have a whole set of uniform to name, and the new school insists not only that you sew on nametapes, but also where you sew … [Read more...]
{Why You Should} Visit Brogdale Farm
We spent the day at Brogdale Farm this weekend, for their annual Strawberry Festival. We rode the tractor-trail around the enormous orchards, we took a miniature train-journey in the sun. The Girls bounced madly on the bouncy castle before spending what felt like weeks in the craft tent, painting rocks and plates before worshipping at the altar of face-painting. We brought a picnic with us, which we ate in the shade of a hazelnut tree, … [Read more...]
What BritMums Live 2013 taught me about blogging.
In the past two weeks I have seen so many brilliant, articulate and amusing posts about BritMums Live 2013. I have devoured the words of others and said things out loud like "This!" and "Oh, no! Poor thing!" And "Was she there? How did I miss her?" And yet I find myself further now from writing a post than I have been since last Saturday evening when I dropped my many bags on the floor and hugged my excited children. I cried all the way home … [Read more...]
