New things – french and japanese food
It’s week 3 of our CSMA Club #NewThings challenge (you can also see week 1 and week 2), and this time it’s all about trying a new food. CSMA Club have some tips about saving money on food as well,…
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A day trip essential with trunki paddlepak
I shared our day trip out to see the crocodiles, and of course we took a picnic. Personally on a day out I like to have a treat sometimes and eat out, but with N permanently asking for a snack,…
Childrens appetites – how much do 3 year olds really eat?
However easy the child, parents always have concerns of some kind as their baby grows up. Eating’s one thing that’s always on people’s minds. It starts with the whole breast vs bottle worries – what do you want to do,…
Food packaging for parents
So, food packaging. Or just packaging in general, but food packaging is my minor gripe. Usually because there’s a toddler hanging off me or climbing up on chairs to open the fridge and remove something to ease his ‘I’m hungry’…
Feeling Simply Great – the challenge
I’ve spoken numerous times about trying to get motivated to lose my baby weight plus some, and to be honest it’s a bit hit and miss. It seems to go really well for a bit, then I see something nice…
Coco-nuts about Vita Coco Kids
*Ad – gifted for review I used to think that I’d only ever give my child water or milk. Milk was going well until we moved to lactose free, and now N won’t drink ‘milk’ at home. He’ll have it…
Gardening with children
I’m not a gardener. In fact I’m not even interested in really trying to garden. But I would quite like a nice garden that looks like a garden rather than a paddock. At the moment ours is a great place…
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Creating the perfect party theme with Tiny Me
I was compensated by Collective Bias as part of a social shopper amplification campaign, to get creative using Tiny Me. With N’s ‘non-birthday’ party fast approaching, it was the perfect chance to create the perfect party theme. N didn’t have a birthday party…
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Easter treats – including a Pinterest fail
I’ve never really celebrated Easter with lots of crafting and decorating eggs, but I’d seen lots of egg decorating ideas on Pinterest (where else?!), and decided that this year I wanted to try some out. Luckily I like eating eggs,…
Retro Love Hearts sweets hit 60
At the Midlands blog meet last week, we were lucky enough to have received goody bags to take away with treats from the sponsors. One such sponsor was Swizzels Matlow and we chomped quickly through the drumstick squashy sweets in…
How (not) to do food for toddler parties
N’s not had a birthday party yet. Well a proper one. He just had his cousin round for tea and a play. My intention is to hold his 3rd birthday party once the weather’s improved and I can turf all the…