We’ve all heard that ‘breakfast is the most important meal of the day’ but this is especially true for children about to start a day at school. Sadly not all children are getting the fuel they need in the morning and this can have a massive impact on their ability to learn. A recent study […]
Competition
Win a Swizzels Matlow Halloween Treat Selection
With Halloween fast approaching I’m turning my mind to treats this week and as luck would have it the lovely folks at Swizzels Matlow, purveyors of all things sweet and chewy, have been in touch about their bumper bags of goodies which are just perfect for appeasing those trick or treaters when the come knocking. […]
Kids Capture The Colour Competition
This summer we were given the chance to take part in the Travel Supermarket ‘Kids Capture the Colour’ competition. The idea was to let our kids loose with their own cameras so they could take snaps of whatever caught their eye. We’d then share our favourites under 5 colour headings, blue, red, green, yellow and […]
Win a quirky kitchen textile set from Gone Crabbing RPP £32.50
Since school my friends and I have had a holiday tradition of seeking out the most over the top, tacky holiday souvenir to bring back for each other. I’ve always been particularly proud of the rainbow coloured fish plaque I found in Greece and a nearly life=sized patterned ceramic cockerel from Spain and in return […]
Win a Mickey Mouse Fly and Slide Clubhouse
The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is one of T’s favourite shows. He loves the characters, the fun songs and the recurring catch phrases and I like that it introduces lots of pre-maths concepts like shape, position and repeating patterns without being too earnest. Fisher Price produce a range of soft toys and playsets to accompany the […]
Share your #HalloweenTips at Matalan’s twitter party and win vouchers
I’m a big fan of Halloween. Now the boys are a bit older it’s such fun entering into the spooky spirit and it’s never too early to get started. I’m cohosting a twitter party tomorrow, Wednesday 25th Sept between 1pm-2pm, with @Matalan and some other equally enthusiastic bloggers to share tips for making this Halloween […]
