A simnel cake is a traditional Easter cake made using marzipan and dried fruit. Usually baked in time for Mothering Sunday when the strict forty day fast during Lent was relaxed a little. Although references to simnel cakes have been found from the medieval period, the simnel cake that is popular today dates from the…
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Easter Bonnet Decorating with The Works
Read moreI’ve never really done anything Easter related before for our girls, but seeing as they’re three now I thought it would be fun to get involved in some Easter crafts and of course create an ‘egg-cellent’ Easter egg hunt for them too! With thanks to The Works we’ve been getting our Easter craft on by…
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What to consider when decorating your home
Read moreIt’s easy to get carried away with color charts and shopping lists, but before you actually buy anything for your decorating project, it’s important to get to grips with all the relevant practical issues. For example, you’ll need to think carefully about what each room will be used for when you’re selecting colors and materials.…
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Winter Vs Summer Play
Read moreI love summer. Everyone’s happy and upbeat! It’s warm and dry meaning you can go out and do things. Winter, however is a different story altogether. I don’t hate Winter, but I do find it a struggle at times when it comes to entertaining the girls. Summer is so easy. We can either spend the…
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What is a mum?
Read moreFirst of all – Happy Mothers Day to all of you wonderful mummies! Today would have been my mums 60th birthday. Sadly she’s no longer here as she passed away almost 10 years ago aged 50. She had ovarian cancer. Today I’ll be with my children, husband and mother-in-law. We’ll share a tasty lunch and…
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Binky Linky
Read more****NO BUSINESSES**** This linky is your chance to link up your favourite post of the week. It’s a great way to find new blogs to read and to raise your blogs profile. I’m your host! …and your co-host is… Lucy from Baked Potato Mummy The rules are simple… 1. Link up your best post of…
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Will you be my Britmums Live 2015 Sponsor?
Read moreBritMums Live! is the UK’s biggest, two-day social media conference and blogger event, where lifestyle bloggers and social influencers gather to meet and socialise, network with brands, improve their skills, and fire their creativity. BritMums Live has grown out of BritMums, the UK’s largest parent blogger community, made up of nearly 5,000 influential bloggers who create…
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Bigjigs Young Chefs Baking Set and Pastry Set Review. Mission 5.
Read moreAgents Double Team are back for their fifth Bigjigs Play Patrol Mission. This mission sees us take to the kitchen to cook up some delicous vanilla butter biscuits! We received a Young Chefs Baking Set available from Bigjigs for £11.99 and a Pastry Set which is just £5.99. The Young Chefs Baking Set is suitable for children…
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Cardiff to London in a Day for under £20
Read moreI live in Cardiff, the capital of Wales. It’s a wonderful city with plenty to do and see, but sometimes I want to explore the sights and attractions of other cities around me. One of those cities is London. Did you know that you can travel from Cardiff to London in a day for under…