I love a good run and it’s something I try to encourage my children to do too. They’ve already watched me run a few races and we’ve even been on a few runs together around our local area. They even took part in a family fun 1k run a short while ago. I think it’s…
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Your 2017 Holiday Hit List!
Read moreWe’re hurtling towards the summer at a rate of knots, and before we know it, school will be out, and it’ll be time to get packing and head off on holiday. If you’ve not decided where to go for your summer sojourn yet, you’re in luck! Hopefully, this hit list will give you some food…
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Make your own Jewellery Box Craft Activity
Read moreIt was a cold, rainy day and our twins and I had spent the majority of the afternoon indoors making jewellery. I was sent a make your own jewellery kit to review and then my dad also bought one for the girls which reignited their interest in it! We made necklaces with their names on…
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My Giant Fairy-tale Activity Book Review
Read moreParragon Books provide a wonderful assortment of children’s books. They recently sent us ‘My Giant Fairy-tale Activity Book to review and we’ve been having lots of fun with it. It’s a brightly coloured, fairly large book with lots of pages bursting with various activities to keep children busy. There are lots of different pages to…
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Fire Station Activity Book and Play Set Review
Read moreAs part of Parragon Books, Book Buddy Scheme we were sent this fire station ativity book and play set to review. It’s actually quite good timing as earlier this week I was teaching our girls, who are almost four years old, how to phone 999 should they ever need to! This cute little set allows…
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A back to nature craft activity
Read moreA little while ago my husband and I took our twins to the park. Nothing unusual there really, but whilst M was playing I noticed some acorns on the ground and it wasn’t long before they caught M’s eye too. M knew what they were because we have a squirrel who frequents our back garden…
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LeapFrog LeapBand Review
Read moreLeapFrog is a brand that I’ve come to love over the last few years. Since my children were born I’ve trusted LeapFrog products and have learnt that their products are truly designed with children in mind. From their very early days using the LeapFrog Musical Table to more recently watching our girls playing with LeapFrogs…
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears Craft Activity
Read moreOur twin girls started nursery school recently and they’re currently creating a Goldilocks and the Three Bears display. As part of this project each child was given a cardboard square and asked to decorate it any way they like using a wide variety of medium. One day when the girls were at nursery I raised…
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Massive Monster Activity Pack from Parragon Books
Read moreI love being a Parragon Book Buddy because we get sent some wonderful books from them. This month we received a fabulous Massive Monster Activity Pack from them. The box which holds the contents inside has a velcro opening to ensure that the books and sticker sheets inside don’t fall out. Inside you can find…