Why Music Is So Important For Babies And Young Kids

From around the time my daughter was seven weeks old, I took her to weekly music and sensory classes. I'm always singing to her, and encouraging her to sing. Watching her make the 'Twinkle Twinkle' hand movements as a nine-month-old was one of the loveliest mum moments ever. Read more

Beautiful Handmade Tutus? It's All About TutuTallulah

Sometimes you discover new products and get excited by how gorgeous they are. This happened a few weeks back when a friend tagged me in a Facebook post about new website TutuTallulah.com. My friend thought it was right up my street - and she was right. Founded by Imogen Read more

The Never Ending Quest To Find The Perfect Jeans

It's exhausting, isn't it? No, not being a parent (yes, that's knackering too) but what I'm talking about here is finding the perfect pair of jeans. I don't know anyone who enjoys going shopping for jeans. It's such a depressing experience. It seems like it doesn't matter what Read more

Are Micro Scooters Really Worth The Money?

Every weekend, when we visit the local park, I can't believe how many scooters we see. They're everywhere! Our park even has a couple of little scooter stands where kids can park their scooters while they play. When our daughter turned two, we suggested to one set of grandparents Read more

Travel

I Think I’ve Found The Perfect Family Hotel

The Ickworth, Suffolk, a family friendly hotel

 

When you’re pregnant with your first child, it’s not uncommon for someone to say to you “Make sure you go on holiday before the baby arrives! It’ll be your last relaxing break for 18 years!”

This is true to a certain extent, but what I’ve learned in the two years and five months since becoming a …

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Will You Eat 4000 Calories On Christmas Day?

Christmas Dinner infographic

I, personally, will give it my best shot. And that’s the average number of calories consumed by a Brit on Christmas Day, according to this infographic. The geek in me loves an infographic and some of the stats on here made my jaw drop  - the average family spends £133.70 on Christmas dinner… but 1/5 …

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A child hits your child – what do you do?

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Growing up, my parents were very good at instilling a sense of right and wrong with me and my brother. We didn’t always follow their advice, but my brother knew it was wrong when he hid my favourite Barbie (Crystal Barbie, obvs) and I knew it was wrong when I dropped the keyboard of his …

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Guest blog: Run Mummy run…

Britmums have organised a Guest post match-up this week, so I’ll be writing a guest blog post for Clairejustineoxox and she has kindly written one for me. First, an introduction to her…

Guest blogger: Claire from http://clairejustineoxox.blogspot.com/

Who am I? I’m a mum of four, ranging from 6 to 17, blogging for nearly five months, a runner …

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