Baby Budgeting is all about saving and making money when you have a young child
One definite way to save money in the new year is to take a packed lunch out with you rather than buy it whilst out and about. Having a beautiful sandwich bag certainly adds to the incentive of making a pack up. Recently my daughter received this dance class bag from My Friendly Lunch Box. To [...]
We were recently sent new toothbrushes for the kids which were billed as ‘Designed to instil regular dental hygiene habits in children, while making the routine fun and enjoyable!’ This sounded excellent as I have a tough time getting my kids to: a) let me help them brush b)brushing long enough. Well along came flashing Spiderman and [...]
I don’t know about you but I know loads of people who have terrible colds at the moment. It can be expensive having a cold all those remedies in the shops can be pricey. Here are some suggestions for natural remedies form Maria Ranier (but do call a doctor instead if its not just your [...]
Have you heard of the Dodo-pad. I had heard it was a fun and funky range of organisers but I had never actually seen it. The lovely Lord Dodo sent me through a mini desk diary and wall pad from the DODO-PAD range. Well they are so different, they have space for you to take [...]
Our surprise hit gift this Christmas was the Lomsk swivel chair from Ikea. The kids absolutely love it. Annalise (aged 3) hides in it and shouts best you cant find me and stays there ages before emerging! Frankie (6) heads off to it for some peace and quiet and reads inside his pod. They twirl [...]
Well, Christmas seems to have whizzed by in the blink of a very expensive eye. Ours was lovely, relaxing and full of lovely food (oh dear waistline) lovely new things (oh dear wallet/decluttering) and lovely relaxing (oh dear fitness.) There is a lot I need to sort out in the new year and I think [...]
I once told a good American friend who was hear visiting that Boxing day was when we had a big televised boxing match the day after Christmas. So cruel. But it is a bit confiusing. Lots of ideas abound about why we celebrate this day and why it is called this. Here are a few. [...]
According to Jean Gross, child expert, author of ‘Psychology and Parenthood’ and a member of the Demos Character Inquiry Panel: “Encouraging empathy and compassion in children from a young age builds their core social and emotional awareness skills, which can not only reduce aggression, depression and anti-social behaviour but develop resilience, optimism and self-worth. Its [...]
Tesco Greener Living has teamed up with The Woodland Trust once again this Christmas to supply you with this Air Guitar Panda Christmas eCard to personalise and send to anyone who could do with a chuckle. Tesco will donate 10p to the Woodland Trust for the first 50,000 eCards sent from their site, hoping to [...]
If you havent visisted CafePress before then you should it is great fun. You can custom design baby grows, hoodies, t-shirts, cups and so much more for yourself, partner or baby and that’s only the start., You can upload photos choose colours, text and graphics. The materials used are great qualiity and the choice is immense. [...]
I was asked to choose myself a pair of slippers form the Clifford James store, These are the kind of shoes the older generation love; comfy, sturdy, long lasting but me…? Not really my cup of tea. I think I am a few years too young yet, However this natty little pair of slippers caugfht [...]
*comp now closed or winner was Cath* Organised Mum is a brand that really appeals to me it ties in with all my aspirations! They sell family calenders recipes planners, reward stickers, healthy living journals everything to sort you out…and their products look gorgeous too and are totally made for mums. What I was surprised they [...]
