Blogging – the essential guide

  When I started blogging I did not have the first clue. Had someone given me the fabulous new book Blogging the essential guide I would have been massively relieved. if you are a new blogger I STRONGLY suggest you get this fab book . Erica and Antonia are successful bloggers and mumpreneurs and really a fountain [...]

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Win a fabulous baby / toddler bookcase

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Look at this children’s bookcase that put books right on a level where they can access them. Sometimes the simplest solutions are the best. Big book little book cardboard box is capable of holding 40 forward facing books so little ones can browse for books independently. It is really strong, it’s green and sustainable. It [...]

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Win the Keepsake Stories of Motherhood

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 Stories of Motherhood Selected and edited by Diana Secker Tesdell Published: 8 March 2012 Priced: £10.99 Stories of Motherhood,  is a wonderful collection of short stories celebrating all aspects of motherhood, it has you nodding in recognition, crying in solidarity , smiling in shared knowing. Published in time for Mother’s Day on 18 March, this [...]

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It’s World Book Day and here’s what we did

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Today is world book day. An absolute reason to celebrate the very joy of reading. Reading is the favoured hobby of many a person on a budget becuase of wonderful libraries, friends who share, second hand shops that sell books for pennies and car boot sales and jumble sales that do too. Hours of pleasure for little [...]

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Book Review: Jo Frost’s Confident Toddler Care

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Jo Frost’s Confident Toddler Care This book is subtitled the ultimate guide to the toddler years and is full of the direct, solid advice you would expect from Supernanny hereself. For me the supernanny approach has some hits and some misses.   I love her touchstones for the toddler years (basically her top 8 tips) [...]

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Tots 100 Book Club: The Death and Life of Charlie St.Cloud

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Last month as part of the Tots 100 book club I was sent The Drowning Pool as recommended Carol from Dance without sleeping. Apparently it is a spooky ghost story. You can take a look at her review of The Drowning Pool over at her blog. I am very much looking forward to reading it. Tesco not only sent [...]

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Ploc – the no advert, happy mag for little kids by the Anorak Press

This little magazine is absolutely gorgeous. It is published 4 times a year by the Anorak press. It is truly a traditional and even vintage looking magazine for kids that has no adverts and no cartoons in, just tons of fun. It is eductaional, interesting and has lots of puzzles and activities in. It is [...]

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The great book exchange

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This is a great way to get some good value birthday gifts and declutter and support others.

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Once upon a time …some bloggers wrote some bedtime stories for Save the Children

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I am really thrilled to share with you a litle project my children and I have been part of. I have always loved creating stories with my children and we were asked to be involved in a wonderful project for Save the Children to write a story simply beginning Once Upon a Time…we had so [...]

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Autumn on a budget: fun with under 5′s ebook

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Relaunched today, packed with ideas for a fab Autumn:  click to buy & download now. £1.50

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What do you get if you cross some fabulous blogging mums with a prize winning daddy blogger?

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The answer is an amazing book  called Tiny Acorns. Tim (the editor) ran an online creative writing course  and this book resulted form some amazing subnmissions.) many bloggers got involved, I know a couple of blogging mums whose work is included in the anthology Nickie O’Hara, Sandy Calico , Susan Mann and my very good [...]

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How to get crafty with nature: ultimate crafting on a budget!

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  I have to show you this fabulous new ebook from the creative Maggy Woodley frrm Red Ted Art  who hasd been sharing her crafts with us all summer. The Get Crafty with Nature  ebook encourages you to get out and about with your little one and collect your craft goodies form nature. It gives you [...]

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