Wishing you a happy Earth Day

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Earth Day I normally like to write a post before each Earth day suggesting Earth day activities and ways to celebrate it,  but this year it just crept up out of nowhere. How on earth is it nearly the end of April!! It feels like five minutes ago I was talking about Christmas. Anyway for those [...]

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Lovely Christening Gifts

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When it came to receiving lovely Christening gifts for my children I was floored by the love and thought and care my family and frenids took. They didn’t necesaarily splash the cash (although we did get some bonds and savings schemes) mainly they shared their kindness. One godparent planted a tree for my son, another paid [...]

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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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Win 1 of 2 Spectacular Lemon Tulip Bouquets for Mothers Day

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Clare Florist is an online retailer selling beautiful, traditional flower bouquets. They are  offering TWO  luxury bouquets of flowers to babybudgeting readers as a  competition prize in time for Mother’s day. How wonderful. These are the flowers I have chosen for you to receive (or to have send to your mum or whoever you plesase in the UK [...]

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Christening or naming day on a budget

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Christening or Naming Day  This won’t be for everyone but some of you, for religious, spiritual, sentimental or traditional reasons (or even because of family pressure), will be holding and hosting one of these special days for your baby. Whole books can be written on the topic and such events can be as simple or [...]

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Valentine’s Inspiration: Love tips for new mums

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Not every day can be Valentine’s but when you are a new mum it’s sometimes hard to feel that there is any romance left betwen you and your partner Do not neglect this oh so important relationship. He may not have the cash to buy you flowers and chocolate once a week like he used [...]

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6 affordable Valentine’s Gifts that aren’t boring

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Valentine’s Day will soon be here and many men will give their wives or girlfriends the usual gifts of chocolates, flowers and lingerie. Men, however, can be difficult to shop for. Whilst it’s tempting to buy a voucher and let them choose something they will like, why not buy something original for Valentine’s and give [...]

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A Sack of Suprises and Scooby Doo

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We got sent a lovely sack this Christmas time tied in festive ribbon with a jingly bell. The kids were VERY excited. Take a look at my  (really badly made- new phone sorry!) homemovie  of them opening it!! As you can see the kids received a whole host of excellent Dvd’s form Warner Brothers.  How [...]

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Top tips for getting toy–ready for Christmas

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The big day for millions of families world wide is only a few days away. Here are my top tips for getting toy-ready for Christmas. Clear the Decks  – Why not have a day dedicated to clearing out all the broken, outgrown, unused and uncared for toys that clutter your home. Have a bin and [...]

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Guest Post: Home-made wrapping paper : fun and frugal

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A guest post form SnafflesMummy You have bought your Christmas gifts, shopped around for the good deals and tried to save money on your gifts but then it gets to wrapping them and you can end up spending a fortune on the wrapping paper. The luxury paper is expensive and the cheap paper is worse [...]

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Four creative ways to celebrate Christmas on a budget

A Christmas on a budget guest post from Pockit Christmas is all about our children and our extended families, but unfortunately it is hard to ignore the economic pressures that are causing many families to feel the pinch.  However, there are many ways you can use your creativity to not only enjoy Christmas and put [...]

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