You certainly know Christmas had arrived in London when Winter Wonderland open their gates for the first time each year! Hyde park goes from its usual quiet self to a twinkling, festive hub and visitors flock from all around the country to see the spectacular! For the past two years we were lucky enough to be invited to opening night and this year we were thrilled to be asked again! We adored it the first time and although we weren’t […]

Last week we very briefly went to see the new Clarks shoes range for Spring/Summer 2014! It was a flying visit at the end of a very long day and we didn’t spend long but we did see some pretty cool children’s shoes! I was always under the impression (from memories of my own childhood) that Clarks are stuffy, unfancy and definitely VERY brown and clumpy… It seems time has moved on and I never noticed though because the children’s […]

I understand why brands invite journalists and bloggers to see their upcoming collections so far in advance but I still find it really odd actually seeing it! In July for example we were out most days seeing Christmassy things! It’s super fun but totally strange all the same to walk into a hotel from the scorching heat outside and be faced with tinsel and Christmas nibbles! It really makes you feel a bit unbalanced but we loved it and fully […]

Yesterday the children and I were invited to a very fun sounding play date with Little Tikes. We got up early and headed for Milton Keynes which is where their head office is and very excitedly talked about all the Little Tikes toys we love. Of course the Cozy Coupe is our absolute favourite! It’s been around for donkeys and I remember my brother’s having a retro one back in the day while Florence and Jimmy play with a newer […]

We’re massive fans of ‘Stick Man’. It’s a Julia Donaldson story and is just one of her books that we are fans of. We also love ‘The Gruffalo’, ‘A Squash and a Squeeze’, ‘Room On A Broom’… Oh there’s a long list! Her books are fab but I think ‘Stick Man’ was the first that we read and it’s remained our absolute fave! We’ve also been to see ‘Stick Man’ live in the West End for the last two years […]

Give Florence a sticker book, something to colour in or make and do and she will be happy for literally hours! She is often given an activity book as a treat and one of the best brands there is as far as I’m concerned is Usborne. Usborne Children’s Books make lots of ranges from hard back big books of children’s stories to the ‘That’s Not My…’ series which we also absolutely adore and have written about They’re just super quality, […]

Chocolate. Is there anyone who doesn’t like it? I remember when Florence wouldn’t eat a thing! Weaning her was incredibly difficult because she basically refused everything. Except chocolate! Even my health visitor (and we all know what pains in the bum they can be) told me to just give her a little bit of chocolate every day if that was ALL she’d eat… And Jimmy, well, one of his first words was a very clear CHOCOLATE! Think that speaks for […]

Doc McStuffins and Sophia The First are pretty much all I get asked for on the television at the moment. Florence went to the cinema the other day to see Disney’s ‘Planes’ and came away saying, I don’t understand how it’s Disney? It was for boys! In her mind, Disney is very much of the sparkly girlie variety so Doc McStuffins and Sophia The First fit perfectly in with her ideal! If you’ve not seen them yet then I have […]

This time last year Florence was sent a Plum toy kitchen for us to review for the blog. We all absolutely love it and Florence and Jimmy continue to use it to play with passionately. One of Florence’s favourite games is ‘restaurants’ and the kitchen is a major part of that. Little girls also enjoy playing ‘home’ and having a kitchen is a beautiful addition to Florence’s games. Jimmy also enjoys the kitchen and for him, hiding inside the cupboard […]

Billions of us all over the world use these sites to communicate with friends, share funny stuff, learn what the world thinks about certain issues and let everyone know what we think about things close to our heart. It’s safe to say that social media plays a big role in many people’s lives, but are they giving a little too much away on certain channels? The issue of internet privacy from the government has been in the news lately. Worries […]