Chicken Pox !

Last week I was sitting in a Preschool Committee meeting and Eowyn was being extremely grumpy and sad.Halfway through the meeting she needed the toilet, whilst helping her to adjust her skirt I noticed a rather angry looking spot….There was a big sign up saying a case of Chicken pox had been reported, so off … Read more

Redakai Truly Awesome

The boys have been pestering me for a while about the new craze Redakai, so you can imagine their entusiasm when I was given the opportunity to review them, in partnership with Blog Match and Spinmaster. What is Redakai? Redakai is a revolutionary new trading card game that’s fast and fun to play. Redakai comes … Read more

May The Fourth Be With You !

It’s that time again. Time to head to a galaxy far far away! LEGO® Shop is proud to announce that they will be running a set of great LEGO Star Wars offers for the unofficial nerd holiday of May the 4th. 4 & 5 May Only! FREE Exclusive TC-14 Minifigure, Free Delivery, and R2-D2 Poster with any … Read more

I am a failure!!

You may remember that I started on the fabulous Mutu System to get rid of my weight and be looking fab for my sister’s blessing taking place on 12th May. Well it started great, the first two weeks I ate sensibly, cut out the fizzy drinks and was starting to feel that actually I would … Read more

Chicks update..batch two due11th April

After our fairly successful first hatch, the children waited eagerly for the second lot to arrive, this time we had eight eggs that looked pretty good.Unlike the first hatch, I was a little more relaxed with these… I was very surprised to find on 11th April that one of the eggs was already making good … Read more

Moon Sand Pet Shop Review

My children are always fascinated when this stuff is advertised on the television, but I have never been convinced that it would actually mould, after making numerous sandcastles over the years, would this stuff really stay together.So I was very curious when we were given the opportunity to review the Moon Sand Pet Shop, in … Read more

Pairs In Pears Review

The older children love any type of word games, so we were very excited to be sent PAIRSinPEARS by Bananagrams to try out. This is what they say about it: `PAIRSinPEARS, true to its name, is a fast-paced pair-making game, packed in a pear. Lettered tiles come in four distinct alphabet sets, and players race against … Read more

Sorry Mum Domestic Goddess is not Genetic!!

Ever since I can remember my mum has had a `thing’ about tidying up, my toys would all be placed neatly in a toy box, and if anything stood still long enough it would get hoovered or polished!!Unfortunately the clean freak streak has not been passed down to my sister and I, much to my … Read more