We’re huge fans of both Lego and Christmas, so visiting Christmas at Legoland Windsor to see Santa will be a great festive activity! The past two years we have visited Santa at Paulton’s Park, but this year we felt like a change of scene. We’ve …
How To Make Party Bags Without Plastic Crap
I am thoroughly sick of the vast quantities of plastic crap that is so common in party bags, and wanted to avoid giving out the things that always make me groan inwardly when I see them clutched in my daughter’s hot little hand. Oh, please …
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Använda Bag Review – A Great F*cking Bag?
*This post contains strong language* UPDATE: Använda emailed me (at my personal email address, not the one published on this blog, not at all creepy) and asked I remove their campaign pictures. What follows is my edited review, removing their campaign pictures and replacing them …
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Review: Papergang from Ohh Deer: May 2018
Papergang is a monthly stationery subscription box brought to you by Ohh Deer, which sells lovely illustrated stationery supplies. Who doesn’t enjoy stationary? Everyone should have a stash of attractive notebooks, tape, stickers etc. and Papergang is a great way to expand your collection! Each month features …
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Review: Baebox Smartiegirls & Smartieboy
The Baebox Smartiegirls and Smartieboy [sic] boxes are aimed at 5 – 10 year olds. The ‘Bae’ part is supposed to stand for ‘Before Anything Else’ the principle being that it is acts as reward and motivation. I’ll say right up front that I dislike …
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Party Bag Palaver – Party Bags Without Plastic Crap
I love party bags: planning them, making them, it’s my favourite part of planning a birthday party! Apparently there is something of a debate around children’s party bags: what should they contain, sweets or no sweets, plastic or no plastic, or even if they should …
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Review: Loot Crate Stranger Things Limited Edition Crate Unboxing
When I saw Loot Crate were releasing a Stranger Things-themed box to coincide with the hotly-anticipated Season Two, I absolutely had to sign up! Who wouldn’t want amazing exclusive Stranger Things loot? If you’re reading this I’ll assume you’re a fan. If you’re not, try …
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School Gate Goodbyes
It’s the start of the new school year, and like many children, Little C has started at a new school. I’ve been thinking about how it feels for children and parents to say that last goodbye when they arrive at school, whether it’s the first …
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Let’s start with a rant
I love to rant, because I’m incredibly opinionated and there are a whole bunch of things that piss me off. I don’t have any plans to get overly political on this blog, so for the moment I shall stick to the social stuff. And …
