We are now collecting lots of items in preparation for Christmas, and these Mini Aquadraw mats form Tomy arrived this morning.I just had to talk about them though, because they’re fantastic! Ella adores drawing , but we’ve had to hide every single pen/pencil/crayon in the house as she has radar for them, and is indiscriminate [...]
Just wanted to share with you some nice words from Joanne in Rugby, a winner of our recent Oxbridge Baby ‘Fairy Tales’ DVD competition. Her email has had me smiling all day; “Dear Katy, I just wanted to thank you for such a lovely surprise. I received your e-mail on Wednesday, and by Thursday morning [...]
Practical Pre-School Awards identify and reward excellence in educational equipment, childcare, books and toys. Practical Pre-School awards hosted their 9th Annual Award ceremony on the 12th September and Hauck Group were delighted to be awarded 4 prestigious awards within Childcare category and Toys & Games.All products are reviewed and tested by professional childcare and educational [...]
Okay, so the washing machine is making a really scary grinding noise, and the clothes are coming out with suspicious dirt marks they didn’t have going in.Time for a new machine. Again. Sigh.I am pretty tired of hunting for new machines – my last three have had an average life span of two years. Now, [...]
We are just thrilled to be working in partnership with Lakeland Ltd – one of the best online sources of all things home and kitchen in this country.We will be running a series of reviews with them, covering various time and money-saving ideas for the busy parent. It seems these days that all of us [...]
So a whole year has passed since we reviewed the Harewood cotbed. And it is still firmly and happily in use by Ella. Older brothers have been known to jump in with her on the odd excited morning occasion, she has had the odd temper tantrum or two (or 12) in it, underneath it is [...]
Most parents spend a large amount of time pondering the ‘shall we have another’ dilemma. Big families are fun, but horrifically expensive, noisy and draining. Only children benefit far more in terms of time, attention, and sheer available moola. According to the Liverpool Victoria insurance company, the current cost of raising a child from birth [...]
Simply Colors are pleased to announce the arrival of the New Autumn/Winter Range.Yes – the online shop with a difference is now preparing for the colder evenings. Autumn is just around the corner (well, maybe it’s here already…) and what better time to get creative with your child’s wardrobe! At www.simplycolors.co.uk you can choose from [...]
Our review of the superb Cuddledry and Cuddlemoo baby/childrens’ bath towels is now published on LittleStuff. You may think that a towel is just a towel, oh no, read our review to find out more…
Back in March, Lindsey from Cleveland was one of the winners in our Calin Bleu sling competition. Lindsey recently sent us this photo of her with baby Sophie in the sling. How wonderfully snug does Sophie look?! Lindsey said about Sophie in the sling, “she loves it and it soothes her as soon as she [...]
