Looking for bloggers who run their own businesses…

We’re hosting BusinessPlusBaby‘s Business Mums’ Blog Carnival for September – if you’re a mumpreneur with a blog, you can submit your own favourite post of September to the carnival. We’re looking for posts that add value in some way, so maybe they inspire, inform or make us smile. It’s OK to talk a little about [...]



Spotted! Playhouses. Oh, my, what Playhouses.

All children love a good playhouse, don’t they? Me, I had a blanket over my Mums clothes horse in the middle of the grass in the summer – or a blanket over the dining room table in the winter. And it made me very happy. I do remember a friend who had a real live [...]



Kelly & Piran ‘do the Tour’ for us.

(we’re on a bit of a review roll now, can you tell?!) The oh-so-lovely Kelly and her most delicious Piran have been reviewing the new Mamas & Papas buggy, the ‘Tour’ for us. It’s a lightweight buggys designed especially for days out and travelling, so we thought it would be a good one to look [...]



Bravo Travis Perkins!

We’ve got the builders in; diggers, fork lifts, safety fencing, porta-loos… the lot. This morning I am hiding up in my temporary office/bedroom, gazing out the window, listening to the incessent grinding-buzz of the disc saw… as you do…..  when the biggest grin spread across my face. A bright pink delivery lorry nudging it’s way [...]



OMG! Keris!

Keris is one of our favourite reviewers (and the author of our brilliant Slopsville series last year, her week by week success-by-disaster weaning diary), so we are naturally excited that her first book is finally on the shelves. And just look – this (very excited) image taken just today in WH Smiths proves it! ‘Della [...]



Spotted! Such a pretty summer dress

Just look – how sweet is this? Summery floral print cotton dress, in lined cool cotton for those hot summer days (we can dream!). Such a pretty girls dress – smocking, buttons, puff sleeves… Oh, and perfect above-the-knee length to make it practical for those girls who like to wear pretty dresses whilst climbing trees [...]



Good Cause Paperpod Rocket Competition Winner

A little while ago we launched a competition with Baby Bean to give away one of these fantastic Paperpod rockets. The competition had a glowing halo hovering over it because all entrants were asked to nominate a children-related Good Cause to receive the prize. Pre-schools, Mums & Tots groups, children’s hospitals… that sort of thing. [...]



New Competition: Oxbridge Baby DVD & CD Bundle

We have a fantastically entertaining bundle of three DVDs and two CDs from Oxbridge Baby to be won in our latest competition. Oxbridge Baby produces developmental media for babies and toddlers that entertain and stimulate. Their products are created in conjunction with a team of experts including mothers, pre-school nursery teachers and a Pediatric Speech [...]



New Competition: Heartland Series 1 DVD Set

We’ve a heart-warming competition for you; Heartland Series 1 DVD set. A Family Ranch… A Horse Whisperer… A Fight to Save a Dream… Adapted from Lauren Brooke’s best-selling novels (6.5 million copies worldwide), Heartland is a family drama series set in the fictional town of Hudson located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Heartland [...]



Maileg Mice – New Competition

We have the most adorable little competition to wave under your nose. We have teamed up with Armstrong Ward to offer a pair of perfect little Maileg girl mice in matchboxes to one lucky winner. For those of you who followed on our blog the saga of Mustafa going missing, you’ll understand how very loved [...]