Win A £75 Big Cat Reading Lions Set & Bean Bag In Day 2 of #BackToSchoolBooks
Sep06

Win A £75 Big Cat Reading Lions Set & Bean Bag In Day 2 of #BackToSchoolBooks

If you’ve not made friends with it yet, then you need to go and introduce yourself to the Collins4Parents website. It’s not only jam-packed with excellent books for every stage of your child’s learning, but they also offer a boat load of useful resources and practical guides to help both you and your resident student. Right now there’s also an online 30% discount for parents on all Back to School books, so now’s a good time to stock...

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Looking for good childcare in London
Sep05

Looking for good childcare in London

Thankfully I’m now past the stage where I need to worry about childcare. But Seventeen years ago it was pretty much all I could think about. I had a 7mth old baby at home – I had used up my three months maternity leave, I’d had a month off sick with post natal depression (caused by going back to work too soon) and now I was back at work full time. And i hated it. Oh, I didn’t hate my job – I...

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Win An Atlas Bundle & Illuminated Globe In Day 1 of #BackToSchoolBooks
Sep05

Win An Atlas Bundle & Illuminated Globe In Day 1 of #BackToSchoolBooks

We’re really excited to be working again with Collins on a brilliant Back To School competition event for you; a new competition opens every single day this week, and they all run for seven days.  So we’ve a mad fortnight ahead – and don’t fret if you miss a day, there’s plenty of time to catch ’em all. :) As any parent knows, September’s a sad/glad month. Summer’s over, school starts… and life inevitably...

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Pencils Down, It’s Time To Play…
Aug30

Pencils Down, It’s Time To Play…

Our school-aged children spend approximately 7 hours a day at school (I know that seems a very long time to a Home Edder like me, but it’s also long by European standards); and that’s before extra commitments like Breakfast Club for working parents, plus after-school tuition and clubs are factored in. As a result, 92% of parents fundamentally believe teachers share the responsibility of nurturing a child’s emotional wellbeing....

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Win A Bumper Ladybird & Penguin Bundle | Back To School #ByBook
Aug29

Win A Bumper Ladybird & Penguin Bundle | Back To School #ByBook

To celebrate a summer spent #ByBook we’ve been excited to offer you the chance to win not one but FOUR different Penguin Summer Reading #ByBook bumper bundles this August. Sadly it’s the last week this week – but we’re finishing on a good one!   Week Four is an acknowledgement that summer is gradually coming to an end, and in households up and down the land thoughts are turning to school. In some houses...

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Fabulous Boden Bargains – It’s Their Summer Clearance Sale!
Aug19

Fabulous Boden Bargains – It’s Their Summer Clearance Sale!

I just happened to *cough* fall into the Boden clearance sale earlier. Well – once you’re through the door it’d be rude to not look around, right? Right. And seriously LOOK at those bargains… Love love love – and want in a grown up size. This crochet knitted flower dress is a soft and comfortable wear-all-day winner. Reduced from £40 to under £16, still available in sizes 9-12yrs. Gorgeous. I grabbed one...

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