Klean Kanteen – have you seen?
We all know we need to get the children to drink more water yes? And we all know how hideous plastic is, yes? I know, it’s cheap and easy, but all those water bottles – I hate them. Such a waste. And there’s the scary-mary stories about plastic too ( I was going to link to some BPA/cancer/antimony stories there, but when I googled I got all afeared to go read the gazillion scare stories, and ran away quick)....
Are You Armed With A Humidifier Yet?
Katy has been badgering me into getting a humidifier for a while. Every time one of the boys gets a cold I can guarantee I’ll get a mail with a link to a humidifier in it, saying ‘buy buy buy!’. But I’ve always resisted, not really seeing the need to go and splash out on one just for the few times a year it might be handy. But then Bionaire asked if we’d like to review their Compact Ultrasonic Humidifier...
Spotted! Paperless Post for paperless Christmas cards
Oh. My. Word. You are just going to LOVE this, I promise. Promise, promise, promise. It’s a well known phenomenon that all of us just love pretty stationery, yes? Yes. Of course we do. So how about the ability to pick really very VERY pretty paper and cards, make them utterly gorgeous, customise them completely, send them out in gorgeous envelopes – but all online and entirely paperless? Yes – all that, and...
Sunday Recipe – Worlds Best Apple Cakes
I thought I’d better finally share, as I’ve been asked to so often, and now they’re fighting over the cyber-cakes on Twitter I thought it time they made their own. And as a bonus, it’s a recipe so easy you can make it with a 3 yr old. You know how you have a zillion recipe books, but only a handful you constantly return to? Well, this is a recipe from one of mine – it’s the 1980 version of Readers...
MP3 player for children – step up the SanDisk Sansa Clip+
My boys have all had MP3 players for a year or two now. They love them – and we love that they love them. But we were initially concerned about spending a lot of money on something they’d no doubt lose or break inside 3 weeks, so we bought the cheapest we could find (£7 max). When they worked, they were ace, but all too frequently they freeze or crash, or batteries need replacing, or the music needs updating as they...
Prescription Swimming Goggles – So Worth It.
Another item that found its way into the bags when LittleStuff went to France were these prescription swimming goggles. No.1 son wears glasses you see, and has always been slightly more cautious in the water than his swimming ability would dictate. Being similarly optically-challenged I do understand – it can be very intimidating, particularly in a large or busy pool, emerging from the water and not having a clue where you...