Babies In The Cinema – do you?
Five years ago, I was desperate to see the new Harry Potter film. I had a 3mth old baby which I didn’t want to leave with a sitter, so the husband and I decided to take her too. And it was fine – she slept most of the way through, woke at a few of the loud bits, and on the whole it was fine. But I was under no illusions – had she made any noise, I would have had to leave, as this was an evening showing, and the...
P20 – Brilliant Suntan Lotion. That smells like cat’s wee.
Suntan lotion – one of the bane’s of my summer life. You put it on, they go in the pool, you put it on, they go back in the pool… You spend a fortune on the stuff to keep them safe, and they wash it all into the pool water. So when P20 asked if we’d like to try out their once-a-day formula on our trip to France, I agreed to give it a bash. Once a day? Even if they’re swimming? Can that actually be true?...
Review: The LittleLife Doodle Daysack
We love love LOVE LittleLife. Waaaay back before we had No.1 son, we were big hikers – and a constant source of frustration for us after he was born was the lack of a really good child carrier. What we wanted was a proper rucksack – but with a seat for the boy thrown in. Imagine our thrilled delight when Boy came along a couple of years later and we came across a LittleLife backpack through the awesome power of our shiny...
Denim Shorts for Girls – Pretty, and Bargainous too.
You might have noticed – I really LOVE Vertbaudet clothes for children. They’re well made, well-fitted (waists are all elasticated or adjustable, for example) and totally practical – as well as looking really good. They wear well, wash well, and above all of that they’re brilliant value for money. What’s not to love about them? This summer the girl has been pretty much living in a few mix-and-match...
Simply fabulous kids clothes for the Great Outdoor Adventures
One thing you learn really fast is that when you’re hiking, comfort is where it’s at. Seriously. You do NOT want to be walking for miles in trousers that rub, a top that rides up or a waterproof that cuts of circulation at the wrists. Even the children know this, and they don’t need reminding what to select when told ‘we’ll be walking today’. So what do they choose? Well – our recent trip to...
Mobile Wi-Fi from Vodafone – review of the R205
The new Mobile Wi-Fi R205 turns a mobile broadband signal into your own personal Wi-Fi hotspot. AND it lets you connect up to five Wi-Fi enabled devices like laptops, iPads, tablets and games consoles to the internet wirelessly (and there’s no software to install). A tiny screen shows you at a glance the signal strength, battery life and how much data has been downloaded in the current session. We tried it out on a recent...