Personalised Books – tacky, yes?
I thought so. I really did. I fell for the personalised thing with the first child (Chrsitmas songs about you from Coco the Clown, anyone?), but ever since have firmly stuck to my guns and said a big fat NO. But then I got offered a book from Itsyourstory. Which I didn’t answer, if I’m honest. But the PR was lovely, and bit persuasive, and assured me I would love it. More importantly Pink would adore it. So I succumbed,...
The Grown Up ‘baby bag’ – The Storksak Jamie
The thing with Baby Changing Bags isn’t so much the design, these days – there are lots of them around, one to suit most people, and fewer and fewer are decorated with teddy bears. No, it’s more the fact that you only have a baby for a short period of time. But you have children for much MUCH longer. My children are now 11, 9, 7 and 3 – and I still find that a normal handbag doesn’t quite cut it. Of...
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)....
Not-So-Grim Reaper (and Best Childrens face paints. Ever.)
So Boy (9) had a Halloween party this weekend. He was the only one who did, and as we don’t Trick & Treat, I was heaving a happy sigh of relief that only one costume scramble was on the horizon. An easy one, too, as he already knew what he wanted to be – the Grim Reaper. Easy, thanks to a few oddly items rummaged from the dressing up supplies, and a fably new box of face paints from Snazaroo. Face paints are...
Death By Peanut Butter. Or not.
I love peanut butter. I’ve been known to eat it direct from the jar. Not lately, obviously, I’m much too mature and sensible for that (*cough*) but it’s definitely one of my favourite foods. I particularly love it with jam, like the fake-American I am. Over the years, I think I’ve tried every brand. Some are too oily. Some are too salty. Some aren’t salty enough. Whole Earth peanut butter is, as...
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...