Many of us will remember the iconic cereal character The Honey Monster from our childhoods, well a couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to be able to take The Tiny 3 to our local shopping mall to meet him. The Honey Monster was on tour to promote the fact that Sugar Puffs have Continue reading →
Category Archives: Review
I’m a #DocMcStuffins Twitter Party Host
You may have noticed I have a lovely new badge in my sidebar, well I am pleased to announce that I have been asked to co-host a DocMcStuffins twitter party (a 1st for me) on Thursday 26th February between 1-3pm. The box of party supplies that have arrived in preparation for Thursday is actually amazing, with Continue reading →
Parragon book buddies – Max and Tallulah
Max and Tallulah is a really cute story about a zebra called Max who loves another zebra Tallulah. However Max is too shy to tell to tell her. He tries various different ways to get Tallulah to notice him, but things keep going wrong until Max decides the best way is to just be himself. Continue reading →
Soaring child care fees Press release: 22/01/2015
Cost of raising a child has increased at almost twice the rate of annual inflation over the last 12 years Parents now spend nearly a third (29%) of their gross annual household income on raising a child Childcare represents largest annual rise over the last 12 months, costing parents £67,586 on average The cost of Continue reading →
Chocolate Log Cake – Recipe
Last weekend I tried my hand at baking a chocolate log. I have never baked a cake from scratch before in my life, so I apologise in advance for the poor quality photos and how it looks at the end, but I can honestly say I surprised myself with how good it tasted. So this is Continue reading →
Simoney Badges
In the 2 years which I have been writing this blog I have attended a number of blogging conferences of varying size. At each of these I was given a name badge to wear. These badges usually have your name, alongside your blog name and occasionally your twitter name. However they very rarely have your Continue reading →
Elf School at Intu Merry Hill
Every year at Christmas I get lots of joy from taking the tiny 3 to see Santa. I love seeing the look of excitement on their faces and the utter delight they get from meeting him and being given a present by him before Christmas day. However I always despair at the cost of the visit Continue reading →
Ice Skating at Webbs of Wychbold.
Way back in February when we first visited The Eden Project in Cornwall, JR watched with enthusiasm the people who were ice skating at the rink. He really wanted to have a go, but it was a bit outside of our budget although I did promise him that I would take him one day. Well Continue reading →
A Cadbury World Xmas
Last Sunday me and Mr M&TTT were very excited to be able to give the tiny 3 a nice early christmas surprise, a trip to Cadbury Worlds christmas celebrations. Our 1st surprise for them was a visit to see the big man himself (no not mr cadbury) Santa claus. As we were there quite early Continue reading →
Tomy Disney 3-in-1 Musical Potty
For the last few months LA has been showing signs of wanting to start potty training, the arrival of a Minnie Mouse 3-in-1 musical potty has made this want greater. However we are still at the sit on it with a nappy on stage at least she is happy to sit on it. You are Continue reading →
Abney and Teal magazine ~ Review
The Tiny 3 were very excited this week when a copy of the new monthly magazine by publisher DJ Murphy The Adventures of Abney and Teal landed on our doorstep. They love the programme and watch it every night just before the Bedtime hour on cbeebies at 5.50pm. The magazine itself centres on the main characters two ragdoll Continue reading →
How To Train Your Dragon Jigsaw Set ~ Review
A couple of weeks ago we were sent a ‘How to train your dragon jigsaw set‘. The set consists of 3, 49 piece jigsaws in one box and also 3 mini posters. I have always loved jigsaws but I have struggled to get the boys interested in jigsaws and I always seem to end up Continue reading →
Loom band review
Anyone who follows my instagram feed will know I have fallen in love with loom bands, and more specifically making characters out of loom bands. I find it so relaxing and its a nice quiet activity that I can enjoy whilst waiting for the tiny 3 to fall asleep at night. The only frustrating thing Continue reading →
Tales of the Brave – A Thomas the Tank Engine Movie
Today after dropping JR at school for his 1st day back after the summer holidays, Me, Mr M&TTT, TP & LA headed off in the car to Drayton Manor theme park to watch a screening of the new Thomas the Tank Engine movie – Tales of the Brave.
JJ Cole Essentials 5×5 picnic blanket *Review*
Over the 6 weeks holiday, thanks in part to clever planning we have been lucky enough to enjoy quite a few days out. The one thing we always do for day trips is pack a picnic, the cost of food at tourist attractions is just too high to be justified. The one thing we have Continue reading →