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Hi I am Rachel Marsden

A parent to 3 children ranging from 6 to 27! I love to write about parenting topics, Interior design, beauty and Money Saving Tips.

Woolly and Tig: FIRST DAY Dvd Win 1 of 5 Winners Announced

August 22, 2013 | 65 Comments

wolly and tig

Woolly and Tig: FIRST DAY Dvd Win 1 of 5 copies Abbey home media       Woolly and Tig is an aid to understanding the ‘self’, providing a keystone in learning for the pre-school child. Woolly and Tig show takes the form of short, five-minute live action dramas about a three year old girl called, […]

Filed Under: Lifestyle Parenting, Previous Competitions Tagged With: woolly and tig

Skylanders Win mega goodies Free competition UK and US

August 22, 2013 | 157 Comments

SKYLANDERS

Skylanders Win mega goodies free competition UK and US   Skylanders are certainly the number one toy of choice in our home that is for sure, I have been working closely with Skylanders since this amazing game was released and I have managed to collect lots of goodies to give away. Skylanders for those who […]

Filed Under: Games for kids, Lifestyle Parenting, Linkies & Giveaways, Previous Competitions Tagged With: skylanders

Horrible Histories Battle Arena & Series 2 collectibles Review

August 21, 2013 | 9 Comments

Horrible Histories

Horrible Histories Battle Arena & Series 2 collectibles Review     After our first existing review of Horrible Histories series 1 collectibles, we were lucky enough to be asked to review the Series 2 collectables and the very sought after Horrible Histories battle Arena. My son is a huge fan of the Horrible Histories play […]

Filed Under: Games for kids, Lifestyle Parenting Tagged With: horrible histories

Uncertain times ahead, a mothers worry for results day.

August 21, 2013 | 25 Comments

    Uncertain times ahead for my son and many other teenagers getting there GCSE results tomorrow, I thought I would share an emotional post I wrote about my son’s last day at school. At the end of July I was invited to my son’s graduation ceremony at his high school. I took along with […]

Filed Under: Life-style, Lifestyle Parenting Tagged With: uncertain times ahead

Stylish can change your web experience easy using a Chrome and Firefox Add-on

August 20, 2013 | Leave a Comment

Stylish: A Chrome and Firefox Add-on I found the stylish browser extension a week ago and I love it, So I thought I would share this tutorial with you so you too can change your web experience easily. What is “Stylish”? Style the web with Stylish, a user styles manager. Stylish lets you easily install […]

Filed Under: Life-style, Lifestyle Parenting Tagged With: Advice, Help, lifestyle

Bedroom makeover – Home-Made Feature Headboard

August 14, 2013 | 12 Comments

The Home-made Feature headboard   This week, me and my husband have been decorating our bedroom. We decided to do this on as low a budget as possible, so unique ideas had to come into play here, especially with our bedroom makeover. Firstly we stripped and repainted the entire room a kind of light grey color, […]

Filed Under: Interior, Life-style, Lifestyle Parenting, parenting Tagged With: bedroom makeover

Win 1 of 3 Learn to Read with Alphablocks WINNERS ANNOUNCED

August 13, 2013 | 68 Comments

Learn to Read with Alphablocks

Win 1 of 3 learn to read with Alphablocks dvd    The Alphablocks are 26 living letters who fall out of the sky and discover that if they hold hands and make a word, it comes to life. When words are magic and anything is possible, it’s an adventure, songs and games all the way! […]

Filed Under: Lifestyle Parenting, Previous Competitions, Reviews Tagged With: alphablocks, alphablocks dvd

Husband Alert, The messiest man in town.

August 8, 2013 | 6 Comments

  Husband Alert, The messiest man in town.   Above is a picture of my husband Mark, he looks like he has managed to paint himself ha. The thing is, he actually said to me before starting a bedroom makeover, that he didn’t need to change his clothes, and he would keep clean. I suggested […]

Filed Under: Life-style, Lifestyle Parenting

Pick your Own Fruit – A great aftenoon out with a toddler Guest Post.

August 1, 2013 | 6 Comments

pick your own fruit

Pick your Own Fruit – A great afternoon out with a toddler   I’m very excited to write my first guest post and even more so that it’s for this lovely blog, Helen from Beautiful Things. I want to show you go out and Pick your Own Fruit   My son Alfie is just over 14 months old […]

Filed Under: Baby-Toddlers, Life-style, Lifestyle Parenting, Seasonal Fun, Travel Tagged With: pick your own fruit

Money Saving Tips: 10 Amazing Must See Family Movies

July 30, 2013 | 16 Comments

Over the years everyone seems to forget what we loved about great family movies from the past! I am often on he look out for films I used to watch when I was growing up. In fact some of my families favourite flicks have been the older movies when CGI was in it’s infancy and the […]

Filed Under: Family Movies, Life-style Tagged With: Family Movies, Money saving tips

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