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Russell Hobbs Buckingham Kettle Shhh! quieter boil test

February 23, 2015 | 6 Comments

Russell Hobbs Buckingham Kettle Shhh! quieter boil test featured

With technology progressing at an alarming rate how will the new Russell Hobbs Buckingham Kettle which boils quieter stand up to my vigourous tea drinking tests. Here I review the new kettle and give tell you the pro’s and con’s of this new device. I am a massive tea drinker, in fact I have on average […]

Filed Under: Baby-Toddlers, Lifestyle Parenting, Reviews Tagged With: baby, Kettle, relaxing, Russell Hobbs

Win a Football Puzzle ball by Paul Lamond Games

February 21, 2015 | 46 Comments

Brand new for football fans is the 2015 Puzzle Ball – a collectable series of 3D puzzles for six of the country’s top football teams; Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City and Celtic. Each Puzzle Ball features an image of the current manager and top players, and when created, the Puzzle Ball becomes the […]

Filed Under: Games for kids, Linkies & Giveaways, Previous Competitions Tagged With: competition, football, giveaways, jigsaw puzzle, Kids, paul Lamond Games, puzzles, toys, Win

8 top tips to prevent boiler breakdowns all year round

February 20, 2015 | 1 Comment

8 top tips to prevent boiler breakdowns all year round

So, recent research shows that a third of people living in the Leeds Area just wouldn’t know what to do if their boiler broke down. I myself have fallen foul of this in the past and seriously it’s one of the worst feelings ever knowing you could have prevented boiler breakdowns and covered yourself at […]

Filed Under: Lifestyle Parenting Tagged With: boiler breakdowns, EDf, household, household tips

Win EGX Limited Edition Gaming Merchandise

February 19, 2015 | 121 Comments

EGX Gaming merchandise competition

To celebrate the announcement of EGX gaming event this year, we are giving away some limited edition gaming goodies which you could only get your hands on at last years event. Before I go into the competition I would like to give you a little more information about EGX 2015. Last year we attended at […]

Filed Under: Games for kids, Linkies & Giveaways, Previous Competitions Tagged With: competition, egx 2015, gaming, giveaway, Win

10 Teen Room Ideas – To keep your Boys Happy

February 18, 2015 | 7 Comments

10 Teen Room Ideas - To keep your Boys Happy featured

10 Teen Room Ideas which are totally unique and will fit all teens personalities perfectly, from graffiti to grunge and themed rooms which include a rather impressive batcave room all ideal for the home DIY enthusiast. No matter how old your teen is they still seem to need their parents to make some of the more important […]

Filed Under: Interior, Life-style, Lifestyle Parenting Tagged With: teen decor, teen room ideas, teenage parenting advice, teenagers

Toxicfox – Win a £50 Gift Voucher for Mothers Day

February 18, 2015 | 2 Comments

Toxic Fox Mothers Day Competition

Mother’s Day is fast approaching and finding the right gift to make your Mum’s day perfect can be hard work, going around store after store on the high street or trailing through endless amounts of on-line sites can be not only time consuming but extremely frustrating too! One of my favourite on-line stores Toxic Fox […]

Filed Under: Linkies & Giveaways Tagged With: competition, gifts for her, Mothers Day, Win

Boots Deals – Lets Feel Like New Boots Campaign

February 15, 2015 | 4 Comments

Boots Deals - Lets Feel Like New Boots Campaign

I love finding great deals in the uk for my readers! I mean who doesn’t love a great deal saving you some cash. I have found some amazing Boots Deals that I wanted to share with you. Boots have launched their Lets Feel Like New campaign which has been started to help us ladies try and buy new beauty, hair or […]

Filed Under: Beauty, Money Saving Tips Tagged With: beauty, boots, deals, hair products, haircare, offers

25 Things to do with Kids in the School Holidays

February 13, 2015 | 4 Comments

25 things to do with kids in the school holidays - umeandthekids

The school holidays are here once again, bringing us parents the eternal question, how do I keep my children occupied during their week off school? If you are used to hearing the cries of I’m bored from your little monsters during the school holidays, hopefully, some of  these fantastic ideas from some of the top […]

Filed Under: Lifestyle Parenting, Seasonal Fun, Travel Tagged With: Places to go with kids, things to do with kids in the school holiday

Lego Sets from George at Asda Online

February 12, 2015 | 5 Comments

Lego Sets from George at Asda Lego Movie

I am hooked on Lego seriously my son’s bedrooms have always had a good amount of the little bricked wonders loosely lying around and being displayed in various ways because it’s just so enticing. I head out and buy Lego sets at least once a month because I am a great believer in making sure […]

Filed Under: Games for kids, Life-style, Reviews Tagged With: Asda, George at Asda, kids toys, LEGO, lego deals, Lego Duplo, Lego Frozen sets, Lego Ninjago, Minecraft Lego Sets

Valentines Day Ideas – DIY Couples Love Basket

February 10, 2015 | 4 Comments

Valentines Day Ideas Couples Love Basket

If you are anything like me, you love to snuggle up with your partner and sit gazing lovingly into their eyes. Yeah right, sometimes there’s more chance of plaiting fog than that ever happening with our busy lifestyles these days! This doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy doing all the Lovey Dovey things, so this year […]

Filed Under: Lifestyle Parenting, Seasonal Fun Tagged With: gifts for her, gifts for him, valentines day, valentines gift ideas

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