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How to Save Money While Raising Your Baby

February 26, 2016 | 4 Comments

Regardless of the joy, you experience being the parents raising your baby; the financial aspect of raising a baby haunts most of the parents. With the coming of a baby, the expenses are to soar high. Undoubtedly parenting is expensive but how much the child takes away from the earnings depends on your skills. Thus, […]

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10 Amazing Trick Scooter Safety Tricks and Tips

January 1, 2016 | Leave a Comment

Scooter Tips and Tricks plus safety guide featured

Have you bought your child a trick Scooter? If so as a parent, you’re going to need a few ideas to show your kids some amazing and kid friendly tricks. Luckily, Halfords have created a fantastic infographic which will really assist a parent who has a child at the beginners stage or for a parent who has an advanced […]

Filed Under: Gifts and Gadgets, Lifestyle Parenting Tagged With: children, Fun, Gadgets, Halfords, how to, parenting, safety, Safety Tips, Scooter, Scooter Tricks, tips, tricks, Vtech Kidizoom action cam

21 Amazing Christmas Party Ideas for Kids

October 28, 2015 | 19 Comments

21 christmas party ideas for kids

It’s almost the Christmas holidays and preparing a Christmas party can often be a tough task. If you are looking for some amazing Christmas Party Ideas that are suitable for kids, then these 21 Christmas Party Ideas for kids will really help you out this year. Just add the necessary items on your Christmas shopping list, get […]

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How to make a Paper Minecraft Halloween Pumpkin for kids

October 24, 2015 | 36 Comments

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My children have seriously loved Minecraft since it was released back in 2009. So, this year I thought I would create a Halloween Minecraft Paper Pumpkin which is easy to recreate with the kids and will simply look amazing at Halloween when you’re trick or treaters arrive at the door. This no flame Halloween Creeper […]

Filed Under: Games for kids, Lifestyle Parenting, Seasonal Fun Tagged With: children, craft, gameband, gaming, girls, how to, minecraft halloween pumpkin, minecraft papercraft, papercraft

10 Ghoulishly Great Easy Halloween Recipes for kids

October 3, 2015 | 23 Comments

10 Ghoulishly easy halloween recipes

If you’re looking for a little Halloween food inspiration to make your Halloween party unique then here are 10 of the very best Easy Halloween Recipes you will simply love. If your a mummy like me, you simply have to plan everything in advance before having any sort of party. This year I have been helping my […]

Filed Under: Lifestyle Parenting, Seasonal Fun Tagged With: Easy Halloween Recipes, food, Halloween, halloween ideas, how to, Kids, recipe

10 Creative DIY Halloween Costumes for Kids

September 5, 2015 | 10 Comments

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It’s almost Halloween and if your Kids are anything like mine they will simply love dressing up in a cool yet unique scary outfit. These Easy DIY Halloween costumes for kids that will be easy to recreate and hopefully give your neighbours a fright. Ok, so lets not frighten the neighbours too much, but we need to earn our […]

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Artichoke Shade Review add a Retro twist to your home!

July 20, 2015 | Leave a Comment

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We have been in our home for around 13 years now, it’s surprising just how time flies. Anyway in January we had our first major home disaster. A leaky stop tap forced us to remove more or less all the floors and have new decor throughout the entire home. I can’t say it’s been easy […]

Filed Under: Interior, Lifestyle Parenting Tagged With: artichoke, artichoke light, artichoke shade, blog post, decor, design, Home Decor, how to, Interiors, life, Poul Henningsen, Retro, Reviews, stylish

How To Save Money on Family Movie Night Food

January 19, 2014 | 6 Comments

how to save money on family movie night food

Family Movie Night in our home has often been quite an expensive activity, mainly because we get a takeaway. I have decided to challenge myself in this post and I will show you how to save money on family movie night food in your home too. Ok, so apart from finding a cheap movie to […]

Filed Under: Lifestyle Parenting, Money Saving Tips Tagged With: budget, Cooking, family, family savings, food, how to, Kids

How to make a One Direction Christmas cake

December 18, 2013 | 2 Comments

One Direction Christmas Cake

For those of use with teenagers in the house who are One Direction fans, why not treat them to a very special Christmas cake this year decorated with the boys from One Direction. These easy to make One Direction Christmas cake recipe will have your teens singing in no time, and we will show you […]

Filed Under: Lifestyle Parenting, Seasonal Fun Tagged With: Cake Recipe, christmas, Cooking, food, how to, One Direction Christmas Cake Recipe, recipe, teenagers

How to make Easy Homemade Chocolate Bouquet

March 24, 2013 | 11 Comments

how to make chocolate bouquets

Every Easter I love to come up with simple money saving ideas but I hate to give easter gifts that look cheap. This year I have decided to make my family and friends a homemade chocolate bouquet to give as a gift for my sisters and their families. I thought I would give you a […]

Filed Under: Gifts and Gadgets, Seasonal Fun Tagged With: candy, children, chocolate bouquets, craft, design, easter, Easter gifts, family, Gift, how to, Kids, life, sweets

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