Hands up who loves Miffy? I’ve written before about our love for the little white rabbit who celebrated a big birthday this year. The Miffy books and iconic Dick Bruna illustrations were a childhood favourite of mine and it’s a love I’m passing down to both children (we even used a Miffy book to explain to…
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Toys, toys, toys
Read moreMe, pre-children: I’ll never let my house become overrun with children’s toys Me, post-children: Arghhhh! *drowing under an avalanche of toys* Toys do have a habit of taking over your house, don’t they? Eliza’s favourite is currently her Bing play house. Florence’s is either other people’s Sophies‘ or the iPad cable (oh dear). To celebrate…
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Win: a children’s play tent to celebrate spring
Read moreI’ve recently made Eliza a tepee-style children’s play tent, and since then we’ve had a lot of fun playing in it. So far it’s been a brilliant springboard for creative play when we’ve been stuck inside; it’s been everything from a rocket to a reading nook and a lunch venue. But spring is on the…
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My 2015 UK travel wish list
Read moreThe types of holiday I have taken seem to have varied wildly depending on my age and life stage. My late teens and early twenties were mainly about backpacking in the usual gap year places – India, Asia, Australia. Once I started working it was all city breaks, long haul and as much luxury as…
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Win: £50 of mum and baby skincare products from Bepanthen
Read moreAre you pregnant, have a small baby, or know someone who does? I’m giving away a selection of mum and baby skincare products – and a cuddly toy – from Bepanthen, worth £50. The prize includes the brilliant Bepanthen stretchmark cream I reviewed in my pregnancy skincare round-up, worth £25. The cream contains: Tropical plant extract,…
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Win: a Trunki PaddlePak
Read moreHands up who loves Trunki? It’s the company that makes brilliant fun out of otherwise functional objects. Eliza was given the ladybird suitcase for Christmas, and, ahead of our next holiday, likes to go on adventures around her bedroom with it (when she’s not using it to store all her toys). We have a review coming up…
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Win: a flowery February
Read moreI love flowers; who doesn’t? There’s something so lovely about receiving them and buying them for other people…or myself. The photo above is made of four flowery Instagrams including ones my mum bought me after I gave birth, and Eliza’s first pair of shoes (also, are you following me on Instagram? I’m gill_c). If you fancy a flowery February,…
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