Category: Parenting

  • Little Girl Who Lost her Name

    I was really hoping to write this post last week, as it was National Book Day but time got away on me and we read the most delightful book, the Little Girl Who Lost her Name by David Cadji Newby. It all starts with a little girl who wakes up in the morning to find…

  • My Top 5 Tips for Less Stress in the Morning

    It’s no secret that I’m not a morning person, I’m not a Barracuda but I do need to ease into my mornings.  If I wake up late it results in me stomping around cursing under my breath.  I was a bit worried, with my daughter starting school this year, how I was going to cope.…

  • Bud & Roo’s Spectacular Adventures – The Beach by Jessica Valentine

    Fostering a love of reading I do love a book that inspires a bit of Art.  Bud & Roo’s Spectacular Adventure is about two doggies who dig up treasures and sniff their way to where it has come from.  The Author, Jessica Valentine wanted to create a book that her 5 year old could read…

  • Silly Slippeez Slippers

    These slippers made us laugh a lot!  As you can see, as you walk along the ears go up and down.  The shocked expression on the Zebra’s face is hilarious.  They also have Sharks, Dinosaurs and Kitties. Unfortunately, the first pair that were sent to us stopped working after about 5 minutes, but we were…

  • Why I pay for Apps?

    One of the biggest reasons I tend to pay for Apps is to avoid the advertising.  Plus, I’ve heard of children managing to download full versions at great expense to their parents.  This happened to one of my neighbors  but he did manage to get a £70 credit from Apple and he has now changed the…