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Short Breaks for Families near St Albans, Herts
Bracknell Forest – Lookout Discovery Centre In my quest to find things near St Albans, Herts to do with my daughter this summer we found ourselves at the Lookout Discovery Centre in Bracknell Forest, which just over an hour away. It has over 90 interactive science exhibits to explore with your kids. There is also…
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5 Quick and Easy Hairstyles for Little Girls
5 Easy Hairstyles for Little Girls I’m crap at doing my daughter’s hair and it often resembles a burst mattress! For the last two years running I’ve forgotten to even brush her hair on school photo day. I wouldn’t have bought the photos but parental guilt kicked in. During the school year I don’t have…
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How to treat Swimmer Itch (Duck Itch)
What is Swimmer’s Itch? Growing up in Canada everyone knows what duck itch or swimmers itch is and you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who hasn’t had it. Once it flares up it resembles chicken pox. It’s a ‘worm-like’ parasite that burrows in the skin resulting in itchy spots and usually lasts 3-5 days. How…
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Win a Wall Mural worth up to £500 from Photowall
Decorating Children’s Rooms and Nurseries using Murals Like most first time mums, prior to my daughter being born nearly six years ago I set about decorating her room nursery. I opted for a fairly simple colour scheme, with a neutral caramel colour on the walls, white units and cream carpets as I thought it would…
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What would you banish to Room 101?
While I was on holiday, the lovely Ruth from Geek Mummy challenged me to Room 101. I honestly had no idea what she was on about. But once I went through her post and scrolled through the everyone else’s posts on it, I managed to work out what it was. Apparently it’s a Torture Chamber…
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