New
Rastamouse Da Crucial Plan & Other Adventures
We were sent this DVD to watch by the fab BBC Shop which is chock full of loads of brilliant BBC products. Rastamouse is one of our favourite shoes on Cbeebies so we were thrilled! This DVD features 6 episodes of Rastamouse and song sing along songs. It’s the first time you have been able [Continue]
The Clarity Digital Audio Monitor by Lindam
The Clarity Digital Audio Monitor by Lindam is a stylish baby monitor that the nice people at littlepumpkin.co.uk sent us to test. We’re now on our third baby and our original monitor we used for our first two (the eldest is going to turn 5 very soon) was just a bit knackered, so it was [Continue]
Toys
Rastamouse 9 inch Talking and Singing Plush
How exciting to be offered a few things to review from the BBC Shop! We were thrilled and couldn’t wait to see what came, especially as we are big viewers of Cbeebies, Doctor Who and Strictly! [Continue]
Giant Connect 4
We love connect 4 in The Mad House and what better than a giant connect 4 that stands at 1.1 meters tall! Buy online: Garden Games £179.99 **** Initial Thoughts: We are a big gaming family here in [Continue]
Other
Cars 2 on Disney Blu ray
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 on Blu Ray
Grease Dance on Xbox 360 Kinect
Just Dance Kids on Wii
Books
Penny the Postie in Penny and the Dragon by Keith Robinson
Penny the Dragon is the sort of charming children’s book I would have loved when I was a nipper. It’s ashamedly gentle and old fashioned in the best possible. Penny and the Dragon is the [Continue]Food
Schwartz Slow Cookers recipe mixes
I think I must be one of the last mums to join the slow cooker revolution that seems to be going on at the moment. I’d heard people talking about them both down at the playground and also on Twitter, but I hadn’t realised just how much they could change the regular late dinner problem [Continue]
Maternity
The Original Theraline Maternity and Nursing Pillow
Previous pregnancies and I was quite mean. I didn’t need a pillow, I made do. However this pregnancy has been different, I’m much bigger much more quickly and my body feels achey and [Continue]Pushchairs
Outlook shade-a-babe
Cheeky Rascals were kind enough to supply us withThe Outlook shade-a-babe for review and I must say it came at exactly the right time for the drought [Continue]
Stay-Put, the buggy blanket that does what it says
For a while now I have struggled to find a good way of keeping toddlers warm in the buggy. Babies are not a problem- the conventional cosy toes/ [Continue]
Clothes
Back to School with Matalan
I’ll be honest, I’ve only ever bought one item of clothing from Matalan in my life. I was surprised how many comments I got about it though. I have bought homewares before and the kids [Continue]
Mamas and Papas Maternity Wear
Third pregnancy around and I find myself in a position where none of my existing maternity clothes fit me so when I was offered fifty pounds to spend on Mamas and Papas Maternity wear I jumped at the [Continue]
Days Out
Paultons Park, home of Peppa Pig World
We were lucky enough to start our holiday this year with a visit to Paultons Park in Hampshire, home of the new Peppa Pig World. We have been to [Continue]
The Age of the Dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum London
It’s not a novel experience for a museum curator used to putting on exhibitions and going to see private views to go to a private view. [Continue]






