New
Tommee Tippee closer to nature ® Digital Video Monitor with Movement Sensor Pad
The Tommee Tippee closer to nature ® Digital Video Monitor with Movement Sensor Pad arrived at just the right time for us, with a new addition to the family on New Years Day, I for one didn’t fancy digging out our 5 year old Tomy analogue monitor. The cables are an unruly mess and [Continue]
Socks by Nick Sharratt and Elizabeth Lindsay
Without a shadow of a doubt this is Fifi’s favourite book at the moment. For a three year old its a laugh out loud romp. In fact, she loves it so much and finds it so funny that we read it over and over again and I really don’t mind. Inside you’ll find sockerels, sockdiles, [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
Rastamouse Da Crucial Plan & Other Adventures
The Clarity Digital Audio Monitor by Lindam
Cars 2 on Disney Blu ray
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 on Blu Ray
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
Widgy Nursing Pillow
I was really kindly given a Widgy Nursing Pillow to review just before Ned was born, now he is with us I have had plenty of time to give it a good run for its money. The first thing I have to say is [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
BabaSling
We were given a BabaSling to review. I’m keen on baby slings and have used a couple in the past both of which I enjoyed using and which I was really pleased to pass on after Sophie as I knew [Continue]
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]
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]






