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Happy Feet Two- a review

April 30, 2012

As part of the Tots 100 film club we were asked to review Happy Feet Two, carrying on the story about the cute penguins that we all got to love in the first film. Mumble is now a grown penguin and married to Gloria , they have a son Erik, who like his father did, [...]

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Designer of the Year?

April 26, 2012

My nine year old daughter ‘I’ loves arts and crafts so I knew that she would love a chance to ‘design your own t shirt‘ when we were asked.First of all she drew a picture on a piece of paper, I chose a t-shirt and then upload the picture and customise online! Decisions, decisions, I [...]

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Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure – review

April 18, 2012

The weather over the Easter holidays was pretty awful for quite a few days so we found ourselves forced to stay in, luckily we were sent a Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure game for the Wii which has proved a real hit here. This is a magical adventure game using action figures that ‘come to life’. “For [...]

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For every little Princess, and some Princes

April 7, 2012

We were invited to watch the English National Ballet’s ‘My First Sleeping Beauty’. Performed by graduating students of the ballet school this is a specially adapted version aimed specifically at young children and choreographed by Matthew Hart. I took my two little princesses with me, although at nine and thirteen years old they are not [...]

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3 Chipmunks, 1 Boat and Treasure

April 4, 2012

A fun day was had by all, aboard The Erasmus to celebrate the release of Alvin and the Chipmunks – Chipwrecked film on DVD and Blu-ray. We were lucky to spend a few hours on a glorious Sunday cruising along the Thames. There were bacon butties, chocolate fondue, marshmallows, games, tug of war, kite making, [...]

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Girls growing up

March 30, 2012

Unlike most people I expect, although I think and act just like a seventeen year old sometimes, I most definitely would not want to go through my teens again. Oh the hormones, the woes, the worries, the body changes that I viewed as a curse rather than with excitement, and boys! No thanks, I have [...]

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Green Lantern- a review

March 26, 2012

I have been wanting to see Green Lantern ever since seeing trailers for the film at the cinema but it’s very rare that I get to the cinema for a film with a rating higher than a U so I was really keen to review the DVD as part of the Tots100 Film club. Test [...]

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Decadent Chocolate & Lavender Cake

March 16, 2012

I have been wanting to make a chocolate and lavender cake since last autumn when faced with a huge crop of lavender but never seemed to have the right excuse…what better reason than because it’s Mother’s Day on Sunday and I have this beautiful new glass dome and plate to show off that I have [...]

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Win Byron Bay cookies

March 7, 2012

Who doesn’t love a big chunky cookie? We were sent a selection of cookies from Byron Bay Cookies to test out and the children have been scrabbling around trying to get the first taste of each one. The cookies are free from artificial colours, flavours and preservatives, made using free range eggs and are approved [...]

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Carrot cakes

March 5, 2012

I think carrot cake is one of my all time favourites, I especially love ones full of nuts. This recipe is for individual cakes that can fit easily into a lunch box or popped into the mouth for a quick treat. I find that a lot of the recipes that I use are in American [...]

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