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Her new best friend – Sammy, the Mini Lotta doll.
Smallest hasn’t been much of a one for dolls so far. Or for cuddlies for that matter. She’s been a bit fickle, a toy will be in favour for a couple of days and then left in bed, or stashed somewhere forlornly. That has changed since Sammy arrived. I liked the sound of the MiniLotta…
Emily Windsnap and the Land of the Midnight Sun by Liz Kessler – blog tour and giveaway.
Today I’m trying out a new kind of post. It’s a linked blog tour post – Alison has got a review of the new Emily Windsnap book, along with an interview with Liz Kessler. I’m hosting a giveaway – I’ve got three copies of the book up for grabs. Keep on reading if you want…
Review roundup – teething bling, cuddleuppet and breastfeeding sports bra.
Some review products are products you think sound nice, you receive, play around with a bit, and then relegate to a pile in the corner that you’re slightly embarassed by, until you work out how to get rid of them. Others become a part of your day to day life. Maybe I’m getting better at…
Literary resources for children: magictown
In what I hope will be the first of a series on resources useful for home education, early learning, and supplementing school, I’m reviewing Magictown which is available either as a website or an app. Sadly the app is for Idevices only at this time, so I haven’t had the opportunity to explore it, though…
Braintraining courtesy of Mensa, Brainbox games and Mike the Knight.
The children have been fortunate to have received several games for review recently, starting with Mensa Academy on the Wii. Both the big kids have had a go at this one, and they both seemed to enjoy it. I asked Small for a review, and in his own inimitable style, he provided one. Pretty much,…
The questions I wanted to ask Carol Rifka Brunt.
I’ve been to a lovely book event in London today. A sort of meta book group, discussing Tell the Wolves I’m Home, followed by a reading and Q and A with the author, Carol Rifka Brunt, followed by cocktails. Sadly I didn’t think the five month old would cope with cocktails so we didn’t stay…
Mirror mirror, and a London Monday.
This morning my alarm went off at 7am. Forty minutes later I managed to ease the sleeping baby back into bed and actually got up 🙁 not the start to the day I’d had planned, but nevertheless we all made it out of the house and on to a train just over an hour later,…
Oxpwr One review – with added discount code.
I think I may have mentioned in passing recently that I’ve been camping for two weeks without any access to power to recharge my much loved Smartphone. As you can imagine, this is a bit stressful for me. While I fully understand the idea that disconnecting from the internet can be good for you, it’s…
Jigsaws. Specifically Minnie Mouse first puzzles from Ravensburger.
Smallest likes jigsaws. These are excellent ones. I’ll let you judge for yourself though. (If the video hasn’t uploaded yet, sorry, try again later. It’s worth watching though, it’s ever so cute!) Basically, the jigsaws are tough, with pictures that appear to be attractive to a two year old, are standing up to regular, repeated…
A little, Aloud, For Children. Review
We returned from Butlins this afternoon to a glorious stack of booky goodness, some expected (a collection of Septimus Heap won via twitter) and some not. This one was not, but I was immediately enthralled and at bedtime brought it to bed with me. I know, as a conscientious book loving parent and home educator…
