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  • Are there really no dos and don'ts on twitter?

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    At the recent Mums On the Go with Three event several ppl asked about twitter and said they were slightly scared of it. I found that bewildering, but on further discussion it appeared they were afraid of transgressing against unwritten rules of etiquette. Most of us assured them that there are no such rules, other…

  • Skinned knees and dry nappies.

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    Today Smallest wore a pretty dress. She loves her pretty dresses. Unfortunately they don’t offer a lot of protection to the knee area, so when she tripped while we were out in the garden she skinned her knee pretty thoroughly. She was very brave about it, well, after the wailing stopped courtesy of a quick…

  • I'm playing on Empire Avenue.

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    {EAV_BLOG_VER:420c6542c2a9df24} That’s a verification code so I can link my blog to my profile. Apparently when I do that, I’ll get something out of it. I’m not really sure what it’s all about though. I came across it as the next Klout – I’m not really sold on Klout, given how it can be gamed,…

  • A nintendo wii, a media centre and a parenting fail.

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    I know it’s hard to believe, but until very recently the only games console we had in this house was Big’s handheld, a nintendo dslite, bought for her by a whole bunch of friends for her birthday. Then last week we gave Small a dsi for his birthday, mainly so that he would have it…

  • Signs of life by Natalie Taylor.

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    Signs of life by Natalie Taylor is, first and foremost, a fabulous book. It’s not fictional, instead being a journal style account of just over a life in the year of a young woman, widowed unexpectedly while pregnant with her first child. You’d be right to expect this will be a book full of emotion…

  • Little Grey Donkey from Top That publishers.

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    This is a lovely picture book about friendship and courage, as Little Grey Donkey has to dig deep to overcome the fear he experiences on the difficult journey to find his friend and owner Serafina. The pictures are interesting and have different levels of detail, with white line drawings in a cartoon style highlighting details…

  • Green board games: Trilemma, Brainbox Inventions and Safari reviewed.

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    We were lucky enough a little while ago to be selected as testers/ reviewers for Green Board games, who sent us Trilemma, Brainbox Inventions and Safari to try out. Trilemma was the first to be wheeled out. We’ve been looking for maths resources to strengthen basic maths skills for both children, and it turned out…

  • Never mind on the go…

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    I barely seem to have sat down today! So here’s a quick stream of consciousness post about the main launch event for Three’s MumsOnTheGo yesterday, before I lose it all. I’ll probably miss lots out, and no doubt come back to pontificate further at various points, but here’s a first try anyway. First and foremost,…

  • Leapfrog Maths Adventure to the Moon: review and competition

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    Released to own on DVD 9th May 2011. A fun new, educational release from the popular and trusted Leap Frog brand, MATHS ADVENTURE TO THE MOON really launches children’s number skills! Never before seen on UK TV and out to buy on DVD from the 9th May (RRP GBP 9.99). Join school-going frogs Tad and…

  • Planning for our (first ever) family holiday abroad

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    The passports are here, the tickets arrive today. We’re in the final countdown to our first ever family holiday abroad. And I haven’t got a clue what I need! If you asked me about camping, I could do you a list 😉 (My camping list is the most found page on this blog. Go figure.)…