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Kids' Parties: Tame The Chaos And Make It A Day To Remember
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Kids’ Parties: Tame The Chaos And Make It A Day To Remember

Throwing kids’ parties can be a lot of fun, even for parents. When you get it right, you help your…

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Locks in Goodness Hair Products
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Locks in Goodness Hair Products Review and Giveaway

*Ad-gifted: I received these Locks in Goodness hair products in exchange for this post. L naturally has wavy hair with…

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Treads School Shoes Review and Giveaway

*Ad-gifted – We received a pair of Treads school shoes in exchange for this post. All thoughts and opinions are…

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What Is A Trunki? - Review and Giveaway
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What Is A Trunki? – Review and Giveaway

*(Ad-gifted) We were gifted these items for review, all thoughts and opinions are my own. It’s less than 4 weeks…

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How to Make Moving to a New State Less Stressful - Why we moved home - tips on how to get organised when moving house with kids
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Tips To Get You Organised When Moving House With Kids

It’s coming up for nearly 2 years since we moved house. Moving house with kids. It’s not easy, but if…

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Peppa Pig: My First Calendar
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Peppa Pig: My First Calendar

Next month sees baby girl heading off to preschool. I have no idea how she turned 3 so quickly! She…

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Introducing The Car Safety Rules To Your Kids
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Introducing The Car Safety Rules To Your Kids

Car safety is a big deal. If you know how to get behind a wheel, start the engine up, and…

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Each episode is aimed at solving a problem. You follow the adventures of Tinpo and his team of wildly imaginative problem solvers for the citizens of Tinpotown and is a funny take on classic themes of construction and problem-solving for preschoolers.
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Creative Problem Solving With Team Tinpo

This past week we have been catching up with a clever new show called Tinpo. My preschooler (yes she’s not…

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First Aid Tips For New Parents - First Aid Tips For Bumps and Falls
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First Aid Tips For New Parents

If you are a new parent, it can be daunting to know exactly what to do with a child who…

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toddler update baby girl at 35 months
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Toddler Update: Baby Girl at 35 Months

“Not really a toddler anymore and nearly 3 years old!!” When is a toddler not a toddler? In another month…

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Nail-A-Peel Deluxe Colour Kit Review and Giveaway

Yesterday I reviewed the Gel-A-Peel Colour Change Kit, now today I’m back with the Nail-a-Peel Deluxe Colour Kit. This kit…

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Our Weekend Project: Nature Exploring with Anthisan

Baby girl has a new obsession with butterflies and bugs. Down the lane near where we live their are wide…

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CALPOL® discovers the next ‘Face of Fastmelts’ for Sixplus Fastmelts

CALPOL® was a lifesaver for us this past weekend when my baby had her 3rd set of immunisations. It’s a brand…

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The Social Journey with Mrs Wordsmith

I love subscription boxes and you can honestly get them for almost anything nowadays. The latest one we are reviewing…

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Encouraging My Little Adventurer With The Play More Campaign

When I was a young child you would always find me outside, wind, rain or shine. Baby girl is exactly…

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BIC KIDS Young Artist Award Celebrating Creativity

I love creative competitions, and this one with BIC KIDS and Mumsnet for kids looks like a lot of fun!…

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The Importance of Reading to Your Kids When They’re Young

Reading to your kids is important, but those who read to their kids every single day get way more benefits…

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Posted in Gardening, Parenting

Beat Summer Holiday Boredom By Getting In The Garden

The six weeks or so that the children have for summer holidays from school can seem an awfully long time…

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Technology, Social Skills and Fitness Levels in Kids

Technology, Social Skills and Fitness Levels in Kids – When I was a child, I was lucky to have a…

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Living Arrows 15/53 (2018)

Welcome back to our little weekly round-up of Living Arrows 15/53 (2018). I’m enjoying getting into the routine of sharing…

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*Happy New Year!* We’ve had a quiet Christmas a *Happy New Year!*

We’ve had a quiet Christmas at home, played lots and ate lots! Like many others! Today we are at the start of a brand new year. A year where we will have a 3 and 5 year old on our hands. The toddler days are slipping away from us now - yay!!

We’ve decided not to plan any holidays at all in 2021 and have a saving year. Being at home all the time means it’s so much easier to save!

It might not be the start of the year we all hoped for, but it’s the one we’ve got to work through. We can do it! The virus never stopped me last year from following my dream and working for myself full time!

Wishing you happiness and health in 2021 xx

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AD-gifted The girls are huge 44 Cats fans. If you AD-gifted  The girls are huge 44 Cats fans. If you haven’t heard of them 44 Cats its a fun kids  show about 4 kittens. The 44 Cats  are – Lampo, Milady, Meatball and Pilou who make up a musical group called “The Buffycats” The animated series covers topics such as friendship, diversity, tolerance and helping others. It’s a great series we love to watch!

We were kindly sent a few items from the series merchandise. The toy sets, pyjamas and jigsaw puzzle. Which can all be found on Amazon so still time to get for those last minute gifts!

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Here we are on the home stretch - the last few day Here we are on the home stretch - the last few days of the Winter term. I’m so proud of this one and how much she has learned since starting school. She’s like a sponge!

Watching her 1st class nativity play via the school app was crushing at the weekend. This stupid virus had denied so many of us. Going to watch her in her first nativity play has always been one of those things I’ve looked forward to since she was born. It was one of those milestones 😥.

However we’ve had a fun and busy weekend. We went to Heligan Gardens for a walk and to write another letter to Santa! Thank goodness the weather was great! That’s the trouble with booking things in advance you don’t know what the weather will be like!

Are you looking forward to the start of the Christmas Holidays?

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AD-Gifted Welcome to the world of Cats Vs Pickles AD-Gifted  Welcome to the world of Cats Vs Pickles! How cute are these super soft bean filled plushies with huge personalities. So soft L doesn’t want to put them down and wants to get the whole collection! 

If you have yet to hear about these soft silly characters. Here is the low down. So Cats are scared of Pickles, but Pickles just want to love Cats! Pickles are super rare and we have yet to find one!!

There are 44 Cats ( we got Blank Page, Puzzle Cat and Goldie Fish) and 4 rare Pickles to find in Series 1. You can get Foodie Cats, Scary Cats, Sweet Cats and Smarty Cats like our Blank Page.

Cats Vs Pickles are an insanely popular trend on YouTube!

I think they make the most adorable stocking fillers at £4.99 each available to buy from @smythstoys
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The four of us! There are very few pictures of all The four of us! There are very few pictures of all of us in one shot! Thanks to my sister @sprout07 for taking this one last weekend! 😘 A walk by the sea is good for the mind. It clears your head. Nothing like it!

I want to say a huge thank you to all my followers, new and old! I’m getting closer to 5000 now. I wanted to get there by the end of this year, but don’t think I’m going to make it!

To all my new followers here is a little bit about us:

▪️I’m Rachel, a self employed blogger, writer and content creator. I hate the word influencer!
▪️We live in beautiful Cornwall. 10 minutes from our closest beach.
▪️I’m the wife of Mr B and mum to two gorgeous girls. L who is 4 and Little Dottie who is 2.
▪️We all love cheese and chocolate (not together obvs!)
▪️I’m a farmer’s daughter so love being outdoors and this has rubbed off on the girls!
▪️We love chickens and have 3 in our garden - Betty, Happy and Norrie.

So this is us! Thank you for every like, comment, save and share. It’s means the world to us and helps us to grow this account.

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We’ve had a fantastic weekend. Finally got to sp We’ve had a fantastic weekend. Finally got to spend time with my sister who has been self isolating for 2 weeks as she returned from Canada. We took a trip to Marazion on Saturday for a walk and hunt for treasures! It was lovely and quiet. In the afternoon we put our tree up. Then yesterday we went for an early morning walk at the park and spent the afternoon writing out Christmas cards!

I love weekends like this. I treasure them more because for around 14 years I worked each Saturday and occasionally Sundays as well. Now I know what I was missing all those years!

Did you get up to anything nice at the weekend?

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