Gardening for beginners with Charlie Dimmock & Poundland
Do you love the idea of gardening, but don’t really know where to start? Perhaps you feel like you don’t have the right tools, or are unsure about which plants to choose. Maybe you want to get the...
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Giving nature a home in your garden with RSPB
We’re probably all seen lots of news stories in recent years about the decline in our native wildlife. Falling bee populations, tidier gardens, and disappearing meadow land have all hit the headlines,...
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Finding our epic: a family adventure in Wales
Have you ever had such a great time on a holiday that, as soon as you get home, you check out the house prices in the place you were staying? That’s me this week! Last weekend we were invited to visit...
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Giving nature a home in our garden: sowing wildflowers
If you’re a regular reader, you’ll be aware that we’re joining forces with the RSPB ‘Give nature a home in your garden’ campaign this year. With 60% of the UK’s wildlife species seeing decline over...
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Win tickets to Geronimo Family Festival
Welcome to a new giveaway – and it’s such a good one! You can win tickets to Geronimo Family Festival; I’ve got a family pass for up to four people worth £100 to give away – so exciting. We’re...
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Tea with the Easter Bunny at Wyevale Garden Centres
On Good Friday we spent a lovely afternoon at our local Wyevale Garden Centre as special guests of the Easter Bunny. We had such a great time! Wyevale Garden Centres run regular family events...
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What to plant now – Container Vegetables
So we’re into April – which means the growing season is well and truly underway and you can really get cracking with sowing seeds. You may not have an allotment or a large vegetable plot in the...
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Introducing Num Noms & giveaway
Get ready for a new collectible toy craze: Num Noms have arrived! We’ve been having lots of fun reviewing these cute little characters, which have launched in the UK this week. And I’ve got a lovely...
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Review: Braun No Touch + Forehead Thermometer
If you’ve got kids, you’re no doubt familiar with the tricky job of managing their temperature when they’re ill. Fever is very common in children post-immunisation and during illness, and having a good...
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Review: ChattyFeet socks
Socks can be so boring, can’t they? A quick glance into the sock collection of each member of my family tells me one thing straight away: the kids have all the fun. My four year old’s socks are a...
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15 Inspiring garden projects
Have you caught the gardening bug yet this year? With Spring well underway and National Gardening Week starting today, lots of us will be thinking about sprucing up the garden. Whether you want to...
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Review & Giveaway: Blokpod lego storage solution
Welcome to a new review and giveaway, looking at a great storage solution for lego and toys with small pieces. We’ve been putting the Blokpod through it’s paces, and I’ve got a great giveaway for...
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Giveaway: DC Super Hero Girls £100 Visa Gift Card
Superheroes are pretty popular in our house. Sam is seriously obsessed with The Flash; having always been a boy who runs rather than walks, I can see it’s a match made in heaven. And Iron Man...
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Top seeds to grow with kids
I have very vivid childhood memories of seed planting – down on my dad’s allotment, eagerly pushing broad beans into little pots of earth and being let loose with the watering can, then immediately...
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Seed Sowing with Kids: getting it right
There are so many reasons why kids love seed sowing: the Jack & the Beanstalk effect of planting a seed and seeing it magically turn into a plant, the outdoorsy-ness of the whole thing, the...
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Review: Geronimo Family Festival Harewood House
If you’re a regular reader of the blog, you’ll know that this year we’re ambassadors for Geronimo Family Festival. After much excited anticipation over the last few weeks, we spent a day at Geronimo...
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Our day at RHS Malvern Spring Festival
On Sunday we visited the RHS Malvern Spring Festival, and had a brilliant family day out in the sunshine. The RHS Malvern Spring Festival takes place every year at the Three Counties Showground. I’ve...
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Gift ideas to make Father’s Day personal & Giveaway
Welcome to a new giveaway, courtesy of the lovely people at Coconutgrass home design company. Father’s Day is only a few weeks away – Sunday 19th June to be exact – and I’ve got a great prize up for...
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Top Picks for family fun in Norfolk
When choosing a family holiday, it’s always a huge help to have recommendations on local attractions to help you pick the best destination. If you’re thinking of holidaying in the UK this year, check...
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Giving nature a home in our garden: growing flowers for butterflies
Welcome to my latest post supporting the RSPB ‘Give nature a home in your garden’ campaign. 60% of the UK’s wildlife species have seen a decline over the last fifty years, and the RSPB campaign aims...
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