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Review and offer: BassBoomz

ByEmma March 10, 2018

After review the BassBuds a while back, I’ve been sent some BassBoomz to review. N loves to listen to music and dance (although is currently into rocking to AC/DC thanks to his dad’s influence), so the BassBoomz are great to…

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Tractor toys

ByEmma March 26, 2024

As previously said, we’re big fans of tractors in this house. Well maybe not myself, but definitely N and the OH. Obvious really given the OH’s a farmer, and being a boy who loves wheels, there’s not much chance of…

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Hints & Tips | Photography

Tips for photographing children

ByEmma October 19, 2017

When you’re a parent, the number of photos you take seems to increase dramatically, but there’s definitely a knack to getting good photos of your children. Sometimes they can be a bit hit & miss, especially once the baby is…

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Dressing up: hats & mirrors

ByEmma March 26, 2024

We don’t have a dressing up box, and so far N’s not really been interested in wearing other items of clothing. Ok, so he likes putting on adult shoes that are lying around, but if we go to soft play…

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Rainy day

ByEmma March 26, 2024

I expect there are lots of people in the UK waterlogged at the moment. Thankfully where we are (at the top of a hill, but we do suffer from field run off), although the roads got bad due to the…

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Milestones | Swimming

Not counting my chickens before they hatch, but…

ByEmma December 30, 2020

Finger’s crossed I’m not jinxing it, but we had a successful swimming session yesterday. Of course, it was the last lesson before we finished; I cancelled as things seemed to still be getting worse rather than over the wobbles which…

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Milestones | Music

Singalong car journey

ByEmma April 21, 2014

I think I’ve mentioned before how much N enjoys music. I’m pleased because I’ve got pretty eclectic tastes so it’s going to be great if he ends up really into music too (rather than the OH who’s tastes are pretty…

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Christmas | Crafts | Family life

Building Christmas spirit

ByEmma September 26, 2014

I’m trying to get N excited by Christmas. Obviously he has no idea what it is, what it’s about, but it’ll be good to have someone else in the house who likes Christmas and gets excited by it, in contrast…

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Stereotypical toys and natural play

ByEmma March 26, 2024

Toddler play always intrigues me. N’s quite happy playing on his own; sometimes he’ll drag me over to play with something as well, or just sit and watch him, but on the whole he’s happy to choose what he wants…

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Building Dens for toddlers

ByEmma March 26, 2024

I think I need a bit of practice at making dens. I remember going to family friends and building great dens, but N’s not seemed fussed about them so far. He has started wanting to sit on the sofa and…

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Messy Play

ByEmma March 26, 2024

Last week was a holiday week. Well, Monday to Thursday was a holiday week. It’s nearing the end of the holiday year and again as the OH refuses to go away on holiday, I’ve got plenty of time still to…

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