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What do I ask at a nursery show around ?
It can be such an emotional time looking round a nursery for your little one . Your ;
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Barefoot coaching cards review and #yougotthis blog tour
I have recently been sent some coaching cards from the Barefoot company. These cards enable you to think about your experiences as a parent and talk to people about what it is your experiencing. These cards don’t have to be used everyday but can be dipped into from time to time. The cards are designed to be used through the first year of parenthood and then through into the toddler years. These cards come in a pack of 50 question cards and 2 information cards and are priced at £15. How to use them All you have to do is pick a card at random or a particular card that…
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The do’s and don’ts of preparing for labour
This is a collaborative post If your new baby is almost here, you will already be getting ready for the birth. This can be a very daunting prospect for first-time mums. But it can also be a nerve-wracking time if this isn’t your first child! To help you prepare, no matter which baby this is, read this guide to the dos and don’ts of preparing for labour. Don’t Forget About Admin There are some small admin jobs that you will have to do before the baby gets here. Things like letting your family doctor and dentist know that you will soon have an extra patient for them. You should also take out…
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Where Parents Go Wrong When Sorting Their Baby’s Nursery
This is a collaborative post. There are so many things you need to sort when you find out you’re expecting. One of the most fun and stressful is sorting out the baby’s nursery. A lot of parents spend ages trying to choose the right items for the nursery. Unfortunately, it’s easy to make mistakes when sorting it all out. Here are some areas where parents go wrong when sorting their baby’s nursery so that you can avoid these mistakes. A lot of parents decide to paint their baby’s nursery one particular colour. Then they regret it when the baby comes as they end up being a different sex! You will be surprised how…
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Tommee Tippee milestone cards : review and giveaway #Parenton
I was recently approach by the lovely people over at Tommee Tippee. To see if I would like to review their cute and funny milestone cards. This is something I always wanted to use with Ava, but like most things never got round to buying them. These cards don’t just document the happy side to being a parent and having a baby. There are also cards like “today I inappropriately let one go “. Which if your child is anything like Ava she is always doing this to me !. I did find that the cards were for younger children. So as Ava is nearly 9 months old she had passed…
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Home learning courses : what do Employers think ?
This is a collaborative post with NCC home learning . They are a company who produce home learning courses to enable you to develop your skills all from the comfort of your own home. Working in a nursery I understand the importance of staff development. This is something that the company I work for try really hard with . They have taken many different routes when it comes to staff training and development . Realising everyone has such a busy home life as well as a work life can make it hard to fit in staff training. This is where home learning courses come into play . They enable you…
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Why is my baby blue around the mouth ?
When Ava was very little we started to notice she had a blue ring around her mouth, I started to worry I mean why is my baby blue around the mouth surely it’s not normal . Maybe she was cold ? After speaking to my health visitor she assured me it was nothing to worry about . That in fact the blue ring around her mouth was due to her having wind . How right she was . We found that if we got her to bring her wind up then the blue ring would go . Don’t get me wrong we did wind her during feeds but she must…
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What Daisy did creating both jobs and beautiful bags
I have recently been introduced to the brand what Daisy did .Straight away I loved the ethos of their business. They take ex military of defence materials and create amazing bags that will be appealing to many people. They are not like every other company making bags. As they are employing homeless people to help them on their venture. What daisy did have teamed up with the Hope Centre ‘ to give something back’ . With a percentage of money from their new range the wayfarer going back to the charity. With 90% of the materials used in this bag being recycled from ex military of defence materials they are really making sure…
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Magneto Bluetooth headset: review
If your anything like me I find it really hard to find inner ear head phones that actually stay in my ear. Especially on the rare occasion I do some exercise !. So when I was recently approached to see if I would like to review the Magneto Bluetooth headset. I was intrigued to see what they would offer that others didn’t and if they actually stayed in my ear. When I first looked at the headset I was impressed with the design of them. It did at first seem a little odd that it didn’t have a cable attaching it to my device . After using them I…
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The ultra games with Tommee Tippee
To celebrate the release of the ultra bottles and also the Olympics , Tommee Tippee are running the ultra games. How do I take part It’s really easy to take part just head over to their Facebook page and keep an eye for updates of what event they are doing on that day . The events include Crawling,smiling,dribbling,pooping,peeing,laughing,napping and rolling. So I’m sure you will have loads of photos of your little ones doing these. All you have to do is comment with a picture of you little one doing the event they are asking for on that day . The winners of each event will be crowned a Tommee…
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Why buy cards when you can make them !
If you’re a regular reader of my blog you will be aware that before going on maternity leave I was a nursery manager . I have worked with children since I left school. I have found I have taken a lot of what I did at work into my new role as being a mommy . Especially when comes to making cards. When at nursery we would make cards for every occasions . I never really thought much about the sentimental value of these cards. Since having Ava I have now realised how lovely these child made cards are. Since Ava was a few months old I have made cards…
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Our day out at Twycross zoo
For the last couple of weeks now we have been talking about taking Ava out for the day ,Somewhere special . We were originally looking at Chester zoo then an advert for Twycross zoo came on the telly . For some reason I thought it was in London ( so did a few other people I know ). After looking on the internet I found out it wasn’t at all and was only 50 minutes away from us . We booked our tickets online as you get them at a discounted price . Personally I thought the tickets were a really good price at only £16.37 for an adult. As…
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Interactive fun with Kidloland review and giveaway
When I was first approached by the people over at Kidloland I wasn’t sure it would be of any use to us . They suggested I tried it as there is a wide range of different things you can do on the app. They were right Ava loves to listen to the lullaby songs , jigging along to them . I have an iPhone and Apple TV I found it great to play it via my tv. Ava is only 8 months old she finds my phone great to chew on . As soon as I put it on the telly she concentrated and enjoyed the music and animation. Once…
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She’s on the move !!
This is a collaborative post with simply plastics. I have been longing for the moment for Ava to be able to roll and move around a bit more by herself. Now that moment has come all I find myself thinking is I wish she would stay still for a moment. You start to look around at your house and see all the potential dangers. The biggest thing we have come across is Ava trying to get the dog toys. This is a really difficult one as we don’t want to stop the dog having her toys out. Ava isn’t old enough to understand that they are not her toys to play…
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Tommee Tippee mealtime accessories :review
When we were buying bottles for Ava the first brand I looked at was Tommee Tippee. This brand is trusted amongst many parents I know . The products are always of high quality , so when the guys over at Tommee Tippee asked if I would like to review some of their other products . I straight away said yes . As were weaning Ava these products were put to the test straight away. The first thing we used was the dribble catching weaning bib. Unlike most weaning bibs it comes up really high under the chin meaning her clothes underneath stay nice and clean. Also as it is material…
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Ella’s kitchen 6 and 7 month range
When I started to wean Ava the first brand I looked to was Ella’s kitchen as I had heard so many good things about their products . I wasn’t disappointed at all and we are still enjoying trying their products as Ava grows up . Recently we tried some of their 6 months range pouches. Which Ava loved the thick purée as it was full of flavour . A lot of the different meals that have been made into the pouches I wouldn’t eat myself being a picky eater . So I’m glad that Ella’s kitchen do a wide range for Ava to try. We then tried some of their…
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school holidays mean nothing to me !
Working in a nursery now for many years, I worked towards each half term counting down the days till I could have a few days off, or work at the holiday club that the nursery ran. Many parents had said to me that school holidays can be such hard work as everywhere is manic. I have known parents go to a soft play areas with their child and be turned away as it was too busy. My maternity leave started and I didn’t think about how many days till the next school holiday. If I’m honest most days I wouldn’t have even been able to tell you what day it was as…
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Eating out highchair hell
Going out for a meal can be a nightmare, you have to make sure you pack enough things to keep your little one entertained. If they don’t eat off the main menu then you have to pack a lunchbox full of appealing things for them to eat. Then there is the great discussion of where shall we eat where will be good to take children. Will there be enough space to take the pushchair in if she needs asleep. This is all before the drama of a highchair starts. I have recently been in talks with Totseat who have done a survey of 109 restaurants that are deemed to be family…
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Create a Custom case/skin with @Caseapp
I love to personalise my items especially my phone case. You have all been there your out with your friends and you all have the same phone . To stop that awkward moment of picking up your fiends phone I like to custom make mine . I have recently been approached by Caseapp to see if I would like to review their personalised skins/cases. Looking through their website and seeing all the different possibilities I was really excited to start creating mine. There website is so simple and easy to use .You can pick from a design they have already created for you or make it yourself from scratch. These are a…
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Great looking skin with Jojoba oil
This is a collaborative post with Eden’s Semilla. I am what I like to call a serial skin care buyer; I will try almost anything to give me youthful clear skin. Most of the time I am really disappointed with the results and annoyed that I have spent so much on a product. So when I was asked recently by Eden’s Semilla if I would like to try their Jojoba oil I was intrigued to see if this would be the product that actually worked and gave me the results I longed for. I had never heard of Jojoba oil so before I put any of it on my skin…
