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When it comes to baking with the kids, which camp are you in? When I speak to people they seem to be in either the love it, or the hate it camp. I love the idea of baking with my kids and then when I do it I remember why I hate it. It’s messy, I get annoyed and despite being a bit of a perfectionist my baking always has other ideas. It is however a nice activity to do with the kids if you can find something that isn’t going to tip you over the edge trying to achieve.… View Post

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All my children have fair hair and skin, so I’m always paranoid with them in the sun. I would hate for them to ever burn and damage their skin. I put a hat on and use UV suits and tops when they are on the beach or playing in the paddling pool for long stretches of time. Mustela sent us some of their Very High Protection Sun Lotion and Spray to try out over the summer holidays and I’ve been really impressed with it. At the bottom of this post is a chance to win a Mustela Very High Protection Sun… View Post

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We love North Devon, it’s a brilliant place to visit when you have children. The beaches are beautiful but what do you do on the day, or days if you are unlucky, that it isn’t perfect weather? This year I knew I would need a day out up my sleeve and so I was really pleased when The Big Sheep said they would like us to visit and review the experience.  The Big Sheep is one of the region’s most famous family attractions and has received numerous tourism awards. We spent a fun filled day there and were really impressed with… View Post

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We were sent a Pink Dog, Happy Hopperz for Ava to review and if you scroll down to the bottom there is the chance to win one of your choice from the Happy Hopperz range, suitable for ages 12 months to 5 years. Ava loves anything physical as I’m sure most toddlers do, so the pink dog has been a big hit. She’s played on it numerous times everyday since we got it out of the box just over a week ago. The Happy Hopperz are really easy to inflate as they come with their own pump and there are… View Post

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One of our favourite things to do on the beach as a family is make a sandcastle, so when we heard that Konfidence were sponsoring  the 2016 Golden Bucket Sand Art Competition the boys were really keen to join in. The competition is for children 8 years and under to create their own sand art masterpiece. The top three winners will receive a gold, silver or bronze coloured bucket and spade trophy and a £200 Konfidence voucher for first place, plus a £100 and £50 voucher for the second and third placed entries. Each winner will also receive a Trunki suitcase and a Bombura bath… View Post