Save Money with the MyFamilyClub FREE Family Pack!

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Let’s face it having a family isn’t cheap and with the rising cost of living going up faster than our own incomes many families across the UK are feeling the pinch.  It would be easy to rely on credit cards and overdrafts but in reality this just starts a spiral of debt that can be difficult to get out of.  Thankfully though the MyFamilyClub have come up with a fabulous free pack that is filled to bursting with money off vouchers, family discounts and even some sneaky pampering treats for mum’s. The MyFamilyClub pack is FREE to register for and [...] Read more »

Why Play is Vital For Kids

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Whilst the topic of this blog may sound blindingly obvious I think it’s all too easy for us parents to get complacent sometimes and assume that our kids can amuse themselves or resort to TV parenting.  I’ve done I, I hold my hands up and admit it.  Sometimes I can’t face yet another game of imaginary play as my brain is mashed from a day’s writing or doing PR and so I take the wimps option and resort to some TV time or computer time on the CBeebies or Tiny Pop websites.  Play is vital for kids though in helping [...] Read more »

How To Baby Proof Your Home

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I must admit when Roo first became mobile we did baby proof a little bit in terms of putting locks on some cupboards and stair gates up, but unlike some friends we didn’t go to extreme levels of covering plugs and putting stoppers in door hinges.  Maybe we should have done but to be honest we were pretty lucky with her in that whilst curious she never did herself any damage.  True to form we took her stair gate off her bedroom about a week ago now and we’ve only had one incident in her getting out of bed at [...] Read more »

Mother and Baby Offers from Boots

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Juggling a new baby and a tight budget can be a delicate balance. When you shop at Boots.com, you’ll find exclusive online offers on the biggest Mother & Baby brands, along with helpful advice and children’s health news to help you every step of the way. Parenting Club members also get 10 Advantage Card points for every pound spent, so new parents can make the most of their budgets and stretch every penny as far as it will go. And what’s more, a range of exclusive offers makes it easy to save on your favourite Mother & Baby products all [...] Read more »

LelikTec Tablet Review – Tablets Packing a Punch for Under £50

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It has to be said that in our house we’re just a little bit obsessed with gadgets.  Daddy E is usually checking out the latest ‘must have’ items for the home cinema market and I’ve been an Apple geek for about 5 years or so now and we always buy the big brands for gadgets such as Panasonic or Sony.  So I was intrigued to test out this LelikTec 7″ inch Android tablet that comes in at under £50 and has a 7″ screen and 1.0 GHZ Allwinner processor.   Quickly taking the features of the tablet it’s well specced [...] Read more »

Holiday Clothing Essentials

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Holiday time is here again and nothing can be better than the anticipation of a week or two in the sun. One of the toughest parts of planning a holiday is working out just how much packing you need to do. On the whole most of us take far too many pieces along with us and find ourselves wearing the same tried and tested outfits for most of our break. Some well-planned basics can cut the weight of that heavy luggage and avoid taking way too many clothes on an unnecessary journey across the globe. Long Shorts This year the [...] Read more »