Tales of One Mummy Blogger & Her Superhero Sidekick

Make Time To Play & Get Your Kids Exercising

As someone who struggles with her weight, it is important to me that Roo grows up learning what makes her body healthy, the positives about exercise and how good it makes you feel. Even at this young age I can see the benefits that being out in the fresh air running and playing does for her and I was interested to read a study that is out today that states that just 30 minutes of active play is more beneficial for your child’s health than a standard school PE lessons. Intrigued? Then read on. The study has found that parents [...] Read more »

Easter Craft Ideas

So I opened Roo’s school bag on Thursday night after I picked her up to find the usual array of items in there – spare clothes, rocks, sticks, party invitations and a letter about Easter Craft. Immediately, my heart did a double take and a slight lurch – I am not a crafty person, or rather I used to be in my youth when I had patience but since the arrival of Roo my patience is nearly as thinning as the hair on my head and so the thought of wrestling with sticky glue, foam and paint no longer fills [...] Read more »

New Twitter Account

I’m a Virgo star sign, that means I like things that are neat, orderly and follow patterns. Based on that I was somewhat miffed that I couldn’t have my original twitter name when I first opened my twitter account. I wanted it to match my blog but had to settle for a shortened version with an annoying underscore. So for the last 8 months I have been @mummy_blogger on twitter. However, today when I logged on to print off some emergency Easter Craft ideas from the amazing Red Ted Art (check out her fantastic blog) I thought I would check [...] Read more »

iStylista Personal Shopper Guides

Oh the dreams of having a personal shopper come with me for a day and re-style me and my dreary wardrobe. It would be heaven to actually have someone help me pick out the right clothes instead of me reaching for the same old baggy jumpers and big cardigans to huddle up in and hide. Thanks to a kind offer from the girls over at iStylista.com this dream just got a bit closer to reality when I was invited to try out their iStylista personal shopper guides. So what is iStylista? iStylista.com was launched in May 2009 as the online [...] Read more »

Schleich Farm Animals Review

I loved traditional farm animal toys growing up – I remember spending hours on end with my farm buildings, tractors, ponies etc creating an imaginary world of farm drama and disaster. So, when I was contacted by Schleich’s PR company with a view to reviewing their Farm Life Animals and World of Nature Collection with Roo I was keen to see if I could re-enact some of my memories with her. My package arrived and I admit I opened these before Roo came home as I wanted to set them up with her other Schleich farm animals that she had [...] Read more »

Distressed at night time bed wetting

Those of you who keep up with my ramblings on twitter and facebook will know that for about the last 3 weeks Roo has been pretty much dry through the night. We’ve had probably 5 accidents in this time and each time she’s been fine about getting a quick wash down, new night clothes on and fresh bed linen. However, last night at around 9pm I came upstairs and found Roo sitting up in bed visibly distressed at night time bed wetting. To begin with she was unaware she had done a wee in her bed as she was still [...] Read more »