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How to Make Play Dough

By On November 8, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Everyone loves play dough- even I have to have a squeeze when we get it out! But you don’t need to buy the ready made brands like Play-Doh, here is the recipe I use to make dough for a playdate at home.

1 Minute Playdough recipe:

Your will need:

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More Experiences, Less ‘Stuff’

By On November 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Savour time, not trinkets.

Two Christmases ago I made a conscious effort to NOT buy my kids toys. They have enough and they get enough from other family members and friends. Instead we took them to Disneyland Paris for 4 days – what a gift eh? Leaving on 27th December and [...]

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The Skylanders Winner!!

By On October 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Drumroll please…..

The winner of the recent Skylanders Starter Pack competition run on this blog is….

Stacey!

Well done to Stacey Akers who won the Skylanders Starter Pack for the PS3 for her son! He looks forward to playing the game with his dad who is in the army, next time [...]

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It’s Cocktail Hour!

By On October 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Last week I gave my kids cocktails but before you ring the NSPCC, they were non alcoholic smoothies from the new Frankie & Benny’s Cocktail menu!

We love Frankie & Benny’s restaurant and visit usually when we have a special occasion, but luckily this time we were invited to try out [...]

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Exactly Who They Are… Even on Halloween!

By On October 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Halloween is coming soon, one of the few occasions in the year when you can dress up in costume and ‘be’ someone else for a few hours – even someone scary. My kids have already chosen their Halloween costumes, and it makes me laugh as they’ve chosen exactly who they are!

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My Digital Time Capsule

By On October 10, 2012 · 1 Comment

Have a look at my birthday party circa 1979/ 1980:

I love that I have this picture.  It’s nice to look back and see the fashions, who was there, what my cake looked like and just the ‘seventies-ness’ of it!  I’m thankful that my mum loved to take pictures.  [...]

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Win A Skylanders Starter Pack

By On October 8, 2012 · 14 Comments

Skylanders Giants is coming this month, promising to be one of the must-have children’s toys for Christmas and I know all about that in my house. My son has been talking about it ever since I attended a blogging conference in the summer and brought home a Skylanders Wrecking Ball [...]

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Behind the Scenes at our Photoshoot!

By On October 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment

“You smell like poo” is what I shouted to the photographer on a recent photoshoot. I don’t normally say such things out loud, even if they do(!) but needs must in this instance and it was the only way to get my children to smile for the camera! Let me explain…

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The Ultimate School Run

By On September 26, 2012 · 1 Comment

A school run is a school run but last week the JuggleMum household had the ULTIMATE school run when we drove the posh new Toyota Prius+!

Toyota lent me this new car that they’ve brought out which is the only 7 seater on the market that is also a hybrid, making [...]

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Lots More Time Management Tips for Mums!

By On September 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment

I was asked to contribute a guest post recently, by Michelle at Mummy Rates It.

 

The piece was about time management for mums and how we can all squeeze a bit more out of our busy lives.  You can read the post at Michelle’s website here.

 

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