I’m lucky enough to have a shared garden in the block of flats I live in, but I avoided it for the first three years as it was a mess and nobody seemed to want to take care of it. But in the last year there has been a few changes of neighbours and now…
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Glamping Accessory Ideas
Read moreChunk and I have been given a great opportunity to go camping next weekend and because we only found out a couple of days ago I’ve been attempting to research what I need to take with me because I’ve not camped since I was a child! During my online search I came across lots of…
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Competition: Win a Wall Mounted Acrylic Photo Frame
Read moreThe Frame You Could Win The Plastic People have kindly donated me one wall mounted acrylic photo frame to give away to one of you lovely readers. The Plastic People provide plastic to businesses and individual customers in whatever way they want, so it can be unique to you. To win this fab prize, all…
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Toy Review: Rapid Fire Power Popper & Mini Hornit
Read moreThis week Chunk was asked to test out some toys from online retailer Wicked Uncle. This toy company’s main customers are uncles, aunts and grandparents (hence the name) for birthday and Christmas gifts, so to help these family members they’ve arranged their site in a very clever way. The toys are divided into age and…
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Father’s Day Gift and Craft Ideas (#TruprintDads)
Read moreAs you know Chunk has not had contact with his father for 15 months now so Father’s Day is something we only celebrate with his grandfather. I prefer mother and father days to feature gifts that take a lot of thought and effort rather than money, as these are the things that become precious and…
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Single Parent Dating in the City: My Rant and Contentment
Read moreI’m at quite a good stage of my life at the moment where I have finally gotten to the stage where I genuinely am not bothered if I ever get into another relationship again. You may roll your eyes and think ‘yeah right’ but it’s actually true. I feel content. That’s something I don’t think…
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Competition: Win BIOmega-3 Kids Supplements
Read moreI have taken omega 3 since I was a teenager and whenever I’ve forgotten to buy some I do find it really affects my concentration especially in the afternoons! Chunk has taken vitamin drops since he was a baby and I’ve always chosen ones with Omega 3 added, but a couple of weeks ago my…
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Single Parent Spotlight: Catherine Owens
Read moreThe aim of these interviews is to show how AMAZING us working single parents are. I want to highlight how hard, but also how rewarding being a working single parent is, and to hear how other people in my position handle the tougher times, in the hopes I learn how to be the best parent I can…
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Single Parent Spotlight: Kirsty Darcy
Read moreThe aim of these interviews is to show how AMAZING us working single parents are. I want to highlight how hard, but also how rewarding being a working single parent is, and to hear how other people in my position handle the tougher times, in the hopes I learn how to be the best parent I can…
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A Book About Play and Some New Toys!
Read morePlay has been the theme of this week, inspired by an impressive new book I’ve read, that’s funnily enough called Play. Child Development Expert and Play Psychologist Dr Amanda Gummer has written a guide of activities and advice for parents focussed on the first five years of a child’s life. Play includes fun little games…