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Choco Mania… 

…not to be muddled up with Chico Mania (what time is it WordPress auto-correct) 

Hosted at the Ham Yard Hotel in Soho, the Krispy Creme Choco Mania event was a sensory delight from the moment I walked into the private dining room, flickering tea lights gently scented the air with the aroma of chocolate. 

Princess Academy made my little girl’s dreams come true

It’s super special to be able to follow up my post about the car-crash that was M’s 5th birthday party – well the ‘Elsa entertainer‘ from AEIOU Children’s Parties looked like she’d been in a car-crash – with a post about the wonderful Princess Academy and friends, who threw the most amazing party for M and her best pals.

Like many other really kind entertainers, Princess Academy, got in touch…

Style Forever – The Grown Up Guide To Looking Fabulous

Earlier this week I went to the book launch of Style Forever by That’s Not My Age blogger and fashion journalist, Alyson Walsh.

Alyson and I worked together back in the day, when I was fashion assistant on a now defunct women’s glossie. 

As I continue to grapple with dressing like a grown-up, it’s great to have someone like Alyson, to offer sage words and bundles of inspiration on doing so…

Mummy knows best…

My five year old to her daddy…

“Mummy knows best, because she’s the one who borned me”

Ain’t that the truth.

When did ‘good’ go ‘bad’?

“Good girl” I chirrup at M as she does something I’ve asked her to do.

Then my inner worrier voice pipes up…

“you can’t tell her she’s a ‘good girl’. It’s bad for her… those clever people say it’s bad for her. The parenting experts. It’ll stunt her emotional growth, stop her from reaching for the stars, turn her into a martyr to always being good, make her feel like you won’t love her unless she…

80% of cigarette smoke is invisible... so don't share it with others #SmokeFree #BanSmoking

I am passionately anti-smoking. I always have been. But I’ve also breathed in a LOT of smoke over the years, because I’ve had no choice but to be around people who smoke.

The smoking ban wasn’t around when I was out partying and going to clubs in my teens and early twenties… so I spent hour after hour dancing my heart out, whilst my lungs were filling with second hand smoke.

The smoking ban was a…

The Tooth Fairy came to visit M last month, yip, she lost her first baby tooth just before she turned 5, sob!! Here's some inspiration for making your child's first visit from the Tooth Fairy truly magical...

We've just now put together our Mother's Day gift guide, take a look and see what takes your fancy... 

I’ve made it through the winter so far without mummy flu. If I get through till spring it will be my second year flu free. Whoop whoop!

I’ve had a few snivels and sore throats and been slightly under par, yes.

But not full blown, take to my bed flu. (more…)

A delicious edit of polka dot wall ideas for kids' bedrooms, nurseries and playrooms... get yourself armed with some polka dot wall decals now!!

IKEA hacks: Creating kids’ rooms on a budget

You can get really creative when creating a great kids room… but sometimes you have to put as much thought into be financially creative as stylistically creative in order to make a super kids space that doesn’t leave your bank balance with a massive dent in it.

IKEA hacks are one way to get creative on a budget.

You can take one of IKEA’s well designed, but simple pieces and use an IKEA hack to…

Breastfeeding is wonderful.

Or at least it can be wonderful!

I breastfeed for 15 months and value that time so much. At its best it was the most beautiful time to be with my daughter.

But first off I didn’t find it easy. Anything but. (more…)

Check out Alice's post on teaching kids to code... they can start as young as four with some great FREE apps...