Things to consider when keeping your family connected Whether it’s down to a parent who works away or a teenager who’s always out in the evenings with friends, mobile phones can be an important part of family life. The ability to stay in touch with one another even when we’re…

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A lot of us are starting to feel the pinch at this time of year – the endless Christmas lists, the expensive food and drink, the continual TV adverts showing your children the latest ‘must have’ toys – everything seems to involve us emptying our pockets. So I am always…

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This week I have found myself thinking about Christmas crafts to make with the children. There are some things we do every single year, and I would also like to introduce some new ideas. One of our favourites is salt dough decorations. Salt dough is super easy to make, and the children…

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We recently took part in the testing for the Nursery Trader Best Baby and Toddler gear awards. It was all top secret at the time, but now that the results are in I can tell you that we were testing 2 categories: Highchairs Most innovative product under £50 There were some amazing…

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When it gets to about this time of year, the shops are starting to fill up with Christmas goodies, and I find myself beginning to look for Christmas outfits for the children. Despite the fact that they have hoards of beautiful clothes, I always like to get them something new…

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