Trick or treat? If you’re throwing a Halloween party this year you’ll definitely want a treat for everyone to enjoy. Toffee apples and sweets are all well and good, but why not create a fang-tastic monster cake for everyone to tuck into. This cake uses ready to roll icing in…

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It’s been a fairly typical week, with school, clubs and park visits, plus a huge milestone for Max! Day 271 – We went for a walk in the woods and found our first lot of conkers this autumn. Max loves them – he has been playing with them all week. Day…

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It’s no secret that I am obsessed with a fan of pushchairs. Over the 8 years that I have been a parent, I have been through my fair share of wheels, and over that time, I have discovered what I love, and what I am not so keen on. For me…

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We love to get outside, let the kids get some fresh air and run about, but we don’t always go anywhere ‘exciting’ as such. Days out are expensive, time-consuming, and quite frankly I think it does the children good to learn that we are not made of money, and can’t…

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