Last Sunday we spent the morning at the Dublin Visitor Centre Christmas Experience on a vintage Christmas bus for a magical journey around Dublin’s Fair City. The Dublin Visitor Centre invited us on board their Chrismified double decker bus on O’Connell street for a sing-along and storytelling with Santa and here’s how we got on… (more…)
If you haven’t figured it out already Christmas is my favourite time of the year. I just love watching their little faces on Christmas morning. This Christmas will be even better now that the Toddler gets’s it and the Wobbler is old enough to rip open hers, it’s all very exciting. Here’s my Christmas guide 2016, gifts for big kids, both girls and boys, and some of what will be found under our tree this year. (more…)
Last weekend we were invited along to Santa’s Lakeshore Wonderland at the Avon Ri in County Wicklow to see Santa and experience and review their ‘Lakeshore Wonderland’, here’s how we got on… (more…)
Just like last year, my gift guides have some practicality to them. Newbies and young babies don’t actually play with toys so there is no point spending hundreds on toys for ‘ah they’ll grow into them’ because really they don’t, by the time they ‘grow’ into them a birthday has passed or a Christening and the junk piles up. Here’s a list of gifts for a baby up to about 12 months. I have received some of the products featured for review but I have purchased everything in the main gift thread for the new babog or prior to receiving a review copy. (more…)
The Haakaa breast pump has been all over my feeds the past couple of months, from readers to online parenting websites and bloggers recommending it so I ordered one from Amazon to see what all the fuss was about. And no, the Haakaa is a one piece silicone breast pump, not the traditional dance of the Māori people of New Zealand as my other half thought – I think he was a bit disappointed when I told him too. Although he did get great craic teaching the kids to stomp their feet and to make funny faces and noises as I fed and pumped away in my little corner. (more…)
Come October I’m always on the lookout for new places to visit Santa, places that will not just excite the kids, we want adventure, awesome Santa’s, one who may even know my kid’s name! We want a fun filled family day out, one that leaves a lasting impression. You’re looking at well over fifty quid, €20 per head in some cases to visit Santa nowadays and I want to know my money is been spent wisely so I’ve done some research and teamed up with some of my favourite bloggers who have shared their thoughts and experiences on places to visit Santa throughout Ireland this year. (more…)
I have to admit, I was so excited upon hearing about the new boohoo kids clothing range launch earlier in the month, I’ve always been a huge fan. The boohoo kids collection is made up of 70% girls wear and 30% boys wear, available in sizes from age 5-6, up to age 11-12. Dropping new age appropriate styles daily there are some mini variations of the adult collections too. At present prices range between €4 for a basic vest and up to €61 for a coat. (more…)
Recently Purite Ireland sent me a selection of their natural and handmade products for the kids and I to try out. I’d never heard them previously but after a bit of research, I fell in love with their business idea and soaps, man their soaps look like they belong in a bakery. All of the products over at Purite Ireland contain natural substances derived from plants (more…)
Boots have just launched an exclusive My Baby Bundle box, a beautiful treat for both the mum and the baby in conjunction with their baby event. A My Baby Bundle is given to customers when they spend €30 or more in selected stores, on baby* products, between the 12th-18th October. Therefore if you spend €30 on baby products, you will receive a free gift worth €30. It provides all of the essential products to not only keep the baby happy, but it’s also a little thank you to mums for all of their hard work. (more…)
When we reviewed the Shnuggle Clever Baby Bath last year I joked to Joe that if we had another I wanted the Shnuggle Dreami Clever Baby Sleeper. And low and behold Kenzie has been resting up in a Shnuggle Dreami Clever Baby Sleeper with thanks to Shnuggle who kindly offered one while I was pregnant, saved Joe a few quid because there was no way I was letting him go back on his word. (more…)