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Lots of little girls love princesses... so what better way to celebrate a birthday than an afternoon tea inside a Cinderella-style carriage? This beautiful set-up is at the Tea Terrace in Cobham, Surrey, which I've just found out has unfortunately closed - but they do still have a venue in Guildford. We booked this for... Continue Reading →
We went to a birthday party at Monkey Bizness soft play in Southampton in late 2021 and found it offered just the right degree of challenge for my three (almost four) year-old and her just-turned-five year-old cousin, who was the birthday girl. There’s what is essentially a two storey structure but it isn’t strictly on... Continue Reading →
The lockdown in 2020 meant I didn’t post anything on my blog for several months, as I tried to juggle a full-time job with a toddler at home every day for nearly three months while nursery was shut. So I’ve only just realised that I never posted anything about her birthday cake in spring of... Continue Reading →
This is a relatively easy way to make a unicorn cake as most of the work is done for you by the cake pan, and it's really easy to decorate. The trickiest part for me was working out what quantity of cake batter I needed to fill it! The pan is a silicon pan in... Continue Reading →
What better way to enjoy a picnic in the woods than to come across a clearing with it all laid out, from cushions to cold drinks, sandwiches and scones to serviettes and a little fairy watching over you while you eat? When my husband and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary recently I decided to... Continue Reading →
Kellogg’s has recently launched strawberry and white chocolate flavour coco pops which are pink and turn the milk on your breakfast cereal pink - no doubt to be popular with children! But as I love baking my first thought was what can you make with pink coco pops? Since I got them a couple of... Continue Reading →
My daughter is now two and a half and during lockdown we decided to redecorate her bedroom. She has a lovely mural on one wall (a giant decal sticker) and a bookcase full of books but other than that we hadn’t much much effort in, as she doesn’t really play in her bedroom yet apart... Continue Reading →
When they are very young, babies don’t really play with toys – or even pay that much attention to them initially. But at any age, toys are part of helping a baby develop. There are a few things that my daughter really liked while she was three months old (and beyond – I'm very delayed... Continue Reading →
My daughter got to have two birthday cakes for her first birthday, as had a party with her dad’s family one weekend and a celebration with my family (who live a few hours away and weren’t able to come to the first party) a week later. So of course I had to make her two... Continue Reading →
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