Christmas is getting closer which means one thing Christmas
movies! I love a good Christmas movie to get me in a festive mood and you can’t
get more Christmassy than The Snowman.
I can’t believe it is 30years old, makes me feel
very old indeed!
There is something magical about a Snowman, BG adores making
them. Here is ours from last year.
Duncan Hamilton from Hamilton
ice sculptures has some great tips on our to create the prefect snowman:
Duncan says:
The traditional way to
build a snowman is to pack snow together by hand, roll it to form balls and pat
snow on to the surface to make the shape.
This is quite limiting
in terms of design and is not how the pros do it! To make a really strong
snowman with lots of extra detail, why not try the following tips. But make
sure you get a grown up to help you!
Get four equal sized sheets of
wood. Arrange them to make a box with an open top and run a strong rope around
them to keep them steady.
Now shovel fresh snow into the
box.
Stamp or push it down carefully
to compact it and carry on until you have filled the whole box.
Leave it to stand for at least a
couple of hours.
Now remove the rope and the
sheets of wood to reveal a perfectly compacted block of snow.
You are now ready to carve your
snow. Use any tools you have to hand – knives, saws, even spoons. You should
find the snow quite easy to sculpt.
Think carefully about your design
and make sure that it is heavy at the base to prevent it collapsing or falling
over.
Be ambitious and have a good
time!
To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of The Snowman
I have 3 Copies of the DVD to giveaway.
I am very excited about the Olympics, I love watching anyway
but its extra special this year as it’s here in the UK. I am really looking forward
to the athletics which are my favourite and I have tickets for Football, Hockey
and Weightlifting!
To celebrate the games, Duracell have launched some mini
games on Facebook for you try out. I have been playing on the Javelin it’s
quite addicted. My best score so far is 20.77m which is not that good!
I am challenging you my lovely readers to throw the Javelin
the longest and the one with the longest throw will win a survival kit from
Duracell which contains:
Inflatable i-Music Chair
Head Rest
2 packs batteries
Towel
Head band
Wrist Bands
Water Bottle
The Greatest Games Music CD
You can play all the mini games in comfort.
All you have to do is go along to the Duracell Facebook page and play
the Javelin Mini Game, share it on your profile.
Come back and tell me your score and leave a link to your
profile page (where possible) so I can see the score.
Not long ago BG looked at my very flabby belly and asked
what all those marks were. I explained they were stretch marks caused when my
belly got big when I go pregnant with her. She looked really sad so I quickly
told that it doesn’t matter she was worth it.
My tummy is a mess and even my poor tattoo has them and even
though they are worth it I do look at them and wish they weren’t there.
Pregnant ladies take this as a warning and moisturise
that bump!
Palmers have launched a
new stretch mark range of creams. Palmer’s has combined the benefits of pure
Cocoa Butter, pure Shea Butter and Vitamin E to create a range which
moisturises and keeps the skin hydrated. Coupled with these ingredients,
Palmer’s has now included its new trademarked complex, Bio C-Elaste™ which has
been designed to increase skin’s elasticity and moisture levels. Skin will look
and feel beautifully soft and smooth.
I have been given a set of new range to giveaway to one
lucky reader.
The prize consists of:
Massage Lotion for Stretch Marks £5.09
Tummy Butter for Stretch Marks £5.35
Massage Cream for Stretch Marks £5.09
It’s very simple to enter just leave me a comment below.
You can gain extra entries just follow the instructions
below.
Top-selling
children’s show, In the Night Garden
Live, is back by popular demand with a new 2012 summer tour and we have tickets
to give away! The smash-hit show brings the world of CBeebies’ In the Night Garden to the stage with
children able to see their favourite stars Igglepiggle, Upsy Daisy, Makka Pakka
and friends up close.
In the Night Garden Live takes place in its own all-weather,
purpose-built inflatable showdome with many family-friendly facilities. This
site-specific structure proved to be a huge hit with children and parents on
its previous tours and this summer will be travelling to 3 London venues: the
Live Quarter at The O2 (24 May - 9 June); Old Deer Park, Richmond (16 – 30
June); and Brent Cross (7 – 22 July).
To
be in a chance with winning a family ticket (for 4 people, minimum 1 adult),
please leave a comment below with the answer the following question:
The Baby Show is back offering a shopping haven for new
parents and parents-to-be at the NEC Birmingham from 18th-20th May 2012.
Forget the hassle of the high street, The Baby Show takes
out the stress and confusion of shopping for your baby by housing the UK’s
biggest baby brands all under one roof, so you can compare and try products
before you buy! With over 250 must-have brands including Fisher-Price, Mamas
& Papas, Mothercare, Marks & Spencer, Britax, tommee tippee and new
companies Mammae, Poco Nido, Kinderroom and Curaprox, there will be brilliant
buys for all!
The UK’s leading parenting experts will also be on hand to
offer advice on sleep, breastfeeding and first aid.
Tickets are
available in advance for £12.00 or two for £20.00, to book tickets visitwww.thababyshow.co.uk.
New Mummy’s Tips has two pairs of tickets to giveaway.
All you have to do is leave me a comment below and tell me what day you want to attend.
When I was pregnant I was obsessed with signing up to baby
clubs for two reasons. 1) I wanted to find out as much information as I could
about pregnancy and babies and 2) You often get money off coupons, babies can
be expensive!
The great thing about being a part of a Baby Club is the advice you
get.
With the Hipp Baby Club you get:
Personalised Baby Calendar
RegularDevelopment
Emails
Expert advice at every stage
To chat to other mums
A-Z of pregnancy and baby health
Plus a First year record & free samples and coupons.
It really is worth joining whatever stage you are at.
I have a bundle of Hipp
Organic goodies to giveaway to one lucky winner.
I’m not a pink person so I tend to dress BG in other colour
when I can. I really think she suits bright clothes. I am also a big fan of
clothes that last a long time and can be worn for years.
me&i is a Swedish
children’s clothes company founded in 2004 by Susan Engvall and Helene Nyrell,
working from the kitchen table at their homes in Barsebäck, Sweden.
When I was introduced to me&I earlier this year I was
very impressed with the range and the unique way it is sold.
There is no need to shop online or go to a shop. You host a
party and someone comes and shows you and you friends the range in the comfort
of your own home,
how great is that?
No sore feet, no dragging the kids around and no queues!
If you would like to host a party then can find more details
here
.
You can also become a sales rep and be the one organising
the parties, they are running a giveaway at the moment and if you join them by
22n April you will be entered into a draw to win a £200 wardrobe of me&i clothes
you can find full details here.
I chose a Circus Dress £23 for
BG to try out (Circus is their latest theme)
I love the pattern and the colours. You can see it is well
made and the fabric feel soft.
BG loved wearing it. As it was still a bit cold I paired it
with leggings and a long sleeved top but it will be perfect for the summer.
It washed well and there was no shrinkage at all.
What I really like is that it is a a-line dress so even when
BG gets bigger and it’s too short for a dress it will make a great tunic/top .
I have several in the same shape and she has been wearing them for 2 years.
Me&I have really thought about their clothes so that
they last a long time, great ‘hand me down’ clothes. I love that they have
patterns on the inside of the cuffs so if it’s too long and you roll it up the
pattern continues and doesn’t look silly.
I would buy clothes from them as I know that they would last
a long time.
I have a me&I Monkey T-Shirt to giveaway to one lucky winner.
It’s a unisex pattern and is available in sizes from 6 months to 10 years!
All you have to do is tell me what is your favourite item from
me&I is
There is nothing worse than losing your photo’s, all those
memories just wiped away.
Stellar
Phoenix Photo Recovery is reliable and comprehensive software that
completely recovers all your lost/deleted multimedia files (pictures, audios,
videos, etc.) from most of photo loss situations.
This Do-It-Yourself
photo recovery software is very simple to use and all one needs to is download
the software and install on the computer to recover the deleted pictures in
just 4 simple Steps: i.e., Select Drive or Media from where you want to
recovery data, start scan of the selected media/drive – After Scanning save the
results and hit the recovery button to
start recovering the data
Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery is available from Avanquest for £30.59
I have 5 copies to giveaway!
All you have to do is follow the instructions below in the
widget.
Organix
are launching a new savoury snack bar for children. The bars are part of the
new Goodies Savouries range - a variety of toddler snacks full of goodness and
a welcome alternative to sweet flavours.
Dried tomato and carrot juice concentrate are
combined with the goodness of wholegrain oats and gently baked into a soft bar
to create the delicious savoury taste.
Goodies
Veg & Oat Bars come with the Organix No Junk Promise, a goodness guarantee
to mums. As only real ingredients are
used that means no added sugar, salt, artificial additives or colours.
Each
box contains six yummy 25g bars and costs £2.49
I
have 2 x 5 Boxes to be won.
It’s
very simple to enter just fill in your details below.
World Book Day is on March 1st and celebrates
reading, authors, illustrators and books. It’s a fantastic event that has been
going 15 years. Schools, libraries charities, TV and radio all come together to
help celebrate.
This year 14 Million £1 book vouchers will be given to children
to put towards a cost of a book. They
can purchase one of the 8 special £1 books or use it against any book that cost
£2.99 or more.
Schools often have a dress up day where the children dress
up us a character from a book. I have teamed up with Mega Fancy Dress and have two
costumes to give away. One girl’s and one boy’s .
I do love a good gadget and when I saw the Fridge Friend I
got a little too excited.
The Fridge Friend from Ideasbynet.com
is a mini message recorder. You can record a video message and leave on the
fridge for someone! Wish them happy birthday or remind them to take the rubbish
out.
You can save 15 messages up 80 seconds long. It cost £24.99
and you can purchase it from ideasbynet.com
they are available individually from them by contacting a sales representative.
I have one to giveaway to one lucky winner all you have to
so is fill in the form below and tell me what message you would leave.
Last year I was asked to be involved with Plum Baby’s The
Weaning of Life emagazine. They were looking for weaning tips from Mums, so I
happily shared mine and some of them have made it into the emagazine.
The Weaning of Life is written by mums, for mums, and
doesn’t dictate, but tells you the facts as they really are, so you can make up
your own, informed mind on what’s best for your baby.
Plum Baby has had the emagazine printed but there is only a
limited amount available and I have 20 to giveaway!
For your chance to win a limited edition print version The
Weaning of LifeTM emagazine, simply answer the following question:
Which of the following foods should come first in weaning?
I have a lovely stocking filler gift for you to win today.
Designed to appeal to children’s love of toys and gadgets,
the Arm & Hammer® My Way! Spinbrush allows kids to put the fun back into
toothbrushing. Both boys and girls will love the colourful design of this
battery powered toothbrush, which comes complete with customising features such
as a removable head and battery cap, a unique ‘Gem’ on-off button, and over 141
decorative stickers so that your child can really make the brush their own.
I have one blue and one pink one to giveaway.
To enter just fill in the form below and tell me what colour
you would like.
I have a yummy giveaway for you today! Adesso is a Manchester based business run
by Rizwan Rashid and Brian Goodhand, who have been actively involved in the
food industry for several years. But, have only recently been inspired to
create a range of Extra Virgin Olive Oil based Ambient Marinades, Dips and Drizzles.
Each of their products has several uses for example their Lemon
and Herb marinade can be used on Chicken Drumsticks, lamb and vegetable kebabs.
They even share the recipes.
At just £5 a bottle they won’t break the bank and they make
a great gift idea for any foodies you know!
I have a 2 Bottle Boxset worth
£11.50 to giveaway to one lucky winner.
All you have to do is tell me which university Adesso have collaborated with.
I started my journey
when I had my first child and bought a bibi soother durign a trip in
Switzerland. His stylish dummy was always the focus of attention when out and
about. This made me realise that I could fill a gap in the UK market by
introducing products that were stylish, yet innovative…Whitestep was born not
long after….
All the products sold
by Whitestep are free of harmful and nasty chemicals. We now represent and
distribute 3 brands in the UK: bibi, A Real Cool World and Simply Good.
Whitestep have given me a Flexibath
to giveaway to one lucky winner. We are huge fans of the Flexibath in New Mummy’s
Tips, Ellie on our Parent Panel gave it 5 stars in her review
earlier this year.
The Flexibath (£29.95) folds away for easy storage and comes
in 6 great colours.
To enter all you have to visit Whitestep and then come back, fill in
the form below and tell me what you favourite product is.
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