Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit is one of the most popular characters in British children's literature and to celebrate the adorable bunny and his timeless tales, we have teamed up with the wonderful people from Rainbow Designs. Rainbow Designs design and manufacture soft toys and educational toys based on classic characters from Books, TV and Film such as Peter Rabbit, the Very Hungry Caterpillar, ...
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Win tickets to the Baby & Toddler show
Baby & Toddler Show season is near, so today I have a giveaway for you that will give one lucky reader the chance to bag two tickets to the show of their choice, e.g. either the Baby & Toddler Show in Manchester on 7-9 March or in Bluewater/Kent on 25-27 April. If you haven't been yet or heard of it before, the Baby & Toddler show is the place to go, if you are an expectant parent or ...
Day 15 Blogger Advent Calendar: Christmas Bauble Craft
This Christmas, my little boy will have just turned three and is now beginning to grasp the concept of Santa…and presents! So, for the first time, we sat down together and I wrote out his wish-list in a letter to Santa with the promise that he has been, and will be, a good boy. This was just so sweet, and pretty funny, that it seemed a shame that it would be posted and never seen again. I ...
Gift ideas for toddlers - wooden toys
With Christmas upon us, I thought it would be a great idea to give you some gift ideas for toddlers. I know that a lot of my child-less friends really struggled with ideas when Amy was making the transition from baby to toddler. Is she old enough for a jigsaw? Are stacking toys too boring for her and what can they actually do and what overwhelms them? Question after question hit me when everyone ...
A totally normal toddler breakfast
A totally normal toddler breakfast? Not when my little whirlwind has a say. Amy likes to do things her way and by her way I mean different from the toddler-norm. Instead of going down the slide, she goes up. Instead of being a fussy eater, she eats whatever we put in front of her and instead of dressing in cute toddler outfits, she prefers the nudist approach. She did make an exception for her ...
When are you too old to look after a child?
The other day, we went to soft play with Amy and while we were there, a little girl and her grandparents got me thinking. I assume they were her grandparents. They could have easily been her great-grandparents as they looked about the same age as my nan and granddad. Anyway, I found it lovely that the old couple were taking their granddaughter to soft play and tried to keep up with activities the ...
