Treats from Trendhim for Fathers Day

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Fathers Day is fast approaching and falls on the 20th of June this year. That means you need to get your gift thinking head on and start shopping for what to buy dad. 

I always find that dads can be really tricky to buy for and so that's why you may want to consider heading to Trendhim to find the perfect gift for him. 

Trendhim supply all the trends a man may need. They stock bags of many different kinds, smart watches, trendy accessories, and many ranges of different jewellery. The types of trends that this store has should have the type of items to suit any preference of man, from classic and smart, to alternative and out of the ordinary. 

I have shopped at Trendhim many times and always found that their items arrive super fast. Plus you can items gift wrapped which saves you a job plus means that you can send to your dad if they live away from you. 

Trendhim have some super affordable prices and weather you want to spend a little or a lot, you will be able to find something in the price range. 

In the past I have gifted my father a washbag from here and gifted my brother a bracelet. Both were super happy with their gifts and I too was happy with them. This time I shall be gifting a necklace from their huge range that Trendhim have. They have a super cool Thor Hammer Necklace range which I just love. 

So if your on the hunt for a Fathers Day Gift, I would recommend that you head to Trendhim and have a good look around their website. 

To celebrate Fathers Day, Trendhim have given me a £35 voucher to give away to one lucky winner. Enter on the gleam app below to win!

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Lily and Ribbon Breastfeeding Bra Starter Kit Review and Giveaway

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Breastfeeding at first can be many things, exciting, beautiful, lovely, but also daunting, tricky, and sometimes painful. I love breastfeeding, but this time round with Henry I have found it all a lot trickier. It has taken him way longer to latch and when he does he doesn't always do it correctly, which has meant to at times having a screaming baby and sore nipples. 

One thing that can make your breastfeeding journey a lot easier is by having the correct kind of bra which is good fitting and comfortable. That is why you should look into treating yourself to a Lily and Ribbon breastfeeding bra starter kit. I have been sent one to try out and so here are my views to why they would be good for you. 

Firstly, this kit comes with -

Curve Bra, 
Night time Breast Pad,
Day Time Breast Pad,
Breast Pad Storage Tub,
Breast Pad Washing Bag

It all comes together presented in one box. 

The first reason you may want to look into this bra is for the support. Breasts tend to be very heavy through breastfeeding and so a bra that provides good support is a good idea. The Lily and Ribbon Bra is fitted so nicely and so really does provide that support. The material is stretchy and ive found fits around your breast instead of sitting on it like ive found some bra's do. It also has adjustable straps so you can resize your bra to fit you better. This also makes the bra really comfortable to wear as it does not feel too loose or too tight. The bra comes with padding inside which adds to extra comfort. The only thing I have found with the padding is that when moving the bra to the side to breastfeed it can get folded over inside the bra and you have to re adjust it after feeding. The material is also super soft which feels nice against the skin. This is super important as breastfeeding nipples can often be hard and sore. 

Another thing that's needed when it comes to a breastfeeding bra is easy access. This bra provides exactly that with an easy clip at the top, you then simply fold the bra down to expose the breast ready to feed. Some bra's I have tried I have found ping back up while feeding which is not great. But I have not had a problem with this bra in that sense. 

The bra comes in sizes S to XL and you can buy it in black or nude. 

Now about the day and night breast pads. These are like no other breast pads that ive have seen before. Rather than being flat and round they are shaped to fit into your bra and around your breast with a curve. I love this because I do find that the flat pads often crease up inside your bra. This also means that with these pads they they are discreet and you can't tell that you are wearing a pad as usually when a pad creases up, this is noticeable.  

The material that these are made from also provide for extra comfort. They are a soft material and also have a little area where the nipple would sit against the pad. These pads are meant to be super absorbent for leaking milk. I have actually stopped leaking milk and so unfortunately haven't been able to test out the absorbency of these but I wore them to test the comfort and I find them very comfortable. These come in daytime and night time versions and so the night time version is made so then you can wear it all night long. 

They are simply to use, as you just slip them in and out of your bra. 

The pads come in a lovely storage box, which means that when you are not using them they can be kept clean, your also not loosing them easily in your drawer, and it means you can take them with you when you are visiting family or going on holiday. It also comes with a wash bag which means you can safely wash your pads ensuring they stay the same quality. 

This full set is £49.00 and you can see more about it on the Lily and Ribbon website. 

If you love the sound of this kit, then why not enter the competition below. 

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New Geomag Supercolour Panel Set Review and Giveaway

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Who's child loves playing with magnets? Who's child also loves construction toys? 

Mine does! 

With the new Geomag Supercolour Panel set, your child gets to play with both a construction toy and it includes magnets. Best of both worlds! 

We was sent a set to test out which Lily and her half sisters was super pleased about. 

The set comes with 35 super colourful pieces which can all be connected together using the magnets to make all sorts of amazing 3D shapes! There are square pieces, triangular ones, pentagon shapes and straight ones which means the possibilities of what you can build is endless. The set also comes with magnetic balls which you can connect with the sticks, this means that you can then build in any direction.

The set also comes with a handy storage tubs which can hold your magnetic balls and rods, this is great so that they don't end up getting lost. There is also a guild to help with your constructions which gives some ideas of what you could make.

We love the fact that the set is so colourful, we can make shapes of just one colour or mix it up and make a multicoloured shape.  

One thing that I find really good about this toy, is its super easy for a child to sit by themselves and get engrossed in making things. It really does keep them quiet for a good amount of time. As soon as the kids got the hang of it they were making all sorts. Here is a cube shape that one of the girls made. It is super easy to snap the pieces together and the magnets are super powerful and so great at holding pieces together and so this cube was made in no time at all. 

The plastic pieces are really well made, super smooth to feel but also tough and so shouldn't break. Another great factor about the plastic is that it is made from 100% recycled plastic, its lovely to know that you are using products that are kinder to nature. 

These sets are great for creativity, and also thinking out of the box. You can also add this set to your other Geomag sets if you already own some, meaning you can make even bigger and better shapes. 

After you have made your shapes, they are again super easy to pull apart so you can start all over again. 

This set is recommended from ages 5 to 99 years old! Meaning your never too old to play with these. In fact, as soon as the kids end up getting them out, all the adults always end up joining in with making things. We just love them! 

But you can be too young to use these and so if you have little ones around, do make sure the small magnet balls are kept out of reach as these could be a swallow or choking hazard. 

Over all the kids love this set, and if you haven't bought a Geomag set yet then I would really recommend this one as one to start with. 

You can buy this set for £26 from coolshop.co.uk

What do you think to this set? 

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Yellodoor Baby Grooming and Care Kit Giveaway

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As you know, babies take a lot of care, and a cared for baby means a happy baby which then means one happy parent. The Yellodoor Grooming and Care Kit provides you with all you need to give your baby the best care.

We was sent a kit to use with Henry. 

The kit comes all together in a super cute bag, with the theme of Mother Goose. I love this bag as the design is so baby friendly and so colourful. It looks so lovely placed in a babies nursery and it perfect for on the go. It opens and closes with a zip and inside there are compartments for every grooming and care essential that you will need. This is great that everything had a place so then you can quickly get to the item that you need.

This kit includes - 

Nail Clippers
Thermomiter
Nail Files
Soft Bristle Hairbrush
Finger Toothbrush
Infant Comb
Nail Scissors
Nasal Aspirator 
Teether
Finger Puppet

Which is everything you would need when it comes to baby grooming and baby care. Everything is super handy!! The things in the kit that get used quite often are the nail clippers, scissors and files, and also the nasal aspirator which is a life saver when it comes to your baby being all stuffy.
All the items come in white and baby blue which looks so sweet, and could work for a boy or a girl. 

I love the addition of the little duckie finger puppet, what a lovely idea to help make your baby distracted and entertained while you are getting on with the tasks of grooming, which i'm sure not all babies will enjoy. 

This cute kit can be bought from the Yellodoor website for £16.99 , its a perfect buy for if your needing these care essentials, your going travelling or on holiday, or you may buy it for a mum to be as the perfect gift. 

If you love the sound of this kit, you can enter to win one! Enter below on the Gleam app.

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Making Tricky Maths Subjects Fun with Learning Resources

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During Lockdown and home schooling I learnt a lot about what my kids find tricky when it comes to education. With school sending through the work that the children had to complete, I came to realise how tricky some of the work is and started to learn what areas they needed help in. 

2 subjects that stood out as a struggle was money calculations and fractions. 

Luckily Learning Resources was here to help and they sent me a fun money game and a fun aid to help with fractions. 

First up, the money game. 

This game is called Money Bags and it all amount making certain amounts of money using coins. 

The game comes with a game board, counters, coins of different amounts, dice and a spinner. 

The game is really easy to set up and play and really simple for the kids to understand how to play. This is a good thing because with the maths being the thing they find complicated, it is needed for the game instructions to be simple. 

To set up, get out the board, assemble the spinner and place the counters on the start position. Sort the coins into groups into the box compartment this will be the bank, and place 88p on the money bag symbol on the board, this will be the pot. 

The aim of the game is to be the player with the most money at the end of the game. 

The board is really colourful and so makes it fun and encourages kids to want to play. 

Each player must roll the dice to determine who goes first. The one with the highest roll will be the player that gets to go first. They must then roll the dice again and move that number of spaces. On the space they land, there is a amount of money. This is the amount that they will earn from landing on it. This is then when the spinner comes into play. The spinner has different amounts of money shown on the spaces with a cross through them. 10p, 5p, 20p and 1p. If one of these is landed on when the spinner is spun, they must make the amount shown on the space, but not use any of the coin that the spinner has landed on.

For example, player lands on 40p, but can't use 20p coins and so must only use the other coins to make this value. 

There are also 2 other symbols on the board, one says any coins, which means the player can use any coins in the bank to make their amount and the other shows the money bag symbol. If the money bag symbol on the spinner is landed on then the amount they need to make EG 40p, doesn't go to the player, it gets placed in the pot. 

As the players move around the board, they may also land on a £ symbol, this is a great space to land on as it means that the player wins the money from the pot. After this money is won, the 88p needs to be replenished back into the pot. The money for this can be taken from the bank. 

The game continues until a player gets to the finish line of the board. This is then game over. That player then gets to take what ever money is in the pot and add it to their money pile. This does not mean that they win the game but just that the game has ended. Each player then must count up their coins to see who has the most money and the one with the most is the winner. 

This game is really great to help children get used to using coins to make a value. This is something Lily really struggles with. The coins in the game are HM treasury approved meaning that they look like real coins which will help learn coin recognition. Coin recognition is something a child needs to learn before they can then make a value from coins. 

The kids all really enjoyed playing the game and the best bit was that they didn't realise they were actually doing a maths lesson at the same time. They have asked to play the game a few times now since we have had it which is also a good sign that they enjoyed it. 

The game is recommended for ages 5 plus and is £17.50 to buy. 

The other item we was sent was to help with Fractions. This was a Magnetic Pizza Fraction set. 

The kids are obsessed with Pizza and so I knew that these would be a great encouragement for them to want to learn about fractions more. 

The set comes with 6 magnetic pizzas that are all split to demonstrate different fractions. These fractions are One Whole, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/6 and 1/8. 

Each pizza looks really well printed and has different designs of different flavoured pizzas. There are so many activities that can be done with these. 

Firstly they are great examples of simply teaching different fractions. You can do this by getting your child to make a whole pizza by using the different fractions. So for example, make one whole by using two halves. The child may easily know what half a pizza looks like, they then would also learn that 1/2 is the numbers for one half. 

You could also ask your child to give you 1/4 of a pizza. Your child can then start to learn the numbers for 1/4 and also what a quarter looks like. 

You could also make sums for your child to answer, like in the picture example below. 

As these are pizza's its a great way for a child to share a whole pizza out, or you could play restaurants and order a certain amount of pizza. This adds a play element to the learning making it much more fun. 

These are such good quality and you can tell that they will not get ruined and last a while. They are also magnetic so can be used on a fridge or magnetic white board. 

These are recommended for children aged 6-10 and can be bought for £17.50

You can head to the Learning Resource website to see these and many more amazing things to help learning become fun!

What subjects does your child struggle with? 

Would these help your kids learn?

Nuby Snuggle Pod Review

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When it came to having a baby, one thing that was high up on my baby needs list was a Pod. It is always tricky during the day when the baby falls asleep in your arms and you have no where to pop them down. It always feels like a good idea to lay them down on the sofa or on the bed next to you, but that's not always the safest place. Which is why I love the idea of a pod. You can pop then in it for a nap while knowing they are safe. 

So I was sent a Snuggle Pod from Nuby to try out. 

When it arrived I didn't realise it would be so big. Which is great as it means that I will get plenty of use out of it. It is recommended for use of a baby aged 0-6 months old. The design of Nuby's Snuggle pod is really cute, it is white with cute penguins on it. It is a lovely design to fit in with any type of nursery decor. 

The sides of the pod are really nice and thick and the design of the pod is so that baby feels snuggled inside it. Generally newborns don't like big open spaces as they have been snuggled tight inside a tummy for 9 months, so the pod is great for keeping a baby napping. The higher sides also mean that its safe to stop baby from rolling and rolling off the bed or sofa.
I have been testing the pod for a month now and I can say that each time I have put Henry down from my arms into the pod, he has stayed asleep. The sides are made from 100% super soft cotton and filled with a polyester filling. It means that the pod is lightweight and so easy to carry around to different areas of the house. 

The base of the pod is firm but soft, it is made from a anti bacterial 3D layer of mesh which means it is breathable. It must be lovely and comfortable for Henry to nap on as he has enjoyed sleeping in it so far. But he also seems really content in it for awake time too, which is really tricky to get babies to be. 

One thing babies do end up doing is being sick, also as the pods are left out quite often, one thing that is going to need to be done to it, is it being washed. You will be pleased to know that the outside cover is removable and so can be placed in the washing machine. 

The pods are not designed for night time sleeping but instead supervised sleep and naps. They can also be used for tummy time as they are firm but also soft for when baby presses their head into it. 

Overall I love this Snuggle Pod and I have been using it loads. I would happily recommend this pod from Nuby. You can buy if for just £49.99 from the Nuby Website.  

Have you ever used a Pod before? 

Introducing Henry

 As you may have noticed I have been very quiet on the blog and you may have guessed why. 

On the 25th of February I gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. 

I plan to post my birth story soon, but I was planning a home birth and ended up with a C Section. Which is also another reason I have been very quiet as I have been recovering.

So I would like to introduce you to Lily's new baby brother. Henry Peter, who at birth weighed 6Lbs5. 

Lily is delighted to have a little baby brother and so far has been doing an amazing job of being a big sister. The weeks have flown by and Henry is already nearly a month old. I am cherishing every moment with him because I know that it won't feel like 2 moments until he is Lily's age. 

This is just a short post so then I could keep you up to date, but I really look forward to posting more about him, my birth story and some lovely future baby related reviews.