original source body wash

Something I always stock up on is body wash, I have this weird fear that we will run out and we will be smelly, One of my ultimate favourite brands for body wash are original source they always smell great and I always feel refreshed after using them.
         Original source have brought out a new range of body wash's in all different 'flavours'

• 40 Real Zingy Limes-  has a beautiful lime citrus smell 
• Blood orange -full of natural fragrance and body scrub for extra exfoliation
• 100cm of juicy peel in pink grapefruit- Another one with a beautiful strong fragrance
• Coconut & shea butter- More of a creamy silk texture.

butterfly world by interplay

Over the last few weeks we have had some lodgers, As we were sent butterfly world rearing kit from interplay.

The kit contained 

Pop Up Butterfly Rearing CageSmall Plastic Pot & Lid & jar coverPaint BrushInformative Guide Caterpillar Order Form

so everything you need to rear and watch your caterpillars take their journey into becoming beautiful butterflies.

                                  Here is how they started of five tiny little caterpillars

If you go down to the woods today

The Fear of headlice;Tips of keeping them at bay

Since Nevaeh started nursery in 2014 then stepping up to reception the biggest fear I have is headlice/nits. It is a massive deal for me and I do everything In my power to prevent it So far s good (touch wood) we haven't had any lodgers in Nevaehs hair Yet there has been atleast three 'headlice outbreaks' in her class.


What I do to try and keep them at bay:

• Once a week I will wash Nevaeh's Hair with tea tree based shampoo, Im not really sure weather its a old wives tale but headlice are not supposed to like tea tree products I assume its the very strong smell. oils are also supposed to give the same effect.

• When there is an outbreak of headlice at the school I will smoother Nevaehs hair in conditioner and run a headlice comb through it section by section.one of thos cheap chemist white combs are fine for this! The conditioner makes it hard for headlice to cling on to the hair and if done early enough you will catch them and stop the reproduction and egg laying.

• My main tip is make sure your childs hair is up! tighter the better and plaits are brillaint, it makes a good excuse of making your little ones hair pretty. I have been trying out some new styles. I try and plait and hair spray most days. Then hairspray hairspray HAIRSPRAY! it makes it harder for the headlice to hold on to the hair and lay eggs!

Here is a new little style we tried this week:

This is so much easier than it looks watch out for my youtube video coming soon on how yo do this style!

Summer smiles with skippy peanut butter!

Spread summer smiles with SKIPPY® Peanut Butter

School’s out for summer, which means parents are on full-time duty to provide kids with seriously delicious, play-time fuel. Ensure the whole family enjoy fun in the sun with the great taste and versatility of America’s finest smooth and creamy peanut butter, SKIPPY®.

Whether you’re ensuring the family is full of energy and satisfied until lunch, topping up hungry tums with a quick snack or whipping up a tasty desert, SKIPPY® is guaranteed to add more yum and fun to different foods as it’s filling and packed with protein. 

During school holidays, there’s lots of fun, quick and easy ways to eat it, from creating a game of noughts and crosses on hot toast at breakfast, serving it as a tasty dip for healthy snacks, or baking a batch of tasty peanut butter treats as a fun family activity.

Why not experiment with something new and try one of these delicious SKIPPY® Peanut Butter recipes that are guaranteed to spread smiles in the sunshine.

SKIPPY® Tic-tac-toe Sandwich

INGREDIENTS

·         2 tablespoons SKIPPY® Creamy Peanut Butter

·         1 slice whole-grain bread

·         1 medium banana

·         1 teaspoon honey

INSTRUCTION

1.      Spread peanut butter on bread

2.      Cut 4 slices from banana to make "O"s

3.      Cut remaining banana into thin strips to make "X"s

4.      Drizzle with honey before eating.

Best Ever SKIPPY® Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies (12 cookies)

INGREDIENTS:

·         350g cups quick-cooking oats

·         240g cups all-purpose flour

·         1 teaspoon baking powder

·         1 teaspoon baking soda

·         1/4 teaspoon salt

·         240g cup butter

·         240g cup SKIPPY^® Creamy Peanut Butter

·         200g cup granulated sugar

·         200g cup packed brown sugar

·         2 large eggs

·         2 teaspoons vanilla extract

·         30g chocolate chips, if desired

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Heat oven to 180°C/ 350^°F
2. In small bowl, combine oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; mix well.
3. In large bowl, beat together butter and peanut butter with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in granulated and brown sugars, eggs and vanilla until blended. Beat in flour mixture just until blended; stir in chocolate chips.
4. On ungreased baking sheets, drop dough by rounded tablespoons 2 inches apart. Bake 13 minutes or until golden. Transfer cookies to wire rack to cool completely.
Skippy® Peanut Butter (RRP £2.49 per 340g) is available in Smooth and Crunchy varieties, which are currently available in major supermarkets including Sainsbury’s and Tesco.

For more information and recipes visit www.peanutbutter.com

Here’s a few more facts about why SKIPPY® Peanut Butter really is the best:

·         The most important flavour criterion for peanuts is the ‘peanutty’ flavour. This is highest and most consistent with US originated peanuts

·         High oleic peanuts from the USA provide healthier and great tasting peanuts

·         In 1933, Joseph Rosenfield change the formula for peanut butter to create SKIPPY® Peanut Butter, which was less sticky and longer-lasting

·         According to the American Peanut Council, every serving of SKIPPY® Peanut Butter is a good source of protein, providing 15% of the recommended daily Intake with just two tablespoons. It’s lower sugar than other spreads such as marmalade and jam too.

Happy fathers day

Today has actually been so relaxed and really lovely. I usually get so stressed about days like this being perfect but  I have come to realise if you have your loved ones around you then that pretty much is perfect.
We don't really go overboard for mothers day and fathers day a card and a little pressie which again I did get, I got cards from postsnap and then a T-shirt from next which went down a treat and Joshua really liked... well I do have good taste. We had a relaxing morning all in our PJ's drinking tea and watching cartoons, which is something we actually rarely do so that was nice.

We then decided we would take the girls to the park mainly because Nevaeh had been asking for two weeks but the weather has been pretty rubbish again, So we went to our memorial park because it has the best play park which is built on sand and is always fun even though it seems like sadly its the only bit of sand we will see this year HUFFFFFFFF, But anyway we all had a really great time the girls ran around for a few hours and burnt out so much energy.

We then went to visit our dads and give them cards and token gifts while enjoying cups of tea. Over all we have had a lovely day and that's what counts.


Happy fathers day Joshua if I have done anything correct in my life it would be having you as our girls daddy. Me and you may have ups and downs but the bond and the love you have with those girls is something special and infect irreplaceable.

Postsnap Review

This week I got to try out a great little app on my iphone, With fathers day fast approaching it was the perfect time to give it ago as postsnap is an app to create unique cards for all occasions.

Im usually pretty rubbish with cards as I always leave it to the last minute, the app is free to downloads from the app store its also free to make an account. Once i had downloaded and set up an account I was well away. It literally took me five minutes to make two cards. There are themes for special occasions coming up such as father day, mothers day , Christmas etc.

It allows you to use photos from social media such as facebook and instagram, which I found great as everyone knows I'm a social media addict so all my lovely photos usually end up there.

So with just a click of a button you have your favourite pictures ready to be placed on your card. It also gives you options to edit text and colours or text to make it unique to yourself.

After designing your card it gives you an option to either send to your recipient or send it to yourself with a plain envelope, which is great if the person you are sending to does not live close by and rather than be sent to you to be sent on it can just go straight to the recipient. I thought the prices were also great they start from £1.50 for a post card, £2.00 for announcement cards and £3.00 for greeting's cards with free UK delivery which is a bonus!

I was very happy with the cards I received effective and brilliant quality they really do look great and are perfect little keep sakes.  Overall I would recommend this app to everyone It was quick simple with a great product produced!





I received two cards in return for this post all opinions are my own