Cake Through The Letterbox – Bakerdays Review

I think as a Mum, when you have a hard day, things aren’t going to plan – or your kids have tracked mud on your new rug (yes it happened), my go to is tea and cake. Most likely why I gained weight after Izzie was born. And Ollie – and Mason actually. Once you are past the newborn days, is is probably advisory to rein in on the cake, but in all seriousness, you really can’t beat a good slice of cake as a pick me up or a treat. I was so excited when I received a message…

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REVIEW – Oxo Tot – Toddler Feeding

When it comes to weaning, and feeding young children, I’ve been there and done that, and got the tomato stained t-shirt to prove it. We are currently on our third go at and have probably tried every product on the market over the years. Izzie was a nightmare with a cup – we must’ve tried over 10 different types of sippy cup/brands and struggled to find anything she got on with. By the time it got to Ollie, we were a bit better informed, although he was stuck with his sisters pink forks and spoons. Poor Mason, by the time…

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The Gift of Books this Christmas #storiesforlife (Sponsored by Penguin Random House)

I came home the other day from a particularly stressful school run, you know the ones where no one remembers what they are supposed to and you end up back home feeling like you’ve run a marathon, and I was pleasantly surprised and excited to find a parcel pushed through the front door. It was probably the prettiest envelope I have seen – it was electric blue and had snowflakes all over it. Brit Mums and Penguin Random House Children’s books had kindly sent us three lovely books as part of their #storiesforlife campaign. As an avid reader, reading is…

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Childs Farm Review – Bath and Body Wash #sponsored

I am a fussy mum when it comes to what products I use on my children skin. When Izzie was born I bought a brand that everyone said to use, my mum had used it for me, and I didn’t even give it a second thought. As Izzie got older, she started becoming sensitive to washing powders and some bath products. They didn’t bring her out in a rash, but I noticed if I used particular products she would complain of being ‘itchy’. Also I started looking into what ingredients were in the products and was shocked, and totally lost…

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Exciting Announcement – We are Child’s Farm Ambassadors!

I am so excited to announce that Somewhere After the Rainbow are going to be Brand Ambassadors for the wonderful Child’s Farm. Childs Farm are an award winning brand, established here in the U.K, which make baby and children’s toiletries. Their products are Padeatrician and Dermatologist approved and and suitable for sensitive and eczema prone skin – which is the reason I started using them in the first place as Izzie has sensitive skin. They also smell amazing! You can find out more about Childs Farm on their website. They have kindly sent me some lovely products (most of which we have…

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The School Run and Tyre Safety *Sponsored by Point S*

For the majority of the year, my mornings, lunchtimes and afternoons revolve around the school and preschool runs. Izzie and Ollie do not go to school/preschool in the town we live in – when we were looking at schools for Izzie, the local primary school was massively oversubscribed, and so we chose to apply to a smaller village school in a village 10 minutes or so away. Ollie attends a preschool in the next village along from Izzie’s school. This means our whole school runs are spent in the car. Our mornings are hectic – between three kids there are…

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