tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21887794852617768362025-01-03T19:09:06.734+00:00Emmys MummyLife's adventures and misadventures of my two whirlwinds Emmy & Harry, Review, General ramblings, Competitions and much moreEmmy's Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896279622581980110noreply@blogger.comBlogger1929125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188779485261776836.post-89993048576554635962016-08-06T06:30:00.000+01:002016-08-06T06:30:13.943+01:00Guest Post from Steph on Summer fun in the garden with kids
I hope you are enjoying your summer so far, we certainly are - the kids are having a blast, they have built sand castles, paddled in the sea, stayed up late and eaten far too many ice-creams but that's what summer holidays are for isn't it?
Today we have a lovely guest post from Steph who blogs over at Mental Parentals. Steph is a 20 something full time working Mum who is Emmy's Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896279622581980110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188779485261776836.post-9133815555476795882016-08-05T06:30:00.000+01:002016-08-05T06:30:11.171+01:00Guest post from Chantelle: How to have an inexpensive summer holidays with kids
That's it - my bags are packed, the sun cream is ready and the house and dog sitters are now here. For us it is holiday time.
It has become a tradition now that every holiday time I open up the blog to guest posts from other lovely bloggers and it is that time again. Today's post is from a very good friend of mine Chantelle who blogs over at Mama Mummy Mum. Chantelle is Emmy's Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896279622581980110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188779485261776836.post-13543598549752250082016-08-04T06:30:00.000+01:002016-08-04T06:30:22.574+01:00Guest post from Beth on Friendship
This week I am off of holiday to Cornwall, so with the house sitter and dog sitter all in place, our bags packed and being as organised as I possibly can be I have handed over the blog to some wonderful bloggers who will be helping to keep you entertained this week.
With the choice of topic left entirely up to them, you will find a mix of different writing styles so without further ado I Emmy's Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896279622581980110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188779485261776836.post-49167434588240134092016-08-03T23:37:00.001+01:002016-08-03T23:37:43.520+01:00Get behind Team GB with the Furniture Village competition
With the Olympic games kicking off in full swing in just a matter of days, I personally can't wait to see what Rio has planned for the opening ceremony and I am sure it will be rather colourful and spectacular.
What I love about these types of sporting events is that they unite so many for a common cause and whether you are a sports fan or not you will at some point find yourself rooting forEmmy's Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896279622581980110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188779485261776836.post-71691606800427336642016-08-02T22:27:00.001+01:002016-08-02T22:27:52.356+01:008 Top Tips for Interviewing a prospective Nanny
Regular readers of this blog will know that prior to having my own children I was a Nanny for 14 years, I always knew from a young age that I wanted to work with children - it was a calling or perhaps a passion.
All of my school work experience placements were taken in schools and Nursery settings and as soon as I was able to choose my school options I geared them towards my already chosen Emmy's Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896279622581980110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188779485261776836.post-6011215062507721542016-08-02T08:00:00.000+01:002016-08-02T08:20:04.006+01:00Follow our DryNites® Journey: Vlog number 1
As I announced in my post a few weeks ago, We are currently working with DryNites® as an Ambassador this year.
With their help I am just beginning to embark on the whole bedtime routine with Harry with the end result of getting him dry at night.
At the age of 3 (4 in October) he is still very young and it isn't something we have tackled yet as he is wet at night most nights/wakes with a Emmy's Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896279622581980110noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188779485261776836.post-9559202227708650612016-08-01T23:23:00.000+01:002016-08-01T23:23:12.196+01:00Emmy's dream pet comes to life
When I was a child I grew up with a menagerie of pets at home. It was lovely and all my friends loved coming over for playdates - often joking they were coming to visit the zoo and then went home trying to convince their parents they had to have new pets.
My Dad kept and bred birds in an Aviary in the garden - Budgies, Finches, Canaries and even Quails. He had 2 ponds in the garden - Emmy's Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896279622581980110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188779485261776836.post-5187251959561315492016-08-01T00:26:00.000+01:002016-08-01T00:26:27.568+01:00Finding Dory comes to Specsavers
The weekend before last we were very kindly invited by Specsavers to attend a private screening of the brand new Finding Dory movie at the truly wonderful Disney HQ. We have been lucky enough to have been here now on three occasions and it is somewhere I will never tire of going as the magic is never lost - no matter how old I get. Disney is NOT just for kids after all.
Emmy's Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896279622581980110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188779485261776836.post-61963308326399293362016-07-27T06:30:00.000+01:002016-07-27T06:30:41.233+01:00Summer holidays are here
I am so excited for the start of our 6 weeks holiday adventures. With both children now in school they were very ready for some time off and some lazy days and some fun days.
It was certainly time to throw routine out of the window and to kick back for a while.
Harry finished school last Wednesday after a school party and Emmy finished on Thursday. There were many tears Emmy's Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896279622581980110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188779485261776836.post-34008080129741825052016-07-27T00:10:00.000+01:002016-07-26T22:36:12.951+01:00PayPlan: Child Maintenance
Growing up I was rather unaware of single parent families, my parents were still married as were all my friends parents so it wasn't until my late teens that I became aware of any variation from this. It was a new friend I had made - one who joined the school later in the school years after moving to the area with her Mum which made me realise that not everyone's home situations were the Emmy's Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896279622581980110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188779485261776836.post-20936062968434160162016-07-26T21:08:00.000+01:002016-07-26T21:08:29.041+01:00How to install a glass tile backsplash in your kitchen
This post is a continuation of a post Mood Boosting Home Makeover Ideas.
The walls behind your kitchen counter, by the sink, and behind the stove, often get splashed by the food you are cooking. It happens to the best of us! - I am guilty of dropping the pans with sauces in more often than not and splashing the sauce all over the place.
Cleaning this mess off a regular plaster wall evenEmmy's Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896279622581980110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188779485261776836.post-35515915556174897332016-07-24T22:27:00.001+01:002016-07-24T22:27:27.841+01:00Fire Power: Super Soaking Fire Hose Backpack Water Gun Review
Summer is here in case you've missed it - although that said don't blink as this may be it as it is England after all and you can guarantee that now the kids have broken up there will be rain.
Thankfully the kids were sent a really cool Fire Power water gun with a difference in time for the sunny Summer days. This is a backpack water gun made to look like a fireman's hose Emmy's Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896279622581980110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188779485261776836.post-52716406533794777762016-07-22T23:39:00.001+01:002016-07-25T10:51:31.153+01:00Feeling organised for a change - getting back to school ready
Every year since Emmy started School I have celebrated the start of the Summer holidays with vigour that we have a whole 6 weeks off and plenty of time to do everything. Of course the time passes far too quickly for all of our liking - even with the “I’m bored” from the kids or the “Please just 5 more minutes to answer these emails and get this work done” from me.
It is a struggle for Emmy's Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896279622581980110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188779485261776836.post-63193587790726465342016-07-21T00:17:00.002+01:002016-07-21T11:44:39.108+01:00Win £100 credit for Lottoland to play the Lottery
I've never been a religious lottery player, it doesn't bother me if weeks pass and I've not purchased a ticket and I certainly don't check the numbers weekly to see if I could have won.
I do have one line of set numbers I choose if I play online - the kids birthdays and special dates but if I buy a ticket in the shop on a whim then I'll just get a lucky dip but quickness. I've also beenEmmy's Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896279622581980110noreply@blogger.com82tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188779485261776836.post-143616992742674782016-07-20T08:00:00.000+01:002016-07-20T22:46:22.368+01:00Teletubbies book collection Review & Giveaway
It was inevitable that at some point my children would come across the Teletubbies. I did think we had avoided it when Emmy showed no interest in it at all however when we cancelled our Sky package recently and that coincided with our internet issues we were then left with Freeview therefore watched CBeebies again and Harry was instantly glued when it came on.
By the end of episode oneEmmy's Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896279622581980110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188779485261776836.post-43941306043195608182016-07-20T00:10:00.000+01:002016-07-20T00:10:10.973+01:00Internet safety and our children
Although my children are only 6 & 3 years of age a lot of modern day life is spent online, we have cancelled our Sky TV package and now only watch YouTube and Netflix. Emmy can navigate these herself and while she only watches shows she likes and is allowed it is only a matter of years before she is sneaking extra screen time in and thinking of about hiding her browser history from usEmmy's Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896279622581980110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188779485261776836.post-73895102049290989712016-07-17T23:34:00.000+01:002016-07-18T00:31:30.435+01:00The BFG Movie Review - A red carpet experience
Hitting your cinemas from the 22nd of July will be the 2016 adaptation of The BFG movie and boy are you in for a epic treat! Having grown up reading all of the Roald Dahl books and of course watching the original version of this movie I was overjoyed to have been invited along to the UK Premiere today in Leicester Square.
The BFG story was first published in 1982 and has Emmy's Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896279622581980110noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188779485261776836.post-58398820453089310962016-07-16T23:33:00.000+01:002016-07-16T23:33:25.389+01:00The BFG Dream Jar Trail
You will have to have been living under a rock to have missed all the excitement of the upcoming release of the new BFG movie which is set to hit UK cinemas on the 22nd July 2016. I am VERY excited to have been invited to the UK premiere of this tomorrow and I can't wait!
I've my tickets at the ready and a new dress waiting to be worn for this very exciting occasion, it is set to be aEmmy's Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896279622581980110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188779485261776836.post-1920376997876440602016-07-16T00:08:00.001+01:002016-07-16T00:08:22.036+01:00Adding special touches around the house with poster prints
My house is a very slow work in progress, much slower than I would like it to be however slowly I am completing the rooms which have been decorated and making plans for those which haven't yet been touched.
Since moving in around 12 years ago most rooms have had at least a lick of paint, some of them needed the wallpaper stripping back and carpets needed changing. The rooms which Emmy's Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896279622581980110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188779485261776836.post-53571301755778505452016-07-15T06:30:00.000+01:002016-07-16T01:37:00.550+01:00Giveaway: Win a HUGGIES® Bundle
Well what a week of celebrations we've had. A whole weeks worth. Now I leave you with our final one....I'm sure you've had enough now and I'm finding them exhausting. Don't forget to look back on the past week and make sure you've not missed any.
As you know I am working alongside Huggies again this year as a DryNites® Ambassador - this is a role with a difference for me as I willEmmy's Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896279622581980110noreply@blogger.com106tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188779485261776836.post-87061090455401215842016-07-15T00:10:00.000+01:002016-07-15T14:05:06.525+01:00Last minute dress shopping on a budget - looking for discount codes
Those of you who follow this blog regularly will know that the week before last our car died, and the repairs needed to get it back onto the road again just aren't economical. It needs a new gearbox to start with and then also has a few problems which need sorting with the engine. It is a little battered now and all the repairs would cost more than the car is worth so it is time to Emmy's Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896279622581980110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188779485261776836.post-656277457853064362016-07-14T06:30:00.000+01:002016-07-14T06:30:26.991+01:00Giveaway: Win a Baby Annabel Baby Brother Doll
If you look around our house the one toy we have the most of and the most accessories to go with are Dolls, even at 6 years old these are still Emmy's favourite toys and I can't blame her I was exactly the same as a child. I had lots of Dolls too growing up and I was playing with these most of my childhood.
It isn't only Emmy who loves to play with Dolls but Harry loves them too andEmmy's Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896279622581980110noreply@blogger.com124tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188779485261776836.post-17292210595998818502016-07-13T06:30:00.000+01:002016-07-22T23:49:56.920+01:00Giveaway: Win a Smiggle Bundle
We are huge stationery fans here, I have SO many notebooks with half written to-do lists in - they are half written because Emmy tends to steal them for her drawings and of course I don't have the heart to take them back again as she is amazing at drawing currently and loves to practice her joined up hand-writing all the time as she is determined to get her pen licence next year.
The house Emmy's Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896279622581980110noreply@blogger.com134tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188779485261776836.post-22757744786037860282016-07-13T00:10:00.000+01:002016-07-18T00:16:56.369+01:00Peppa Pig Home & Garden Playset review
Both of my children have been fans of Peppa Pig from a young age, it is a programme which seems to capture young imaginations and they are entranced from the off.
Of course Emmy has outgrown this now but Harry hasn't yet and whenever Harry is watching you'll find Emmy snuggled up close to him watching too but pretending not to.
They have both over the years had a few of Emmy's Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896279622581980110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188779485261776836.post-6688643044115294792016-07-12T06:30:00.000+01:002016-07-12T06:30:30.397+01:00Giveaway: Win a 3 month subscription to Readly
You will have seen my review recently of Readly, the online magazine subscription which allows you to read all of your favourite titles on your tablet or smart phone from wherever you are.
This is the perfect way to introduce yourself to new content you may not have purchased in the shops or to keep up with your favourites including back editions on the go, in your lunch hour or whenever youEmmy's Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896279622581980110noreply@blogger.com46