Review: The LittleLife Doodle Daysack
We love love LOVE LittleLife. Waaaay back before we had No.1 son, we were big hikers – and a constant source of frustration for us after he was born was the lack of a really good child carrier. What we wanted was a proper rucksack – but with a seat for the boy thrown in. Imagine our thrilled delight when Boy came along a couple of years later and we came across a LittleLife backpack through the awesome power of our shiny...
Denim Shorts for Girls – Pretty, and Bargainous too.
You might have noticed – I really LOVE Vertbaudet clothes for children. They’re well made, well-fitted (waists are all elasticated or adjustable, for example) and totally practical – as well as looking really good. They wear well, wash well, and above all of that they’re brilliant value for money. What’s not to love about them? This summer the girl has been pretty much living in a few mix-and-match...
Simply fabulous kids clothes for the Great Outdoor Adventures
One thing you learn really fast is that when you’re hiking, comfort is where it’s at. Seriously. You do NOT want to be walking for miles in trousers that rub, a top that rides up or a waterproof that cuts of circulation at the wrists. Even the children know this, and they don’t need reminding what to select when told ‘we’ll be walking today’. So what do they choose? Well – our recent trip to...
Mobile Wi-Fi from Vodafone – review of the R205
The new Mobile Wi-Fi R205 turns a mobile broadband signal into your own personal Wi-Fi hotspot. AND it lets you connect up to five Wi-Fi enabled devices like laptops, iPads, tablets and games consoles to the internet wirelessly (and there’s no software to install). A tiny screen shows you at a glance the signal strength, battery life and how much data has been downloaded in the current session. We tried it out on a recent...
Gorgeous Retro Spotted Swimsuits for girls just £4.50!
I don’t really think I have much to say about this costume, except that I LOVE it. I am stupidly super-fussy about my daughter’s swimming costumes. I know I am. For me, bikinis are a no. A v-shaped neckline which suggest cleavage? That’s out too. The same rules as lunchboxes apply in terms of no annoying cartoon characters. So my choices are quite narrow; and the need seem to crop up regularly as the girl grows so...
Dyson’s DC39 – review
Everyone – meet the DC39 (DC39? This is everyone…). His name is Gik, and he’s been helping us around the house the last few weeks. Dyson did it again. You don’t buy a vacuum cleaner because of the way it looks. You just don’t. And yet.. it’s impossible – having this little monster in the house you can’t help but call it by a name. It just looks like something out of Star Trek (Yes, the...