This is the best mothers day card EVER! Not only does my son think I look like this – apparently it does have a remarkable likeness to me! I beg to differ.

Easy to make, all you need is

• A4 card folded in half to make the actual card
• Coloured card or paper for the face
• Wool for the hair
• Leftover material
• Googly eyes
• Felt tip pens
• Scissors
• Glue

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This is the story of a sad little duck.  He is orange, his hair looks like he has been electrocuted, and for some reason kids love him.

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Now my son is at school and happy, I was wondering if there was anything more I could or should have done with him before he went off to the magical place that gives me 6 hours of unbridled peace a day.

He is doing well at school, so I don’t think so, but it got me thinking that all children need a bucket list of things to do before they start school.

So this is our bucket list (even though it is a bit retrospective), of all the wonderful things we did do while he was still in those wonderful pre-school years. (And a few we should have done.)

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It is nice to give something away at Christmas, and the kind people at Pampers have given us a hamper to give away to one of our readers.

As you can see it is filled with pampers goodies and Christmas yummyness!
All you have to do to be in with a chance of twinning the hamper is send me your email address. I will randomly pick out a winner from all the entries.*

Remember those helpful tips from Pampers for keeping you sane with your baby at Christmas time.

*Closing date is Friday 23rd December 2012

Christmas can be a wonderful time and Christmas with a baby or children even more so…. hang on…  Christmas with kids is a STRESSFUL time!! ARRRGH! So I was really glad to read the Pampers Village Parenting Panel experts ultimate tips for an enjoyable festive season with baby:

Baby Development advice from Dr Maggie Redshaw:

• The first Christmas stocking is really exciting – bubbles to blow, finger puppets and small picture books are great for babies and parents. Interacting through play helps to facilitate conversation through facial expression, sounds and movement.
• Babies really enjoy wrapping paper and boxes at Christmas, and play with them as they would expensive toys so there is no need to spend a lot, but just take care about items that might not be so good to put in the mouth. A box can be a boat, car or den so use your imagination to bring games to life – this will help baby develop through social and make-believe play.
• Christmas is usually a time for lots of indoor play, but make the most of it when it’s bright and crisp to get out to the park to try a kick around with a ball or play in the leaves/snow – this will help baby to develop physically while having fun.  Read more »