Tried & Tested: childrens

It’s almost back to school time or make that back to cool in the case of uniforms these days with so much more choice for children now; I remember resenting the discomfort of my uniform with stiff skirts and shirts and itchy jumpers. Now, as a mum, September in our house means we can get back …

Picnic season is well and truly underway, but with so many beautiful spreads in glossy magazines and Sunday supplements, not to mention on Pinterest and Instagram, you can avoid picnic envy – that’s totally a thing, OK! – with these essentials for an insta-worthy and probably more importantly, tasty and stress-free family picnic. Picnic hamper, …

For someone so small, my 3 – going on 13 – year old has very strong opinions about the clothes she will wear, accessories required to complete the look (usually heart-shaped sunglasses) and shoes that are worthy of her teeny tiny feet. Having strong opinions is one thing, at least …

Three things which add instant cool factor to a clothing brand: 1. Swedish design, 2. Created by mums, 3. Sustainably produced. Throw in some graphic prints, mini-me outfits and reasonable prices and you’ve got yourself a winning formula with me&i. Too good to be true? Nope, we road tested some new season pieces from …

There came a point during half term when I realised that most of Coco Lily’s wardrobe is a year or more old and although much of it still fits, it was looking a little lacklustre.  Now she’s at school it’s only at weekends that she’s out of uniform – after 3pm …

Here in London it can feel as though you have escaped Winter with barely any need to really wrap up during December and January, then February hits and you remember that Spring is still a long way off. Spring blooms may be popping up here there and everywhere but it’ll be a while before we can …

In the good old British summer we can often experience all types of weather within a short period, I’m not complaining though, just think how dull it would be if we had 3 months of sunshine, whatever would we talk about? The downside to this is that we have to …

Shoe shopping is great fun, that is, until you have to find shoes for a little person whose feet are too small for almost everything but pram shoes.  Which is fine if your baby is in a pram, but not so good if your tot just happens to be a …

If you follow me on Instagram you can’t have missed all the 4th birthday party photos (spam!) I’ve been sharing over the past week or so.  My eldest daughter and this blog’s namesake,  turned 4 this week and we celebrated with a big party.  I’m not one for character clothing …