Author: Oana

Christmas Gift Guide for a Seven Year Old

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Emma turned seven last weekend, she had a blast and enjoyed the whole countdown to her special day but this almost seems like a distant memory now with Christmas now fast approaching (“Only six weeks now, mummy!“). If your child is as laid back as mine when it comes to presents, then this gift guide is going to relieve some of the anxiety, the things I have included in this guide have all been tried and tested by Emma and given a resounding five star rating! First of all, clothes! I like getting Emma clothes for Christmas, they are a sure way to keep her warm and pretty over the coming months. So, my first suggestion it either a winter suit or a rain suit from Tiny Trolls of Norway. I have written last winter about their amazing winter suits and this autumn, they were very kind and sent us one of their beautiful and truly waterproof rain suits to review. “The Gauken rain set is an Oeko-Tex certified product which means that it has …

An exciting My Little Pony Equestria Doll Giveaway

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My Emma has a few favourites when it comes to home T.V. and iPad apps and programs. One of the strong favourites in the past six months has definitely been My Little Pony. How many Saturday mornings have I been woken up by the shrill voice of Applejack demanding justice and order I don’t know, I’ve now lost count! It turns out that the new My Little Pony movie, Legend of Everfree has been so popular on POP that the T.V. channel decided to do a re-run this Saturday. To celebrate the occasion, they are giving every little My Little Pony fan the chance to win a doll! WIN a My Little Pony: Equestria Girls doll! Here’s the chance to win some serious brownie points with your kids this half term. In celebration of My Little Pony Equestria Girls – Legend of Everfree airing on kids’ channel, POP, on Saturday 29th  October at 19:00, we have ONE doll to give away!   We’ve teamed up with Hasbro to give one lucky winner a chance to …

Hotter Winter Boots – A Review

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I don’t usually spend a lot on myself as a rule. It is not because I wouldn’t like to but because as a self-employed/partially employed/non-employed person as I have been since I moved to the Northern Ireland 10 years ago, I have learned to prioritize my expenses and Emma always comes first and so do her needs. I am very grateful to have my blog though as through it I have been offered a number of review opportunities that weren’t only for Emma but for myself as well. Last week, I travelled into Belfast per invitation and went to visit the Hotter shoe store in Victoria Square. I had ordered Hotter shoes before online, for my mum, in sales but I had never stepped into the physical store. I was overwhelmed from the word go by the warm welcome and was invited to peruse what was on sale at my own pace. It didn’t take me long to spot a pair of short boots for autumn and the lovely sale assistant offered to hoak in …

What to get a seven year old on her birthday

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Emma has once again been very blessed this past few months and weeks by several PR companies, authors and company directors and she got to play with some of the most exciting releases so I thought of putting together a handy list for anyone facing a big 7th birthday in the months to come. As a list, the ideas below are pretty comprehensive as possible birthday or even Christmas presents and I hope you will find it useful. A personalised book I have written about personalised books before on the blog and we have already a number of them in the house, both for Emma and in Georgie’s memory. This summer, I have witnessed the exciting “birthing” of another beautiful personalised book called Message in a Bottle. Alongside a number of other mummy bloggers, we helped Tuire, the illustrator, decide on the graphics, the wording and the online kids’ club quizzes. I grew quite attached to Kiki, the lovable character in the book and was delighted to see Emma’s joy at discovering her name in …

JORD Wood Watches: Review and Giveaway

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Sometimes dreams come true. A while back, I read a post on one of my fellow bloggers’ blog and started coveting for this wooden watches from JORD. They looked stylish, luxurious and easy to wear with almost everything and I knew I would love to own one. Time passed and I thought nothing more of it, except for the times when a JORD wooden watch would pop onto someone else’s Instagram feed and make my heart flutter a bit faster. And then, one evening, the most amazing email landed into my inbox, inviting me to join the reviewers’ team with JORD and pick a watch from the new collection as my very own! I may or may not have squealed for joy and pinched myself a bit, not believing my own luck! As you can imagine, I was off in a flash to pour over the choices on the website and took forever to decide, as you don’t get to choose such pretty watches very often! In the end, I went for a Fieldcrest Zebrawood …