The Beesley Buzz: October 2013

Reasons to be cheerful - Very special delivery for D!!!

Last month, I did something very bad...very very bad...you can see just what happened here. But the long and short of it is that D's prized Zack Binspin rainbow foil mash-up card ended up looking like this: Today, the fantastic organisation that is Moshi Monsters...

Stylfile Nipper Clipper review

When the opportunity came up to review Tom Pellereau’s Stylfile Nipper Clipper we jumped at the chance. Cutting babies nails was a huge dilemma for me when I had my first baby and despite asking all the nurses, midwives and health visitors for help, none of them were actually...

A Night of Hope

This time of year we find ourselves doing everything we can to avoid Halloween and all that surrounds it. The kids have never liked it and they usually have an alternative like a Bright Lights party to go to instead. Last year, I ended up drawn in by the lure of doing something...

The joy of bubble wrap!

I don't think this video needs much of an introduction but we did think it was adorable at the end where T copies her big bro's falling over. Linking up with Actually Mummy's Wot so funee:...

Our very own Seawig

Oliver and the Seawigs is a new children's book by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre and there is a really fab creative competition over at Tots100 so we couldn't resist making our own Seawig! Whilst the book looks amazing and just the sort of read that my two sons would adore...

Gardens are for Growing (and I don't just mean the plants!)

Our plan for our dream family garden with Activity Toys Direct. There's no doubt about it, gardens are places where things grow...whether you have grass that grows, a few pots with flowers in, a vegetable bed or a tree. Gardens are for growing. But to our family, our garden...

Vulgar The Viking and The Battle of Burp

Author: Odin Redbeard. Publisher: Nosy Crow. Review by J, aged 9 Vulgar the Viking likes battles and his class goes to Burp where there was once a battle which the Vikings lost. But this time Vulgar is going to win. He goes to stay with Bert, Bertha, Albert and Gilbert. There...

Moshling castle

J's been collecting boxes, tubes and other 'junk' for weeks now, and building a steadily growing pile of stuff to build with. By now you will have realised that J is a huge Moshi Monsters fan. In fact, he is the self-proclaimed world's biggest Moshi fan. So when his chance came...

From Porridge to Pudsey!

A couple of years ago, I remember reading on the Daily Growl over at Moshi Monsters (in the days when I actually had time to look after my online monster before T was born), about a project that Moshi had supported which was feeding porridge to 457 students in Malawi....

Wot So Funee - Recycling paper

'Star Wars by D aged 7' Since D recently started school after several years of homeschooling, he seems to really be into making things from paper - paper planes, paper hats, paper purses, you name it, he seems to be making it from paper, sticky tape and scissors. His room had...

Happy Birthday Mummy!

Yesterday was my birthday. I'm not big on having a fuss made and I actually don't like receiving presents generally. But yesterday was an exception because J made me this: J made 'mummy' out of Plus Plus And he had written this wonderful acrostic that made me cry with happiness: D...

From Dentist to Florist!

Britmums and Oral-B have challenged bloggers to blog about gum health experiences or tips or any personal dental anecdotes to celebrate the launch of new Oral-B Pro-Expert Premium Gum Protection toothpaste. Now I wasn't speedy enough to sign up for a free sample but I do...

Some Parents...

Some parents are expected to deal with a child who has defeated... ...half a dozen teachers, a couple of headteachers, a handful of doctors, consultants, psychologists, psychiatrists, and therapists. It's been a difficult week, hoping next week is better!...

Knock! Knock! Gnocchi

Gnocchi is 'pasta' made from potatoes. I had only ever eaten Gnocchi when out and had never dreamt of attempting to cook it from scratch myself. Turns out it is actually really simple - just 3 ingredients involved: potatoes, plain flour and an egg. You can't get simpler than...

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