Todays Activity: Painting! Product Review

Today we finally cracked open our paint pots and got nice and messy...so messy in fact a bath was required afterwards!

I had purchased the paints, pots and messy mat from Wilkinsons, our store is within walking distance and we do get most of our creative things from there mainly due to the low prices (paint is 85p) and the good quality.
The paint pots (3pack £1) and messy mat (£2.50) are great little essential items at a very low cost.

Wilkinsons Paint and Messy Mat

My daughter chose some Peppa pig pictures to paint today which had been purchased elsewhere, we have had these a while and it was nice to finally use them.
It was a really easy enjoyable activity to introduce mixing colours to make different ones, something which my 3yo really enjoyed, we explored what happened when we added white to the paint, how the colours got lighter, and if we added green or another colour it would get darker.

Paint Pots from Wilkinsons

Faith then explored using the paintbrush in different ways her favourite was using it to make 'footprints' across the page, again exploring the textures and different colours in the paint. We also have some sponge letters which we will be using tomorrow to help with her literacy skills and beginning to recognise all her letters.

Paints in action.

I would definitely recommend Wilkinsons for creative and messy play products, the quality is very high without the high price tag. Although I would recommend wearing old clothes when painting as this paint can stain..(I did manage to get it out of my daughters clothes today)

I haven't received anything in return for writing this review, it is simply because I was impressed with the products I purchased and wanted to share. :)

My poorly baby x

Snuggles on the couch x

Baby-Love Blog: The Last Few Weeks

Baby-Love Blog: The Last Few Weeks: It has all been a bit crazy here the last few weeks with my eldest starting nursery and then a bug coming to stay...it seems to have made it...

The Last Few Weeks

It has all been a bit crazy here the last few weeks with my eldest starting nursery and then a bug coming to stay...it seems to have made itself nice and comfy too!

Last Monday my eldest did her first morning at nursery.. all was well except she came home poorly and has been poorly ever since, I know this is common and she will become more immune to everything as she continues going.
I am really pleased with the nursery we have chosen, the staff are all lovely and helpful, and the children all seem very settled and happy.
The settling in sessions all went well and I feel confident that Faith will do well there and bloom into a lovely little girl all ready for school.

However my eldest starts nursery school in September and as you can only use the 15 hours childcare grant for one setting we will be paying for the nursery school, it is however much cheaper than the private nursery (£3 a hour) my only worry is having my daughter go to 2 different settings going to confuse her?
Currently I am thinking of doing two full days at the private nursery and then 3 mornings a week at the nursery school, mainly because I want to hold onto her place for the school. I also think a lot of the children she is currently with at the private nursery will also be attending this nursery school in September.

So while all this is whirring around my head, my youngest daughter was whisked to hospital with suspected meningitis, it in fact turned out to be in the end a severe ear infection but was awful none the less...  Seeing your 1yr old pinned down whilst two nurses trying to take blood from her is not something you forget easily!
A week later and baby was improving until her antibiotics finished and the whole weekend has been spent administering medicine to a very hot little girl but fortunately we managed to get a doctors apt this morning for more antibiotics, just hope it clears properly this time.

Anyway my eldest is better and off out for the day with her Grandma to be spoilt rotten I presume whilst my poorly baby and I catch up on sleep and housework.

Looking forward to next week and hopefully two well children!

Silent Sunday

A New Start

Short and sweet today but I am just popping in to say I will be starting to do product reviews mainly just baby and toddler toys to begin with!

Finally have a laptop so I am able to access my blog now wherever and whenever!

So watch this space! :)