Sunday, 10 June 2012
Wednesday, 6 June 2012
Tilda Kids Rice - a quick tasty snack
It's half term week here in the UK following the long Jubilee bank holiday weekend and the weather has been somewhat unsavoury, it is uncharacteristically cold for June and rather wet!
So yesterday when we went out to play at the local park with my three and a group of their friends because the council had put on a Olympic Sports activity day, we had good fun I soon became the bowler in a game of rounders, the children tried their hand at long jump and Tennis amongst other things and despite the drizzly weather everyone had a good time.
We returned home along with several additional 10 year old boys all rather hungry. So I mustered up a quick snack for them, remembering the Tilda Kids Rice we were sent to review a few days prior I thought this was an ideal time to give it a go.
The Tilda Rice kid pouches come in several flavours including Sweet Vegetable and wholegrain rice, Sunshine Vegetable, Mild Curry and Cheese and Tomato. Each pouch is 125g which is a handy snack size.
The pouches can be microwaved, but if like me you don't have a microwave they can also be cooked in a pan on the hob, with a bit of water you simply heat the rice up for 3 to 4 minutes.
Each pouch contains 1 of your 5 a day portions of vegetables which is made up of vegetable puree and vegetable pieces.
I decided for a quick snack to make some sweetcorn on the cob, a selection of Tilda Rice and some potato waffles, everyone tucked in. The Sunshine Vegetable rice was the favourite followed by the mild curry, which was very mild, which is great because my three are not kean on strong spices, but some of the other 10 year olds would have liked a spicier curry.
Cooking was quick and easy which makes these a perfect snack or a great accompaniment to a meal, the fun packet design is sure to attract younger childrens attention too with Tilli the elephant featured along with other animal friends.
The tasty flavours give a good variety helping get fussy eaters to enjoy something abit different. Overall I was impressed with these pouches they really are a great quick snack idea, they are available from good retailers for around £1 each, everyone here loved them and the only thing left was empty plates.
We were sent a selection of Tilda Kids rice to review, all opinions however are our own.
So yesterday when we went out to play at the local park with my three and a group of their friends because the council had put on a Olympic Sports activity day, we had good fun I soon became the bowler in a game of rounders, the children tried their hand at long jump and Tennis amongst other things and despite the drizzly weather everyone had a good time.
We returned home along with several additional 10 year old boys all rather hungry. So I mustered up a quick snack for them, remembering the Tilda Kids Rice we were sent to review a few days prior I thought this was an ideal time to give it a go.
The Tilda Rice kid pouches come in several flavours including Sweet Vegetable and wholegrain rice, Sunshine Vegetable, Mild Curry and Cheese and Tomato. Each pouch is 125g which is a handy snack size.
The pouches can be microwaved, but if like me you don't have a microwave they can also be cooked in a pan on the hob, with a bit of water you simply heat the rice up for 3 to 4 minutes.
Each pouch contains 1 of your 5 a day portions of vegetables which is made up of vegetable puree and vegetable pieces.
I decided for a quick snack to make some sweetcorn on the cob, a selection of Tilda Rice and some potato waffles, everyone tucked in. The Sunshine Vegetable rice was the favourite followed by the mild curry, which was very mild, which is great because my three are not kean on strong spices, but some of the other 10 year olds would have liked a spicier curry.
Cooking was quick and easy which makes these a perfect snack or a great accompaniment to a meal, the fun packet design is sure to attract younger childrens attention too with Tilli the elephant featured along with other animal friends.
The tasty flavours give a good variety helping get fussy eaters to enjoy something abit different. Overall I was impressed with these pouches they really are a great quick snack idea, they are available from good retailers for around £1 each, everyone here loved them and the only thing left was empty plates.
We were sent a selection of Tilda Kids rice to review, all opinions however are our own.
Ice Age 4 Odeon Reviewer
I received an email the other day asking us to partake in a competition with Odeon to find their IceAge4 Official junior reviewer, my eldest two thought they would give it ago.
Ice Age 4 Continental Drift is due to be released on 13th July, we watched the trailer and it looks a great film, with the familiar character and humour from the previous movies plus a whole host of new adventures including pirates and huge crabs!
It really does look like a great film, the competition means the 5 most viewed videos get passed onto the judges with the winners getting the chance to see the film in July and review it officially for Odeon Cinemas.
Ice Age 4 Continental Drift is due to be released on 13th July, we watched the trailer and it looks a great film, with the familiar character and humour from the previous movies plus a whole host of new adventures including pirates and huge crabs!
It really does look like a great film, the competition means the 5 most viewed videos get passed onto the judges with the winners getting the chance to see the film in July and review it officially for Odeon Cinemas.
It really was lots of fun watching the trailer and filming our review which is full of giggles and to become official Odeon reviewers would be a great opportunity so please take a look and share it with your friends :)
Monday, 4 June 2012
Great Garden Moments
I love being outdoors, be it walks in the woodlands of afternoons in the garden the outdoors makes me smile. I have such fond memories of the fun we had in garden at our old house, it was rare you found us indoors, we were lucky enough to be surrounded by open spaces woodlands at the end of our garden that we cut into to make hidey holes and magical gardens with rope swings and secret dens.
My other half is the creative type, his imagination and flare for fun is as big as the childrens, and becoming a Dad gave him extra reasons to live out his adventures, and in doing so he turned the garden into a medieval adventure zone, with mud huts, armour stores even a castle, that he designed and built himself.
The garden gave us endless fun, we rigged up speakers under the castle and brought a medieval music CD which set the scene for mystical adventures every time you stepped into the garden.
Picnics and BBQ' were a must and many times our garden became the retreat that the local children would flock to, but of course a medieval garden isn't complete without a few select props.
The feature I always loved was the stocks, which my other half made himself, they were a great bench but a fun play area for the children too.
Another favourite was the Colin, the Falcon. He is a garden Decoy, to scare away birds from newly laid seed lawns or fruit trees, but my other half cut away his rock and fixed him to a hand made bird stand.
The children spent hours in the armour shelter or running around in a true medieval world. Their Dad showed them how to make a shield out of a panel from an old washing machine, and they would often be found sat in the armour shelter with a hammer banging on old blocks of wood completely emerged in their imaginations.
We would do activities outside too, often found with pots of paint and paper, or simply sitting reading books or playing with toys or board games.
The garden really was the hub of our house and the centre of so many of my childrens memories, now however the children are abit older, we have moved house and our current garden is smaller, we still love being outdoors and spend lots of times wandering through the woodlands close by, but the garden is more sophisticated, more of an adult relaxing space, there is no castle, or armour shelters, no swings or climbing frames, now we have a little table and chairs and a BBQ, Colin came with us and sits in the corner over looking the more sophisticated area, the swords and shields also made their way to the new garden, but attach to the fence as a untouched reminder of the past fun.
Now beautiful flowers grow without fear of being trampled by young children, and we sit and enjoy the peace whilst chomping on Burgers from the barbecue, that's the bitter sweet nature of childhood, it doesn't last forever, children grow quickly their fun and games change, now a basket ball hoop entertains them, the patio area is a useful skate park for practising their latest skateboard tricks and the wonder of fairies and playing castles is just a fond memory.
Now we are making new memories, in a new garden, and although it is different from the past it has potential to be just as amazing. That is why I am entering the Furniture Village Great Garden Moments Competition, which is giving us a chance to win the amazing Cheltenham garden table and chairs set which I think would make a fantastic addition to our garden.
My other half is the creative type, his imagination and flare for fun is as big as the childrens, and becoming a Dad gave him extra reasons to live out his adventures, and in doing so he turned the garden into a medieval adventure zone, with mud huts, armour stores even a castle, that he designed and built himself.
The garden gave us endless fun, we rigged up speakers under the castle and brought a medieval music CD which set the scene for mystical adventures every time you stepped into the garden.
Picnics and BBQ' were a must and many times our garden became the retreat that the local children would flock to, but of course a medieval garden isn't complete without a few select props.
The feature I always loved was the stocks, which my other half made himself, they were a great bench but a fun play area for the children too.
Another favourite was the Colin, the Falcon. He is a garden Decoy, to scare away birds from newly laid seed lawns or fruit trees, but my other half cut away his rock and fixed him to a hand made bird stand.
The children spent hours in the armour shelter or running around in a true medieval world. Their Dad showed them how to make a shield out of a panel from an old washing machine, and they would often be found sat in the armour shelter with a hammer banging on old blocks of wood completely emerged in their imaginations.
We would do activities outside too, often found with pots of paint and paper, or simply sitting reading books or playing with toys or board games.
The garden really was the hub of our house and the centre of so many of my childrens memories, now however the children are abit older, we have moved house and our current garden is smaller, we still love being outdoors and spend lots of times wandering through the woodlands close by, but the garden is more sophisticated, more of an adult relaxing space, there is no castle, or armour shelters, no swings or climbing frames, now we have a little table and chairs and a BBQ, Colin came with us and sits in the corner over looking the more sophisticated area, the swords and shields also made their way to the new garden, but attach to the fence as a untouched reminder of the past fun.
Now beautiful flowers grow without fear of being trampled by young children, and we sit and enjoy the peace whilst chomping on Burgers from the barbecue, that's the bitter sweet nature of childhood, it doesn't last forever, children grow quickly their fun and games change, now a basket ball hoop entertains them, the patio area is a useful skate park for practising their latest skateboard tricks and the wonder of fairies and playing castles is just a fond memory.
Now we are making new memories, in a new garden, and although it is different from the past it has potential to be just as amazing. That is why I am entering the Furniture Village Great Garden Moments Competition, which is giving us a chance to win the amazing Cheltenham garden table and chairs set which I think would make a fantastic addition to our garden.
Rainy Day Activities - Cushion sewing kit
The Diamond Jubilee has been rather wet hasn't it? But the whole country seems to be covered in patriotic Red White and Blue, I do love the Union Jack designs and merchandise.
My three children love a celebration too and Chloe specifically always wants to show her support to upcoming events and celebrations, if we were to sit at home and not mention the Jubilee celebrations I would definitely have her complaining.
But when its wet and miserable street parties are cancelled and things don't seems as appealing, so I was thrilled when we were sent a My Style Union Jack Cushion kit to review.
This is ideal for anyone who loves getting crafty and wants to spend this bank holiday doing something with a patriotic feel, or if you want to get some crafts in to entertain over the summer Olympic celebrations.
The kit includes everything you need to make 2 cushions, the felt covers come ready cut and punched to make sewing easier, the thread and a needle.
You get the two inner pillows which arrive flat packed but pop out to make lovely soft pillows one large pillow 40cm x 25cm and one smaller pillow 25cm x 16cm
This is a really lovely kit and has kept Chloe occupied for a good while, she has never really completed any sewing kits before so this was a perfect starting point with the pre hole punched felt shapes.
The My Style Union Jack Cushion kit is aimed at girls aged 8 and above and would make a perfect kit for birthdays or to keep in for the rainy days over the summer holiday. Priced at £14.99 I think this is great value as the finished pillows are really lovely.
My three children love a celebration too and Chloe specifically always wants to show her support to upcoming events and celebrations, if we were to sit at home and not mention the Jubilee celebrations I would definitely have her complaining.
But when its wet and miserable street parties are cancelled and things don't seems as appealing, so I was thrilled when we were sent a My Style Union Jack Cushion kit to review.
This is ideal for anyone who loves getting crafty and wants to spend this bank holiday doing something with a patriotic feel, or if you want to get some crafts in to entertain over the summer Olympic celebrations.
The kit includes everything you need to make 2 cushions, the felt covers come ready cut and punched to make sewing easier, the thread and a needle.
You get the two inner pillows which arrive flat packed but pop out to make lovely soft pillows one large pillow 40cm x 25cm and one smaller pillow 25cm x 16cm
This is a really lovely kit and has kept Chloe occupied for a good while, she has never really completed any sewing kits before so this was a perfect starting point with the pre hole punched felt shapes.
The My Style Union Jack Cushion kit is aimed at girls aged 8 and above and would make a perfect kit for birthdays or to keep in for the rainy days over the summer holiday. Priced at £14.99 I think this is great value as the finished pillows are really lovely.Saturday, 2 June 2012
Friday, 1 June 2012
Tipping point - Today
Today. June 1st 2012
Today I turned my calender over, a new month, to greet me was a picture of my daughter and our boxer dog, sitting in the sun smiles beaming out, a quote under it 'Friends are always worth the Trouble.' Today signals a new month putting behind May and starting June.
Britain today is starting to think of the celebrations, starting to wonder of the fun we'll have this extended Bank Holiday with our family.
For us today is fine, even with the stress and strains of life, with illness or family feuds, even when there are grey clouds and chill in the air today is still OK.
For people in Syria its not. A week ago on May 25th in Houla the day was not fine, over 100 people lost their lives, 49 children.
They lost their lives in cold blood, at close range, shots to the head, knifes cutting away their lives.
That day was the tipping point. That day needless lives were lost. I do not understand why or what for, I don't need to. I understand childrens lives were ended whole families killed by another human. I know that no human can say that is OK. That is all I need to know, but I also know that by saying 'that is not ok' we can help make a difference.
Today we can make that difference, we can make our voices heard.
Today we can collectively say 'Stop the violence'
Today we can spread the message that we want the killing to stop and we will help to protect the children.
Today we can take just 5 minutes to sign the Save the Children Petition we can take 2 minutes to Share this post, 2 minutes to retweet this post. Today we can make ourselves heard.
When people stand together the message is so much louder. I am standing up for these children, along with many other bloggers today. Please help share our voice. Join Britmums members and use today for a day of protest.
Thank you
Today I turned my calender over, a new month, to greet me was a picture of my daughter and our boxer dog, sitting in the sun smiles beaming out, a quote under it 'Friends are always worth the Trouble.' Today signals a new month putting behind May and starting June.
Britain today is starting to think of the celebrations, starting to wonder of the fun we'll have this extended Bank Holiday with our family.
For us today is fine, even with the stress and strains of life, with illness or family feuds, even when there are grey clouds and chill in the air today is still OK.
For people in Syria its not. A week ago on May 25th in Houla the day was not fine, over 100 people lost their lives, 49 children.
They lost their lives in cold blood, at close range, shots to the head, knifes cutting away their lives.
That day was the tipping point. That day needless lives were lost. I do not understand why or what for, I don't need to. I understand childrens lives were ended whole families killed by another human. I know that no human can say that is OK. That is all I need to know, but I also know that by saying 'that is not ok' we can help make a difference.
Today we can make that difference, we can make our voices heard.
Today we can collectively say 'Stop the violence'
Today we can spread the message that we want the killing to stop and we will help to protect the children.
Today we can take just 5 minutes to sign the Save the Children Petition we can take 2 minutes to Share this post, 2 minutes to retweet this post. Today we can make ourselves heard.
When people stand together the message is so much louder. I am standing up for these children, along with many other bloggers today. Please help share our voice. Join Britmums members and use today for a day of protest.
Thank you
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