Bear's Favourite's: Play-Doh Ice Cream Sweet Shoppe

10:01 Kayleigh Huitt 0 Comments

Ever since Bear really small he has always loved play-doh. I think I bought his first pot just after his first birthday and its always been an activity he has always loved to do. Currently he has been playing with the Play Doh Ice Cream Sweet Shoppe set which he could play with for hours!


He likes making mini ice creams for everyone and rolling out the doh to make the cones. We decided to buy him this little set as he has been watching videos on the YouTube kids app about it and I wanted to see what Play-Doh plus was all about. It Turns out that it is a softer and smoother doh for anyone who didn't know! Play-doh is a great activity for creative and imaginative play and perfect for building the muscles in their little hands, getting them ready for holding pencils and scissors later on.  

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MEAL PLAN FOR THE WEEK 25TH-31ST JANUARY

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MEAL PLAN

MONDAY: 

Sweet chilli & garlic Chicken stir fry with egg noodles

TUESDAY:

Home made Burgers with salad & Corn on the cob

WEDNESDAY:

Spaghetti Bolognase

THURSDAY:

Home made Chicken goujons with sweet potato chips & veg

FRIDAY:

Fish, chips & peas

SATURDAY:

Pizza



SUNDAY:

Roast Gammon with veg & roast poatoes

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BIG MAC IN A BOWL: RECIPE

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Like most people I love a Big Mac from McDonald's, but they are not the best thing for you! I came across a picture of  Big Mac in a bowl on Instagram and had to try and make it for myself. It was simple, easy to make and tasted lovely!

Ingredients:
  1. 200g lean 5% beef mince
  2. Iceberg lettuce
  3. Chopped white & red onion
  4. Sliced tomatoes 
  5. Thousand Island dressing
  6. Dairylea cheese slices 
  7. salt & pepper
Method:

  1. Add white onions and mince to frying pan
  2. Fry until brown and cooked through
  3. Layer bowl with lettuce, tomato and red onion 
  4. Cut cheese slices into little squares
  5. Add half the cheese into mince and cook until melted
  6. Season with salt and pepper
  7. Add mince on top of lettuce and place the rest of cheese slices on top
  8. Top with thousand island dressing
  9. Enjoy with some home made chips


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BEAR'S FIRST SNOWMAN!

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The last time it snowed properly where we live was when Bear was 6 weeks old. So he has been waiting a long time to build a snowman or even just play in the snow. He was very excited when he woke up on Sunday morning to find snow in our garden.

After breakfast Daddy & Bear went out into the garden and played in the snow, throwing snowballs and rolling up balls to build the snowman. Here are a few pics. Enjoy!









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MEAL PLAN FOR THE WEEK 18TH - 24TH JANUARY

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MEAL PLAN

MONDAY: 

Mayflower Chicken Curry & Noodles

TUESDAY:

Big Mac in a bowl (SW recipe)

WEDNESDAY:

Home made Fish & Chips & peas

THURSDAY:

Chicken Pasta Bake
FRIDAY:

Cottage Pie & Veg

SATURDAY:

         Pizza (boys favourite)

SUNDAY:



Roast Chicken & Veg & Roast potatoes 

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Bear's Favourites: Melissa & Doug Sticker Pad

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So I thought I would share a post about Bear's favourite things. If you have a toddler you know that there favourite things change all the time. After Christmas Bear had a massive pile of new toys that he has been playing with. One of his fav's at the moment is this Melissa & Doug Reusable Sticker Pad that we bought him.
   We both love this sticker pad and play with it everyday. It has 5 colourful backgrounds and 165 cling-style re positional stickers. We got bear the vehicles pad which has boats, diggers, planes, cars and trains. Its super fun and easy to use and the stickers stick really well, and are really good quality and is great for creative play.

We bought bear this as he loves stickers, but the normal ones are sometimes expensive when you only use them once and half of them end up on the floor or are not sticky enough. The pad was really cheap from Amazon.co.uk and I think I paid £3-4 if I remember correctly.

    


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MEAL PLAN FOR THE WEEK 11TH - 17TH JANUARY

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MEAL PLAN

MONDAY: 

Rump steak, home made chips & peas

TUESDAY:

Spaghetti Bolognese 

WEDNESDAY:

Chicken Goujons, Sweet potato chips & broccoli 

THURSDAY:

Slow cooker Chicken Casserole & brussels 

FRIDAY:

Cooked Breakfast

SATURDAY:

         Pizza (boys favourite)

SUNDAY:

Gammon, Egg & home made chips & peas


I have only shown dinner time meals as I don't plan breakfast and lunches. I just have what I feel like on the day, which is usually sandwiches, pita and hummus or Eggs (something quick and easy). Bear has a packed lunched at nursery three days a week, so I try to keep away from sandwiches (his favourite) when he has lunch at home. He loves eggs so its sometimes a omelette, dippy egg and soldiers or a snacky plate as I call it with crackers and cheese, fruit and anything else he fancies.







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What's in my Toddlers change bag?

08:31 Kayleigh Huitt 0 Comments



When you first have a baby you have to have everything but the kitchen sink in your change bag its full of nappies, bottles, wipes , creams and god knows what else! Now Bear is Three and potty trained his bag is a lot smaller and easier to carry around and he sometimes carries it around himself if he's in a good mood!

So the first thing is the bag. I recently bought this in the Next Christmas sale, I had been eyeing it up on the website but didn't fancy paying £14 for it. On boxing day I had a look in the next sale and was just about to leave when it caught my eye hanging in the socks and hats section. I had to grab it. It was in the sale for £7 and I fell in love with it. The bag itself is very roomy and light. I love that is has some monochrome colours in it and it looks like a bear, which is what we call Harvey.

The contents of the bag are probably the same as what every mum puts in there child's bag when they are out and about. The most important thing is a full change of clothes, Bear has been potty trained since he turned two and a half  but the occasional accident does sometimes happen so I always carry a change of clothes especially is we are out for the day. Next is a snack and a drink , Bear would probably say this is the most important thing in his bag. There is nothing worse than being out with a toddler and they are clinging to your leg crying, saying "I'm hungry"!

I always carry around a pack of wipes for those sticky situations and plasters for the bumps and grazes. There is either a book or toy in Bear's bag to keep him occupied if we are out for dinner or in the car. My diary usually goes in Bears bag along with a pen, chap stick, 4head for headaches, hand sanitizer and my purse and keys as I don't really do handbags.

What do you have in your child's bag?

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2016 Goals!

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It's new years and everyone makes some kind of list of resolutions or goals. Here are mine. I really want to try and accomplish every one of these goals and I'm hoping by blogging about it that it will motivate me to do it!

 1. Lose weight!
2. Blog at least once a week
3. Be more organised
4. Save £1 every day for a year
5. Try one new recipe every month


 So number 1 is probably on the top of most peoples list. New year always calls for healthier food after indulging at Christmas and after our Christmas chocolate stash has depleted we will be buying no more than the little fun size ones for an occasional treat!

Blogging at least once a week is also an obvious one that I have wanted to do for ages so here goes! Number 3 is just in general be more organised in life, having meal plans done and things sorted for Bear's nursery and Matt's work and using my handy Cath Kidston diary to help me do this!

 Saving money is a biggie for us this year! We have a break to Center Parcs to pay for and trying to save for a new house. I have decided to save £1 for every day of the year so near to Christmas this will help us towards Bear's birthday and Christmas as well. You wont really notice if £1 a day is going out your account or just taking the change out of your purse.

Okay so when I was a kid I as a really fussy eater and I wouldn't eat anything but baked beans and dinosaur meat sandwiches (weird I know). But as I grew up I started trying more things and now I eat a wider selection of things but still I would like to try more. I figured one new recipe a month wouldn't hurt so I can research and get the ingredients I need and add them to my meal plan. Keep a look out on here for my meal plans and new recipes.

 Thanks for reading, have you got any goals or resolutions for 2016?

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