A few weeks ago Monster was sent over a trio of book from the Ping and Pong collection which are written by children’s author Amy Trevaskus to take a peek at. Now I have to admit that before I received the lovely Amy’s tweet I’d never heard of the Ping and Pong collection but  after reading them with the dude I’m really glad that we were given the opportunity to take a look.

So if like me you haven’t heard of the Ping and Pong series before then let me introduce you; Ping and Pong are a pocket sized  brother and sister whom have lived in the clock in best friend Lucy’s hallway for as long as they can remember. Together the trio capture imaginations whilst encouraging learning through exciting adventures.

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You’ve heard the nursery rhyme Mary, Mary, quite contrary right? Well our garden certainly doesn’t grow with silver bells and cockle shells and pretty maids all in a row in fact I’d probably go as far as saying we are completely and utterly useless gardeners.

Whilst Monster and I are dab hands at mowing the lawn (an even surface is essential for playing football don’t you know?) up until now our flower growing skills have been somewhat questionable. However when the little man came home from nursery with a sunflower in hand it was time to dash to the garden store to get some essentials, roll up our sleeves and pop on our gardening gloves!

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Thanks to regular trips to Nana’s house Monster has developed a keen interest in TV show Power Rangers so when the brand new Power Rangers Super Samurai series hit Nickelodeon the little man was hooked.

Recently we were asked to take at one of the brand new Power Rangers Super Samurai toy and when the parcel arrived Monster was ready and waiting and as we didn’t have a clue which toy from the range the little man would be sent he was very excited indeed!

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On the 21^st and 22^nd of June I will be hot footing it down to London to attending one of the UK’s biggest blogging conferences, Britmums Live 2013, where fingers crossed I’ll learn lots, make new friends and have a good chin wag with old ones however all this couldn’t have been possible without my two amazing sponsors.

So please let me introduce you to my Britmums Live 2013 sponsors; Loved By Parents and Dr Zigs!

Loved by Parents is a website that Monster and I have had the pleasure of working with for nearly two years now and the lovely Tina has done an amazing job.

Featuring handy parenting hints and tips, yummy recipes, in-depth product reviews, brilliant competitions and not to mention the hugely popular Loved by Parents Awards which are now in their 3^rd consecutive year, Loved By parents is most certainly worth a visit and is a website I am extremely proud to be representing at the conference.

Make sure you visit the Loved By Parents website, follow them on Twitter and Like them on Facebook to keep up to date with the latest awards information and amazing competitions

Our second fab sponsor is the master of all things bubbly – Dr Zigs!

Dr Zigs is a small family business based in North Wales whom specialise in all things bubbly, whether it be supplying kits to create your own bubbly fun at home or attending your event to make it extra special the Dr Zigs team are the kings and queens of bubbles!

This fab company was created when the family’s baby son Ziggy developed a distinct love of bubbles and not satisfied with your bog standard bubbles this lovely family decided to make them bigger and better in fact some of these bubbles are so big you can stand in them!

We checked out one of the Dr Zigs Giant Bubble making kits last year and were amazed at how this super simple kit could make such huge bubbles with the minimum of fuss.

Dr Zigs love what they do and it seems as if that love is put into every bottle so pop over to the Dr Zigs website, say hi to them on Twitter and check out their awesome pictures on Facebook,

I just want to say a huge personal thanks to my lovely sponsors for allowing Cinders to go to the ball!

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My First Crayola Musical Rub-Art Station – £9.99

The My First Crayola Musical Rub-Art Station is a welcomed addition to the My First Crayola range and has brought something new to the monsters crafting activities.

I always used to do brass rubbings with my mum when I was little so The My First Crayola Musical Rub-Art Station certainly brought back a few happy memories for me.

What’s in the box?

1 x plastic rubbing frame

2 x reversible rubbing plates

1 x fab rubbing tool for holding the crayone

4 x chunky colourful crayons

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