Helen McGinn

BritMums Google+ hangout with Helen McGinn >> 8pm

Tonight we are as pleased as punch to be hanging out with Helen McGinn aka Knackered Mother’s Wine Club who has recently published her onominous book with Macmillan. If you haven’t got the book – go find it now as it is the perfect tool for every busy mum’s shopping basket, even India Knight says [...]

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Twitter party: What makes a good family holiday

What makes a good family holiday? Come share your tips at our #funnestfamily Twitter party on Tuesday 21 May at 13:00 and you could win shopping vouchers to spend at dozens of high street shops. Join us with your best tips! The party is sponsored by Carnival Cruise Lines (@CarnivalFamily), the alternative to all-inclusive land-based [...]

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May Foodie Round Up: Holiday food and the BiBs

I read somewhere recently that the latest thing to do in Paris is “Le Drunch” – a strange name for a combined lunch/dinner…   It sounds much more appealing perhaps once you know what it is!  After all, what’s not to like about the idea of a long leisurely lunch spilling over into dinner and [...]

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Dads Round-Up: Welcome to the cabaret!

Wilkommen! Bienvenue! Welcome! To the cabaret! I’m Spencer, your MC for this month’s dad’s round-up and on the bill today I’m proud to list some stars of the dad blogging world, in my eyes anyhow. Award winning. Inspiring. Funny and brilliant. These gents have it all and then some. They’re all that and a bag [...]

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Kingsley Napley to lead legal essentials session at BritMums Live!

BritMums is pleased to announce that two lawyers from Kingsley Napley, Simon Halberstam and Andrew Solomon, will lead the Beginning Blogging Legal Essentials session at BritMums Live! The session will cover: the basics of libel law issues related to reviewing products – i.e. are there things you can and cannot say about a product or [...]

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Join the Summer Turkey Recipe Challenge – win £250 voucher

Cook a quick turkey summer recipe – you could win £250 of shopping vouchers courtesy of Lean on Turkey Fresh turkey is an ideal ingredient for tasty summer recipes – from satisfying salads to stir frys to burgers and more. Share your quick and easy original turkey recipe in our Summer Turkey Recipe Challenge and [...]

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6 different ways to eat turkey

Turkey is a delicious ingredient that’s also great for anyone watching their weight. In our Summer Turkey Recipe Challenge, we’re challenging bloggers to create their own recipes with fresh turkey, sponsored by Lean on Turkey. It’s high in protein and essential for growth and repair as part of a varied and balanced diet and healthy [...]

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Tessa Strickland

Why picture books matter: 7 reasons to read with your child

Tessa Strickland, co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Barefoot Books has a great deal of knowledge and insight from a professional perspective but also as a mum of three. Here she shares with us her top tips for reading with children and gives us seven reasons why we should 7 reasons to read with your child 1. [...]

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Will you blog for Madeleine?

Today is Madeleine McCann’s 10th birthday. In May 2007, aged just three years old, Madeleine was snatched from her holiday apartment in Portugal whilst she was sleeping. Despite extensive high profile campaigns and international searches Madeleine has never been found. Unfortunately Madeleine’s family are not alone in their grief of looking for a much loved [...]

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Honey, I broke the kid – BiB Fresh Voice contender

Mummy Never Sleeps speaks from the heart, she gives it to you as it is and you’ll sit up dead straight to listen to her. NO more words from me, read on. I think I broke my kid. Apparently having a nervous breakdown and uber high anxiety for a period of time can rub off [...]

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Time flies, take time to slow it down – BiB Fresh Voice contender

My Two Mums is written by Kirsty and Clara and details their story of having a baby and all that it entails, here they focus on time and how it’s passing by so quickly. Before Monkey was born we were constantly told how time flies once you have a child. I was slightly aware that [...]

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My Best Post of The Week << Add yours

Have you put your BiB votes in? You’d better hurry as the whole place shuts down at midnight 12th May alla Cinderella and no more voting can be made. Go here now and vote your favourites See, I’ve made it easy for you. This week I have had the pleasure of introducing you to some [...]

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Life After Death – BiB Fresh Voice contender

Helen writes at All at sea Scotland and is another of our BiB Fresh Voice contenders. Since starting her blog she has focused more on her poetry, here she shares a beautiful poem Life after Death, a subject that we all think about every now and then You were a writer I believe, books and [...]

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White Sauce is power – BiB Fresh Voice contender

Chloe King has been writing Gannet and Parrot since weaning her baby, through it she has rekindled her passion for cooking and here she shares with us why white sauce is power. ‘When it’s black, it’s done,’ advised a friend, in reply to my asking if anyone’s parents had taught them anything about cooking. My [...]

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