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Easter egg hunt: fun with Zuru surprise eggs

Confession time… I have never done an Easter egg hunt with the kids! But being home all the time at the moment has resulted in more attempts to have fun and play outside, so thanks to Zuru the kids did their first Easter egg hunt, chocolate free! We were kindly sent a fabulous bundle of […]

Easter fun with Yolkies

Toy surprises, edible slime, could anything be more perfect for kids? Add in Easter and the current lockdown… introducing Yolkies from Bandai! I was absolutely thrilled to receive this Easter hamper including chocolate treats, an Easter bonnet and Yolkies! Plus the wicker hamper is AMAZING! The toy characters are cute, food themed and there are […]

The history of the Easter Bunny

At the grand old age of 36, it has suddenly occurred to me that I have absolutely NO IDEA why there is an Easter Bunny. I can see the link between Easter and eggs (symbolising new life but also refers to the fasting for Lent) but bunnies have me completely stumped! Time to get researching… […]

World Chocolate Day 7th July

Oh yes, it’s true! An actual day to celebrate chocolate and therefore chocoholics 🙂 I don’t think of myself as a sweet person (tastes and personality!) I can go months without having a chocolate but then at other times I could sit and eat bar after bar or a whole box. So here are my […]

Pride comes before a fall (not so happy Easter Monday 17th April)

This is not the post I wanted or planned to be writing. I was all excited and planned to do some celebratory gloating. But I can’t 🙁 You see, I was going to write and film me enjoying Aldi‘s Chocies Easter egg. I have not eaten Smarties in years because they have wheat in them […]