cholestasis of pregnancy weight loss | A Paddington Bear Party

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Earlier this month, my daughter turned three years old and never one to turn down the chance to challenge myself and throw a good party, my daughter and I came up with a Paddington Bear birthday theme.  I have to admit, I had already rejected her idea of a Daddy themed birthday party as I couldnt quite figure out how that would go (!), so Paddington it was. I thought Id write a post about how I did our DIY Paddington Bear party, from the cake, the food and the games to the all important goody bags.

First stop...decorations

I bought alot of Paddington themed party decorations and table ware from the Childrens Party Shop online.  I found their prices to be the cheapest online and the delivery was really quick too. I bought banners, Paddington Bear little red party hats, the cake topper, a bear sandwich cutter and a few other bits for the party bags from them.  

We also bought a helium balloon for each child and attached it to their chair at the table...which was a big hit! I got these from The Card Factory as they were alot cheaper than some other shops. 

Drum roll please..the Cake

You really can find anything on YouTube, and I found this amazing tutorial on how to make a Paddington Bear cake.  This was shortly after I had Googled a cake and found the one I liked would be £160!!!! Always up for a challenge, I set to work! 

Now, Im not a great cook, and there was always that disaster with the carrot cake, but, I can make a simple sponge and I thought I could wing the rest.  Yes, it was a bit fiddly, and it did take me the best part of a day to do with the cooking of the sponges too, but I absolutely LOVED doing it, and I think it turned out OK for a novice. (Obviously I made all guests admire it before cutting it). Ta dah! 

Food

We hired a party package from a nearby leisure centre, and for the first hour of the party the children played on a bouncy castle and soft play toys, and then for the second hour we had another room where they sat and ate tea and then played a few games.  No catering was included so that meant I had to make all of the sandwiches.  

I decided to do lunch-boxes for each child, and before the party I had asked parents if their child would like cheese, ham or cheese spread sandwiches.  I then bought a cheap cookie cutter in the shape of a bear (from the party shop) and cut out the sandwiches.  I placed these in the lunch-boxes along with a yoghurt, bag of carrot crisps and a fruit bar. The children seemed to love the lunch-boxes and there was very little waste as the children eagerly ate their individual portions.

I bought the lunch boxes from Amazon, and then I made name tags using luggage labels.  I then hand stamped the name of each child, printed out a Googled image of Paddington and glued it onto the tags and fastened to each box with wool.

For the adults, I did three types of sandwiches: cream cheese and cucumber, chicken salad and ham and mustard.  I found the three platters I did were enough to feed the parents of 13 children and a few extra family members. I also got crisps, dips and a selection of dipppers, and then some sweet treats.  I never know how much food to make for parties, so I hope this gives you an idea of what to prepare! 

Games

We had to be quite inventive with the games and we roped in my mum to help organise the children which she loved!!  We thought we would do games so the children didnt just eat and leave, and by then they were all pretty relaxed so everyone wanted to join in.  

I bought a pack of medals from the pound shop to give to each of the children as prizes, and then little boxes of raisins that they picked out from a tin too.  

We printed out a huge picture of Paddington Bear and the children had to pin a hat on his head.  We then did old fashioned throwing a beanbag in a hula-hoop which as simple as it sounds, the children loved! And we also had an egg and spoon race.

Party Bags

We had quite an age range for the party bags, so I split the bags into ones for the very young and then the older children.  I couldnt find any nice Paddington Bear party bags, so I made my own.  I ordered plain white bags from Amazon, and then I Googled an image of Paddington.  I then printed the picture onto some parcel paper, ripped around the image and glued it to the bag.  I then used luggage tags and stamped thank you, and then I stamped each childs name onto the bag. 

For the older children, treats included, Play-doh pots (which you can buy cheaply in multi-packs), a little book (again, Id bought a multi-pack and split the books), chocolate, a pack off snap cards, and some Paddington stationery. 

For the younger children, they had a finger puppet (part of a multi-pack Id sepearted), a toy bath boat and a little book. I also popped a slice of cake into each goodie bag. 

My daughter LOVED the party and all of her friends did too.  You might read this and think Im absolutely mad doing all of the above, but I loved doing it and there is quite some satisfaction knowing youve done all the little finishing touches. When my daughter is 18 and doesnt want me anywhere near her birthday celebrations, I know I will look back on our Paddington Party with fondness, alot of sweat and tears, but lots of love. 

Thanks for reading,

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timeline of pregnancy weight loss | Money for nothing why you need TopCashback

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I thought everyone knew about cash back sites and how they work, but after speaking to my Dad recently who was oblivious to these sites, I thought I would do a quick blog post about them, because they are amazing!!! Also I should put a little disclaimer, this is not a sponsored post...Im just sharing a site that I genuinely think is fantastic!  

First of all, when someone says you can earn money, you immediately think that you need to deliver 5,000 pamphlets, or make some sales calls.  But, earning cash on your online purchases is literally a way of retailers trying to get your business by offering cash back on purchases.  There are a few top cash back sites to choose from, but my favourite, and one that Ive used for several years now is TopCashback.

All you have to do is sign up to TopCashback and fill in a few of your details, and then you are all set.  So, lets say for instance you want to buy a new perfume from Boots. You log in to your TopCashback account, search for Boots in their retailer search box, and then the website automatically takes you to the Boots website where you purchase your perfume as you would normally do.  You dont pay any differently, you still use your Boots account. All that has happened is by clicking on TopCashback first, they have logged your visit, and then you get a small percentage when your order goes through. 

The current cash back on Boots fragrance is 5%, so if your perfume was £50, thats £2.50 youve earned. This money gets put into your account once the sale has been completed. You can then have the money put into your bank account. It really is that simple. 

Not all online shops are on the site, but its always worth checking. They have shops, insurance, travel, hotels. Last month, I earned £8 for booking a train and £40 for making a Hilton hotel booking.  Not bad simply for going through another website first.  There are always different deals on, so some weeks you can earn a higher percentage of cash back.  

Now its not hundreds of pounds that you earn each time, but it certainly adds up, and you are getting money for just buying what you were going to buy anyway.  Its such a good idea, and retailers benefit from these sites, because if they offer higher cash back than competitors, then you are more likely to order your purchases from them. 

Its really simple to use and the website is simple to understand.  And getting paid to do your shopping? What better bonus is there? 

Youre welcome :-) 

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weight loss during pregnancy ok | Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Eau Fraiche Review

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I read somewhere that if you wear your favourite perfume and people have never commented on the fact that it smells nice on you, then you still havent found your signature scent.  Now, I dont need much of an excuse to go perfume shopping, but with the horror that my signature scent is still on a shelf somewhere, I leapt into action.  Well, not literally, lets just say I made a mental note to hit the perfume aisle when I next went shopping!

I had heard good reviews about Estee Lauders Bronze Goddess perfume, and the lady lounged next to a pool looking particularity bronzed and goddess like on the advertisement, was enough to draw me in.  

This scent is just beautiful. Its an Eau Fraiche, and I wont pretend I knew what this meant, which is apparently quite a dilute perfume.  Which is good news for me as I am not a fan of heavy perfumes.  But thats not to say you cant smell it.  The lightness of the scent means that you can spray away to your hearts content without smelling like youve bathed in the stuff.

This perfume basically smells of holidays and sunshine.  In fact, its a holiday bottled. The description of this perfume lists the ingredients as bergamot, warm amber, tiare flower, vanilla and coconut. Whilst it is quite sweet smelling, its certainly not sickly or smells like it belongs on a teenager.  My husband even commented that he liked the smell of it on me, and that my friends, is enough of a result for me. Summer in a bottle.  Sorted.  

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