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London Duck Tours Review

amomentwithfranca · 5 June 2017 · 18 Comments

I love London. It is a beautiful city and I have fallen in love with it since the moment I first landed in this country. I have done many sightseeing tours of Londonย both with my family and on my own. I have always enjoyed it. There are many ways to view London: it can be by car, … [Read more...] about London Duck Tours Review

Filed Under: Days Out, Reviews, Videos, Vlogging Tagged With: London, London Duck Tours, River Thames, Seightseeing

Jellyfish Experience at Sealife Aquarium London

amomentwithfranca · 4 May 2017 · 16 Comments

We were invited to the Sealife Aquarium in London for a VIP experience of their new Ocean Invaders attraction. We have been to the aquarium before (our most recent Sealife visit was last year) but the girls always love it so for us it is always a fantastic day out. Last … [Read more...] about Jellyfish Experience at Sealife Aquarium London

Filed Under: Days Out, Events, Family Tagged With: 365 tickets, Attraction, Jellyfish, London, Ocean Invaders, Sealife

New Forbidden Forest at the Harry Potter Studio Tour

amomentwithfranca · 12 April 2017 · 45 Comments

I was super excited to receive another invitation to visitย theย Warner Bros Studio Tourย in London. Nick and I first visited the studios last yearย for the launch of 4 Privet Drive - the Dursleyโ€™s homeย and I absolutely loved it! When we received another invitation I didn't think … [Read more...] about New Forbidden Forest at the Harry Potter Studio Tour

Filed Under: Events, Film & TV Tagged With: event, Forbidden Forest, Harry Potter, London, WB Studio Tours

5 London Activities to Get You Outside this Spring

amomentwithfranca · 23 February 2017 · 4 Comments

The UK isnโ€™t exactly renowned for its soaring temperatures and ideal weather conditions, so with winter finally coming to a close, embracing the outdoors whenever possible is a must. There are some great outdoor activities in and around London, so try them out before the weather … [Read more...] about 5 London Activities to Get You Outside this Spring

Filed Under: Collaborative Posts, Days Out, Travel Tagged With: Boat Tours, Cycling Tours, Hiking Trails, London, London Activities, Londonโ€™s Parks, Outdoors, Paintballing

Celebrating Britain’s Super Powers With npower

amomentwithfranca · 2 November 2016 · 50 Comments

I'm so excited to share with you a fantastic campaign that npower has recently launched to celebrate Britain's Superย Powers. This campaign celebrates the fun, practical, clever and entertaining everyday super powers that Britainโ€™s families have. When npower did some research … [Read more...] about Celebrating Britain’s Super Powers With npower

Filed Under: Bella, Collaborative Posts, Events, Family, Nick, Sienna, Videos Tagged With: Bluewater, London, npower, Peter Andre, Powers, Super, Superpower Campaign, superpowers

Multimedia Screening of Storks

amomentwithfranca · 14 October 2016 · 62 Comments

We were very lucky again to be invited to another Multimedia Screening. Last time we sawย The Secret Life of Petsย and it was a lot of fun. This time, we had the opportunity to watchย STORKS which is an animated movieย from the same studio (Warner Brothers) that brought usย The LEGO … [Read more...] about Multimedia Screening of Storks

Filed Under: Days Out, Events, Family, Film & TV, Lifestyle, Reviews Tagged With: Adam Samberg, Courier Service, Jennifer Anniston, KidZania, London, Multimedia Screening, Storks, Warner Brothers

Family Trip To Durham with Virgin Trains East Coast

amomentwithfranca · 12 October 2016 · 47 Comments

During the summer we were contacted by Virgin Trains East Coastย to review their First Class service to one of the destinations on the East Coast line, such as Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle, York, Leeds, Aberdeen, Durham and Lincoln among others. We chose Durham as we have never … [Read more...] about Family Trip To Durham with Virgin Trains East Coast

Filed Under: Bella, Family, Lifestyle, Nick, Reviews, Sienna, Travel Tagged With: Durham, Family Trip, Family Weekend Away, First Class Lounge, First Class Trains, James Martin Menu, Kings Cross Station, London, Travel, Travelling with Kids, Virgin Trains, Virgin Trains East Coast

Our Night at The MAD Blog Awards

amomentwithfranca · 6 October 2016 · 75 Comments

I know I have been talking about the MAD (Mums and Dads) Blog Awards Gala for ages and it has taken me a little bit of time to getย my post done. As most of you know, asย finalists in the "Best Use of Video" category, we were looking forward to this Gala for months - since May in … [Read more...] about Our Night at The MAD Blog Awards

Filed Under: Awards, Blogging, Events, Nick, Reviews Tagged With: awards, Best Use of Video, Blogging Award, Finalist, Gala, London, Love the Sales, MADS, Royal Garden Hotel, Ted Baker

Ripley’s Believe It or Not! London Family Day Out

amomentwithfranca · 5 September 2016 · 65 Comments

Not long ago weย had the opportunity to visit and reviewย Ripley's Believe It or Not! London with my family. Weย hadn'tย been there before soย we were all prettyย excited about visiting this well known London attraction. We don't live too far from central London, so our journey … [Read more...] about Ripley’s Believe It or Not! London Family Day Out

Filed Under: Days Out, Family, Reviews, Travel Tagged With: Attraction, family day out, London, Ripley's Believe It or Not!

The Secret Life of Pets – Multimedia Screening

amomentwithfranca · 28 June 2016 · 42 Comments

Hola chicos, we were invited on Father's Day to a Multimedia Screening of The Secret Life of Pets. It was a special event where all the dads were able to spend some fun time with their family. I was so happy thatย we were able to bring Siennaย who isย only 22 months old along too. … [Read more...] about The Secret Life of Pets – Multimedia Screening

Filed Under: Days Out, Events Tagged With: 3D, Animation, Kids movies, Leicester Square, London, Multimedia Screening, Odeon Cinema, The Secret Life of Pets

Piccolo Plates – Homemade Children’s Food Delivery Service

amomentwithfranca · 24 June 2016 · 79 Comments

Hola chicos, I have said before that I'm not very good at cooking and I have no shame admitting that. There are a lot of times during the week that we eat frozen meals at home. They are convenient, easy to prepareย and sometimes even tasty! ;-) My problem is that I always worry … [Read more...] about Piccolo Plates – Homemade Children’s Food Delivery Service

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Delivery Service, Healthy Food, Kids Food, Kids Lunches, London, Nutrititious, Piccolo Plates

Little House of Science – Classes for Curious Minds

amomentwithfranca · 16 June 2016 · Leave a Comment

Hola chicos, now that our kids are surrounded byย technology and they are constantly playing with tablets and ipads I have been thinking about the importance of getting my girlsย interested in exploring our world too. Our kids are naturally little explorers and they are curious and … [Read more...] about Little House of Science – Classes for Curious Minds

Filed Under: Collaborative Posts Tagged With: Classes, Classes for Curious Minds, Little House of Science, London, Science

Great Little Trading Co (GLTC) Showroom

amomentwithfranca · 17 May 2016 · 27 Comments

Hola chicos, we were invited to celebrate the launch of the new Great Little Trading Co (GLTC) flagship showroom in Wandsworth, London. I absolutely love this brandย so when I received the invitation I was so excited to attend the event to see all of their gorgeous products. … [Read more...] about Great Little Trading Co (GLTC) Showroom

Filed Under: Bella, Events, Family, Home & Garden, Nick Tagged With: GLTC, Great Little Trading Company, London, Showroom, Wandsworth

The Massed Bands of the Rifles, Horse Guards Parade London Giveaway

amomentwithfranca · 13 May 2016 · 12 Comments

Hola chicos, I haveย been invited to attend The Massed Bands of the Rifles, Horse Guards Parade in London which takes place on the 1st and 2nd June. We are very excited to attend this event and witness someย history. It is 23 years since the Light Division last Sounded the Retreat … [Read more...] about The Massed Bands of the Rifles, Horse Guards Parade London Giveaway

Filed Under: Events, Giveaways Tagged With: Family Ticket, giveaway, Horse Guards Parade, London, The Massed Bands of Rifles, Unique Event

Review of Muggle Tours for Harry Potter Fans & Giveaway

amomentwithfranca · 25 January 2016 · 147 Comments

Hola chicos, we have all been inundated for years withย Harry Potter books and movies. I don't think there is anyoneย around the world that doesn't know who Harry, Ron and Hermione are? Of course, all of you know them because they are the main characters of the fantastic Harry … [Read more...] about Review of Muggle Tours for Harry Potter Fans & Giveaway

Filed Under: Giveaways, Reviews, Travel, Videos, Vlogging Tagged With: giveaway, Harry Potter, London, Muggle Tours, Walking Tour

Garfunkel’s Inaugural #LondonLegend Day

amomentwithfranca · 22 October 2015 · 21 Comments

Hola chicos, Bella and I were invited to another amazing event! The beautiful people at Garfunkel'sย organised a full fun day out in London for a group of bloggers where we were taken to three of the most famous tourist attractions in London: Madame Tussauds, The Original Tour … [Read more...] about Garfunkel’s Inaugural #LondonLegend Day

Filed Under: Days Out, Events, Family, Travel Tagged With: #LondonLegend, Gargunkel's, London, London Eye, Madame Tussauds, The Original Tour

My Sunday Photo – Chocolate Heaven

amomentwithfranca · 20 September 2015 · 6 Comments

Hola chicos, today I'm sharing a photo I took last Thursday at a Lilly O'Brien Chocolate & Wine Tasting event in London. This was my first PR event and for me wasย Chocolate Heaven!! What else can I ask for a first PR event!!! Yummy right? ;-) xx … [Read more...] about My Sunday Photo – Chocolate Heaven

Filed Under: My Sunday Photo, Photography Projects Tagged With: Chocolate and Wine tasting event, Chocolate Heaven, chocolates, Lily O Brien's, Lily O'Brien's chocolates, London, My Sunday photo, photography

My Sunday Photo – Giant Polar Bear

amomentwithfranca · 6 September 2015 · 20 Comments

Hola chicos, I'm sharing today a photo of aย Giant Polar Bear that was displayed in London this week by Greenpeace in protestย against Arctic drilling at Shellโ€™s headquarters which is based next to the London Eye. … [Read more...] about My Sunday Photo – Giant Polar Bear

Filed Under: My Sunday Photo, Photography Projects Tagged With: Arctic Drilling, Emma Thompson, Giant Polar Bear, Greenpeace, London, My Sunday photo, Protest, Shell's headquarters

The View from The Shard

amomentwithfranca · 24 August 2015 · 69 Comments

Hola chicos, we spent a sunny Saturday afternoon venturing into Central London on the Tube with the girls to visitย The Shard. It was a great day out for all of us and the views of London from the top floors were amazing. … [Read more...] about The View from The Shard

Filed Under: Days Out, Family, Review, Travel Tagged With: day out, family, family day out, Fortnum & Mason, London, skyscraper, the Shard, The View from The Shard, view, view of London

My Sunday Photo – View from The Shard

amomentwithfranca · 9 August 2015 · 18 Comments

Hola chicos, yesterday we visited The Shard in Central London and the views that you can get from the top of the towerย are amazing! Of course, being there is a completely different experience to just seeing it in a photo but I thought this oneย of Tower Bridge was pretty nice. I … [Read more...] about My Sunday Photo – View from The Shard

Filed Under: Photography Projects Tagged With: London, My Sunday photo, the Shard, Tower Bridge, View from The Shard

KidZania London – Review

amomentwithfranca · 11 July 2015 · 33 Comments

Hola chicos, last Sunday we were extremely excited as we venturedย into the magic world ofย KidZania London. We live in London and not too far from theย Westfield London shopping centre where its located so it was a must for us to go and explore this new place. It was a spontaneous … [Read more...] about KidZania London – Review

Filed Under: Days Out, Family, Reviews, Travel Tagged With: Attractions, babies, children, entertainment, family, fun, jobs for kids, kids, KidZania, KidZania London, London, parents, Schools, tourist destination, Westfield London

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Since the announcement on Monday, I cannot stop feeling so hopeful and positive! I canโ€™t wait for 8th March so the girls can go back to school. We already received an email from the school confirming this is happening so we are very excited. The girls are really looking forward to seeing their friends. They need that interaction! โค๏ธโฃ
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I also cannot stop smiling today because I managed to book an appointment at the hairdresser for 13th April. Whoop Whoop! This was due way before this pandemic started so you can imagine how much I need it! This makes me incredibly happy! ๐Ÿ˜ƒโฃ
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We havenโ€™t booked any holidays yet but we are looking for options. We definitely need a break but really contemplating booking somewhere abroad as we definitely need guaranteed good weather. I just want to lay down on the beach sunbathing with a cocktail. ๐™ƒ๐™–๐™ซ๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™—๐™ค๐™ค๐™ ๐™š๐™™ ๐™จ๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ? ๐Ÿโœˆ๏ธโฃ
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๐Ÿ“ธ I am sharing a photo that we took this time last year in Carnaby, Soho. We went to eat at @pastaiolondon with my niece who was staying with us. I canโ€™t wait to go back there and have a meal at Pastaio again. The food is delicious! ๐™ƒ๐™–๐™ซ๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™—๐™š๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™š?โฃ
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#london4all #carnabystreet #carnabylondon #visitlondon #thisislondon #mysecretlondon #cityoflondon #mylondon #londonguru #londonphotography #prettylittlelondon #london_city_photo #thisislondon #londonvibes #prettycitylondonโฃ
โœจ๐”ปโ„๐”ผ๐”ธ๐•„๐•€โ„•๐”พ ๐•†๐”ฝ ๐•‹โ„ โœจ๐”ปโ„๐”ผ๐”ธ๐•„๐•€โ„•๐”พ ๐•†๐”ฝ ๐•‹โ„๐”ธ๐•๐”ผ๐•ƒ๐•ƒ๐•€โ„•๐”พ ๐”ธ๐”พ๐”ธ๐•€โ„•โœจโฃ
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I canโ€™t believe half term is over already! Honestly, I think it passed super quick! ๐˜ฟ๐™ค ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™›๐™š๐™š๐™ก ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™จ๐™–๐™ข๐™š? โฃ
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We didnโ€™t do much apart from watching movies, visits to the GP, Pharmacy and supermarkets. We didnโ€™t even manage to do walks either ๐Ÿ™ˆ My girls are obsessed with Roblox so I feel I have to drag them out of the flat so we can go for a walk! ๐˜ผ๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ ๐™ž๐™™๐™จ ๐™ค๐™—๐™จ๐™š๐™จ๐™จ๐™š๐™™ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฎ ๐™œ๐™–๐™ข๐™š๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ค?โฃ
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I donโ€™t think I am ready for another term of homeschooling but the good news is that at least our batteries are recharged. Letโ€™s see what Boris says tomorrow. Do you think we will be out of this lockdown soon? โฃ
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I got a lot of messages about Bellaโ€™s burn so I wanted to say Thank You so much as well as giving you an update. We went on Friday to the GP and the nurse changed her dressing. We saw it and it has healed well and the nurse was happy with it but I am worried as it still looks very big and the scar might not vanish that easily. Bella doesnโ€™t seem to be worried which is a relief as you donโ€™t want your kids to be traumatised after an accident like this. Bless her!โฃ
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I guess we just have to give it time and hopefully with lots of creams it will disappear. I will have to change her dressing by myself on Tuesday, so I will check how it is looking by then. Fingers crossed it is getting better. ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿปโฃ
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๐Ÿ“ธ I am sharing a photo from Symi, Greece. Nick and I visited it for our 10th anniversary back in May 2019 childfree. What would I do for holidays like this again? We went to Rhodes and took a ferry to visit this gorgeous island. It is an under 2 hours trip. ๐Ÿšค  ๐™ƒ๐™–๐™ซ๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ซ๐™ž๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™ ๐™Ž๐™ฎ๐™ข๐™ž ๐™—๐™š๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™š? If not it is definitely somewhere you should add to your travel bucket list. If you would like to find more about Symi I have added a blog post I have written when we visited (link in my bio). โฃ
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#symi #greeceislands #greekisland #visitgreece #beeachlifestyle #beachview #discovergreece #beautifulviews #symiisland #symigreece #greek #beautifuldestinationsaroundtheworld #europetravel #dreamingofsummer #travelagainโฃ
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These two are my world! I love them so much! When they get hurt, I feel it too! It is a pain inside my heart that wonโ€™t go away until I know they are okay. This is how I felt on Tuesday night when my eldest daughter, Bella (10 years old) had an accident at home. โฃ
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If you have watched my stories, you probably know that she hurt herself. She was pouring some hot water from the kettle into a hot water-bottle. She got distracted and poured some of the water on her legs. ๐Ÿ˜žโฃ
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At the start it didnโ€™t look that bad. So we did everything we thought we should do when something like that happens. We put cold water on her leg straight away, then we put lots of aloe vera very often for about 1 hour. We have a bottle of 100% aloe vera which is amazing for this kind of burn. โฃ
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It was time to go to bed, so we put aloe vera one more time and wrapped her leg with cling film. We also gave her ibuprofen for the pain and some ice inside a zip bag which seemed to help with the hot sensation she had in that area. โฃ
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She slept that night with me, so I was able to check on her during the night. Thankfully, she slept through the night but when she woke up, we checked her skin and inevitably she had a big blister. It didnโ€™t look good, so we called the GP and we got an emergency appointment straight away which was very helpful. โฃ
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When we arrived the nurse cleared the area and burst the blister. It looked better after that and she covered her skin with a special dressing to avoid any infections. She is fine at the moment. It doesnโ€™t hurt her anymore which is a relief as it could be uncomfortable. โฃ
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We have been asked to go back to the GP on Friday, so the nurse can change her dressing. We are really hoping her skin has healed well and that she wonโ€™t have a big scar. I know this will take time and hopefully with creams it will vanish. But right now we are just waiting for Friday, so we can see her skin again. Fingers crossed it is all good! Wish us luck! ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿปโฃ
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๐™ƒ๐™–๐™ซ๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™๐™–๐™™ ๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ž๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™—๐™š๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™š? โฃ
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We are so excited to join the 'February Family Film Club' this week with @SonyPicsAtHome and @Cineworld. You can join in every weekday afternoon this Spring Half Term! How cool is that? ๐Ÿ˜ƒโฃ
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Cinemas may not be open right now but there are plenty of brilliant family-friendly films to enjoy at home. Grab the popcorn and settle down for some family film treats to watch every afternoon at 2pm from today Monday 15th to Friday 19th February.โฃ
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Swipe left to check out these โ€œFebruary Family Film Clubโ€ recommendations to keep your movie-loving kids happy during the half term holiday. โฃ
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Also, be sure to join in the film fun on social with @SonyPicsAtHome and @Cineworld and let us know what youโ€™re watching, adding the hashtag #SonyHalfTerm!โฃ
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Today we are watching Peter Rabbit! The mischievous and adventurous hero who has captivated generations of readers stars in his own fun-filled comedy film. My girls love Peter Rabbit and they are super excited for Peter Rabbit 2 which will be released at Cineworld Cinemas later this year! Hurrah! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿปโฃ
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All films are available to Download & Keep or Rent On Digital from all digital platforms. Check out my stories before 2 pm to swipe up the link to today's movie.โฃ
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#watchingmovies #cozyvibes #movietime #movietime๐ŸŽฌ #familymovie #sisterstime #kidsmovies #filmtime #mondayvibes #stayinghome #raisingdaughters #mydaughters #mydaughterrocksโฃ
AD โœจ๐”พ๐”ผ๐•‹ ๐•๐•†๐•Œโ„ ๐•‚๐•€๐”ป๐•Š โ„‚๐•†๐•†๐•‚๐•€โ„•๐”พ ๐•Ž๐•€๐•‹โ„ ๐•„๐”ธโ„™๐•ƒ๐”ผ ๐”ฝโ„๐•†๐•„ โ„‚๐”ธโ„•๐”ธ๐”ป๐”ธ ๐”ธโ„•๐”ป โ„‚๐•†๐•†๐•‚ ๐•Šโ„‚โ„๐•†๐•†๐•ƒโœจโฃ
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I am not very good at cooking. Luckily for me, Nick not only enjoys cooking but he is actually very good at it. And it looks like the girls have inherited his skills as they are quite good too, especially Bella. โฃ
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We received a fun and interactive workbook that @maplecanadauk and @cookschoolclub have created together to encourage young children to get cooking.  These workbooks are aimed for children aged three to eleven years old. The idea is to help children to better understand their food and teach them new skills. โฃ
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There are 3 workbooks. One for children aged three to five (early years), another one for kids five to seven-year-olds (key stage 1), and the final book for ages seven to eleven (key stage 2). Each workbook contains two recipes, a series of activities and a list of the key skills learnt from completing the book together with a step-by-step recipe video. These workbooks are perfect to do while we are in lockdown surviving homeschooling, It is a fun activity to do with your kids. โฃ
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The recipe they chose was ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™š ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™ ๐™š๐™™ ๐˜ฝ๐™š๐™–๐™ฃ๐™จ. It has lots of vegetables, baked beans, bread among other ingredients. And of course, the most important ingredient was the ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™–๐™™๐™ž๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™š ๐™Ž๐™ฎ๐™ง๐™ช๐™ฅ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™œ๐™ง๐™–๐™™๐™š ๐˜ผ๐™ข๐™—๐™š๐™ง. There are four grades of Canadian maple syrup and each has its own distinct colour, flavour profile and qualities (Golden, Amber, Dark and Very Dark) which brings different tastes and versatility, it is good for you as well as being a natural source of energy. โฃ
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The girls did a fantastic job. The Canadian Maple Syrup was the highlight of the recipe. It gave it a pinch of sweetness that was delicious. And the best part is that they had a lot of fun! โฃ
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The workbooks are free to download from @maplecanadauk website. There is a link in my bio. โฃ
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๐˜ฟ๐™ค ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ ๐™ž๐™™๐™จ ๐™–๐™ก๐™จ๐™ค ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ ๐™š ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ค๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ?โฃ
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#MapleCookSchool โฃ
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#cookingwithkids #cookingfromscratch #cookingisfun #cookingtime #learningtocook #kidscooking #cookingathome #cookingwithlove #kidsinthekitchen #littlechef #maplesyrup #cookingtips #familycook
โœจโ„•๐•†๐•‹ ๐•ƒ๐•†โ„•๐”พ to โ„๐”ธ๐•ƒ๐”ฝ โœจโ„•๐•†๐•‹ ๐•ƒ๐•†โ„•๐”พ to โ„๐”ธ๐•ƒ๐”ฝ ๐•‹๐”ผโ„๐•„โœจโฃ
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SO happy that it is Wednesday already! So, 2 more days and itโ€™s finally Half Term! I canโ€™t wait to forget about homeschooling and just relax with the girls. It would be nice to stay a little bit longer in bed and not stress about any Zoom meetings at 8:40 am!โฃ
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Today was actually a good day! We managed to get all the school work done on time. No screams or tantrums at all which was nice! So this afternoon I had some time to catch up with my emails and do some work which always gives me such a feeling of relief. โฃ
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I donโ€™t think I have mentioned it here before but we are doing some redecorating in our flat. I suppose, the same as a lot of people in this country! Or even around the world! Am I right? What else can you do, right? Home seems to be the place that we spend 99% of the time, so what better investment than make it a little bit more comfy for us. โฃ
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We are painting the bathrooms, the hallway, the kitchen and the master bedroom. We are planning to change all the cabinet doors and drawers in the kitchen. It is a little project that we've had in mind since the lockdown started and I canโ€™t wait to see how it all looks in the end. โฃ
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๐˜ผ๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™–๐™ก๐™จ๐™ค ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™จ๐™ค๐™ข๐™š ๐™™๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™Ÿ๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™จ?โฃ
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๐Ÿ“ธ  Sharing another photo of the day it snowed so much in London a couple of weeks ago. And look at our snowmen!  We were so proud of the results! ๐Ÿ˜‰โ›„๏ธโ„๏ธโฃ
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#snowmanโ›„๏ธ #doyouwanttobuildasnowman #winterwonderland #mydaughters #lifewithkidsโฃ
#makingmemoriesโค๏ธ #appreciatethelittlethings #babyitscoldoutsideโ„๏ธ #funinthesnow #snowfun #snowdays #snowtime #winterfun #winterwonderlandโ„๏ธ #motherhoodunpluggedโฃ
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โœจ๐•ƒ๐”ผ๐•‹โ€™๐•Š ๐•Š๐•„๐•€๐•ƒ๐”ผ โœจโฃ โœจ๐•ƒ๐”ผ๐•‹โ€™๐•Š ๐•Š๐•„๐•€๐•ƒ๐”ผ โœจโฃ
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You might have noticed that I havenโ€™t been around much lately! It has been a tough week. I think I started on the wrong foot already because I spent all my energy doing my taxes during the weekend (yes I know, I am always the same each year leaving things until the last minute but this time it was actually impossible to get anything done on time). So instead of recharging my energy during the weekend and relaxed after a long week of homeschooling, I got myself into a stressful situation because I was dreading the deadline. At the end I managed to submit on time but it really drained me. ๐˜ฟ๐™ž๐™™ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ฌ๐™š๐™š๐™ ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™™๐™ค๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ญ๐™š๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ค?โฃ
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So, I started this week feeling very tired and restless and this probably got to me that bad that I started feeling under the weather. You can imagine that this combination is of course a bomb: โ€œhomeschooling + feeling illโ€ is the worst plus trying to add to it some deadlines for work! I was feeling awful so I just needed a break from here. โฃ
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Today, I managed to get some work done which made me feel much better and suddenly the cold went away. I am certain my issue was 80% stress and 20% a mild cold. It is just so hard to deal with everything lately, isnโ€™t it? โฃ
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I am honestly counting the days to half term. ๐™’๐™š ๐™–๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ก๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™š๐™™ ๐™– ๐™—๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ , ๐™™๐™ค๐™ฃโ€™๐™ฉ ๐™ฌ๐™š?โฃ
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๐Ÿ“ธ I was going through my camera roll today looking for a photo to share and instead I found this slow motion video that Sienna was very keen to do while playing in the one excited snow day we got in London. As soon as I saw it made me smile and made me have positive thoughts, so I thought to share it with you so perhaps it will make you smile too! I guess the snow always makes people happy, doesnโ€™t it? โฃ
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#makingmemoriesโค๏ธ #snowdayโฃโ„๏ธ #appreciatethelittlethings #babyitscoldoutsideโ„๏ธ #winterwalks #funinthesnow #snowfun #snowdays #snowtime #winterfun #winterwonderlandโ„๏ธ #motherhoodunplugged #simplemoments #theheartcapturedโฃ
AD โœจ๐•๐”ผ๐”พ๐”ธโ„•๐•Œ๐”ธโ„๐•  โ„‚๐•†๐•„โ„™๐”ผ๐•‹๐•€๐•‹๐•€๐•†โ„•โœจโฃ
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I am not plant-based but I do enjoy plant-based meals. I tried to incorporate them as much as I can to my weekly diet.โฃ
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I am not sure about you but for me ๐™—๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ ๐™›๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ is the most important meal of the day. It is the meal that will set you up for the day. Now that we are on a national lockdown we will need all that help to keep us strong and focused while home schooling right?โฃ
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With this in mind, I wanted to share with you a breakfast bowl that I have been eating since the start of January. As you know, I love @Weetabixofficial but this time I wanted to try something new so I bought Oatibix. I havenโ€™t tried it before and I love it. ๐™ƒ๐™–๐™ซ๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™™ ๐™Š๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™—๐™ž๐™ญ?โฃ
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I have mixed it with @Alpro Oat No Sugars which goes so well together. It is lovely! ๐™ƒ๐™–๐™ซ๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™™ ๐˜ผ๐™ก๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค ๐™‰๐™ค ๐™Ž๐™ช๐™œ๐™–๐™ง๐™จ ๐™ง๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™š?โฃ
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See below the recipe:โฃ
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๐ŸŒŸ 2x *Oatibix Biscuitsโฃ
๐ŸŒŸ 200 ml Alpro Oat No Sugarsโฃ
๐ŸŒŸ 1 x Banana ๐ŸŒโฃ
๐ŸŒŸ Blueberries โฃ
๐ŸŒŸ Raspberriesโฃ
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It is super yummy! This is a quick and easy alternative that you can use throughout Veganuary. Check out my stories to see how I prepared it ๐Ÿ˜ƒโฃ
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๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ง๐—œ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Weetabix is running a Veganuary Challenge Competition within their channels for the chance to โ€œ๐™’๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™– ๐™”๐™š๐™–๐™งโ€™๐™จ ๐™Ž๐™ช๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™’๐™š๐™š๐™ฉ๐™–๐™—๐™ž๐™ญ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐˜ผ๐™ก๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค ๐™‹๐™ง๐™ค๐™™๐™ช๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™จโ€. How amazing is that?So check out @Weetabixofficial account for more details. (T&Cs apply).โฃ
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๐™’๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™Ÿ๐™ค๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™˜๐™๐™–๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™š ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™จ๐™๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ฃ ๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฉ-๐™—๐™–๐™จ๐™š๐™™ ๐™—๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ ๐™›๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™จ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ฅ๐™จ ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™’๐™š๐™š๐™ฉ๐™–๐™—๐™ž๐™ญ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐˜ผ๐™ก๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™™๐™ช๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™จ?โฃ
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#HaveYouHadYourWeetabix #Veganuary #GoodForYou #plantpowerโฃ
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*NOTE ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Oatibix: Beta-glucans contribute to the maintenance of normal blood cholesterol levels as part of a healthy diet and lifestyle. One 48g serving provides 2.0g of beta glucan soluble fibre from whole oats, which is two thirds of 3g, the suggested daily intakeโฃ
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