My twin girls love making collections of toys and will they will usually have a theme running through their collections. So when I was approached by Fred’s Box to review their subscription service I thought this would be fantastic for the girls. Both the girls have different tastes. The one loves superheroes and the other…
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Top DIY Tips for Avoiding Injuries
Read moreImage source It’s not uncommon that people end up in A&E because of injuries they’ve sustained while undertaking some DIY. When making improvements to your home, you’re not only potentially putting yourself at risk of harm, but your property too. Here are some top tips to follow to make sure everything runs smoothly. Heavy objects…
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That Friday Linky
Read moreIt’s Friday again, which means it’s That Friday Linky time again! Please have a quick read of the info below and join in! As always we ask that you link up your favourite post of the week. Please don’t link up your entire blog, just one specific post that you’d like to share with us all.…
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When Will You Charge Your Children Rent?
Read moreI left school at 16 years of age and my mother was straight to the point. Right son, you need a job because I’m not keeping you. I imagine I timidly replied ok mum! So I got a job and after a full weeks work I was given my first pay packet. It was an…
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Top Tips For Organising Your Kid’s Room
Read morePhoto Credit One of the constant battles you will have as a parent is getting your kids to clean their rooms. While I can’t help you with this directly, there are a few things that you can do to make the rooms easier to organise. If you get your kids into good habits early in…
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Brilliant Dad Feature 100. It’s Me!
Read moreWell it’s the brilliant dad feature week 100. I did ask a few celebrities, but unfortunately Matt Damon, Tom Cruise and Mel Gibson were too busy filming so I guess you will have to put up with me little old DIY Daddy! A little bit about me. I’m a dad to five children. Four…
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When Your Children Become Adults
Read moreImage Credit It’s a bit of a crazy thing to write, let alone live through. One day your children are going to stop being children and are going to grow into adults. Whilst your role as their parent will never be over, it is going to dramatically change. Thankfully this is a gradual thing, from…
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Celebrating A Century Of Brilliant Dad Feature’s Tomorrow
Read moreThe Brilliant Dad Feature is 100 weeks old tomorrow. I never for one minute thought that when I started it, it would still be going 100 weeks later, but here we are! I remember clearly when I thought up this idea for a weekly feature on my blog, that if I got 20 dads to…
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Breathing Life Into A Dreary Home This winter
Read morePicture Source Whilst the winter season might be coming to a close, and you’re most likely thanking your stars, that doesn’t necessarily mean your home is out of the woods just yet. Cold temperatures and dreary lighting stemming from the outdoor world might still create a rather sombre uninspiring atmosphere in your home until spring…
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The DIY Set Up
Read moreDIY projects can be a great way to save some money and learn some valuable skills to take forward into life. Sure, it can be a mess, but the improvements you make can be felt for years to come long after the mess has gone. Certain projects need more preparation than others, but all need…
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Was The World A Safer Place When I Was Growing Up?
Read moreToday the world appears to be so unstable and incredibly volatile. We have so much tension and war all over the Middle East and certain parts of Africa are also having numerous wars on going that we rarely hear about. Plus numerous trouble spots around the world. The world has changed so much since I…
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Being Organised with My Twins and My Home Office
Read moreI am a very methodical person and I need everything to be organised which includes every part of my life. I’m a self employed painter and decorator, and I have a small office at home. My OCD was in overdrive when I was designing my office. I needed to make sure all of my furniture…
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The Internet Crashes. OMG! What Will We Do ?
Read moreThe internet crashes worldwide what would we do really it’s a question that I have thought about a few times. OMG ! Life would be so different well actually no it would be like going back to childhood. I remember the early days of the Internet when we had dial-up and it to take an…
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That Friday Linky
Read moreIt’s Friday again, which means it’s That Friday Linky time again! Please have a quick read of the info below and join in! As always we ask that you link up your favourite post of the week. Please don’t link up your entire blog, just one specific post that you’d like to share with us all.…
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The Big Question: Do You Need A Wedding Planner?
Read moreWeddings are a big deal. The planning that goes into them feels never ending and it can be hard to keep track of what you’ve done and what you’ve yet to do. Getting your bridesmaids together and handing out jobs for each of them to handle is an option, as is being super organised with…
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Father Of The Bride: Everything The Proud Papa Needs To Know
Read moreFlickr Image Credit: Nan Palmero Dad’s or even granddad’s who are giving their daughters away are often confused about how much they’re expected to do. When all their not-so-little girl is looking for is love, support and encouragement plus a little financial assistance when it comes to planning the wedding of her dreams. Wedding Day…
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Brilliant Dad Feature Week 99
Read moreThis week the Brilliant Dad Feature is Mark. He is a professional footballer playing for Cambridge United and he has a sports journalism degree, but as he says, he was looking for something else to write about that he felt equally passionate about. Mark has always loved to travel and nutrition is an important part…
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Premature Babies: A Dads View
Read moreI recently read a post by my wife, Emily from Twin Mummy and Daddy about having premature babies. I thought it was a brilliant, informative post for anybody who could be faced with having a premature baby. Our girls were born six weeks early. This is something we obviously didn’t plan on happening, but we…
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Your Garden Is The Great Outdoors
Read moreImage source So many people take incredible care over their gardens these days. They spend our cutting the grass so that the vertical stripes bring about an added dimension. They prune the trees and hedges and spend entire days at the garden center getting flowers in the exact shade they require to make their verges…
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