Bean's mum's blog

Time for another confession I suppose. I have to admit that it is odd but whenever I see sweet/candy/soft drink scented hand washes I cannot help but buy them. Although it is an odd I love that the handwashes are getting funky and I hope the trend will continue. This obsession is a recent development and that is due to me finding that Cussons have created a sweet inspired hand wash line. The larger two at the front, fruit salad and jelly beans, were the two that started the madness. The other front one is a superdrug own brand which was on sale and is strawberry scent but the cussons ones at the back are where the madness really took over. These are in strawberry laces, bubblegum and cola bottles and all are true to the scents of the original sweets and even better after ashing your hands the scents remain. These are also antibacterial and aren't drying so great for both little and big hands.  I just wish I could find the chocolate orange one though. These are cu...

Books, books everywhere in our house and although my own collection seems to grow on my Kindle, mainly due to lack of room, Edward's collection of books seem to be breeding on his bookcase as I find it hard to say no to the Bookpeople deals. But these are our favourite books at the moment and most have been favourites of both Edward and I for a while. This is the first of three Julia Donaldson books for this post. It is a food related rhyming book with animal characters. One of Edward's favourite and an easy and fast book to read on a day that he wants three or four books. Gotta admit the last two pages are my fave with an alternative to washing up. The Gruffalo is definitely a modern classic when it comes to children's books and I love the wiley mouse's adventure through the woods. Smart and amusing this is a rhyming book I read probably three days out of seven and never bore of. Another Julia Donalson book and this one sees the Gruffalo...