Tommee Tippee Explora Active Sipper

*This is a sponsored post*

Initially here are a few details that tommee tippee provide about the Explora Active Sipper

*300ml

*Advanced flow technology for easy drinking

* BPA Free

*Insulated base, keeps the drink cooler for longer

                 *Truly non spill and leak proof

  * Super Sensitive drinking

  * Available in Pink, Blue and Green

  * Advance-flo technology ensures explora cups are truly non spill and easy to drink from, easing the transition from mealtime to active drinking.

I was very impressed when i received this in the post last week. I had seen them in Tesco and considered buying one, but didn't in the end. This is the latest in the collection of Tommee Tippee baby and toddler cups. We have tried most of them, and on the whole have been pretty impressed with them. 

We were sent a blue cup with planets and shooting stars as the design with a blue background. Cheeky was very impressed... "its wow" were his exact words.

The purpose of the Active sipper is to help the transition from sippy cup to a proper cup. I am sure all of you Mummy's and Daddy's have experienced your little one trying to drink from a cup and just pouring it right down the front of them. The active sipper has a blue screw on lid which is raised all the way round. There is a softer darker blue raised and slightly shaped 'sipping' area on the active sipper, with a small space where the child drinks from. I filled the cup for Cheeky and he knew without me having to show him, where to drink from. The child has to tip the cup up and put their mouth around the softer raised area to get juice... just like a real cup, but with less mess during the transition. I am impressed, fantastic idea. 

So we took the Active sipper out with us in the car.... the official cheeky 'non spill' cup test. So many cups come with a non spill label, but sadly don't live up to the expectations. I put juice into the Active sipper and shook it about tipped it upside down, then gave it to cheeky to take with him in the car. Well the result..... this really is a non spill cup, not a drop of juice... huraahhh :) Having used this cup both at home and whilst out and about, it is now the only Sippy cup we use. I decided however to give Cheeky a normal cup to see if the Active Sipper really does help the transition. I was so amazed to see that he knew what to do with a normal cup, he drank from a proper cup with no spills, one very impressed mummy here. I still intend to use the Active sipper, it is great for being out and about, even for children that already used a proper cup, it means you have juice to hand without your child having to use a baby sippy cup. I am really impressed with the Tommee Tippee Active Sipper, it does what it says and more, and whats more the cup is BPA free which i know parents look for now when buying bottles and cups for their little ones. 5 stars!

I just need to say....

I love Farewell scarlett pimple hell, by Anatomicals. You really need to go out and buy some of this... it is quite possibly the best face mask i have ever used. I LOVE IT! Asda have it for just 97p at the moment. Wish it came in a tube! xx

Review posts

I will be posting some reviews in the next couple of days.

Tommee Tippee Explora active sipper cup.

Anatomicals no old bags allowed.

I am also going to post my thought on some Organix Goodies biscuits that we received.

xxx

Blog my mood away?!

I am in such a foul mood today. I feel like all i have done is moan and nag at cheeky. It wasn't a conscience thing, i didn't wake up and realise i was in a bad mood, it has just become apparent throughout the day, realising i was irritable and being stroppy. Children are messy little monkeys i know that, i have known that for a long time, but today i just couldn't accept it, i wanted playtime to be tidy, just for one day! Needless to say it wasn't, but to be fair cheeky didn't do badly. 

I decided to paint with cheeky this morning. A few months back we went to llandudno for the day with family, cheeky and i brought home two large pebbles/rocks and two small ones. We decorated the two large ones this morning. I did one and we did the other together, one is finished one isn't. Cheeky ended up getting really ratty and going for a nap straight afterwards. On a normal day this i could understand and appreciate, but not today. Today all i could think was 'ugh for goodness sake i just wanted to do something nice with you, why do you have to spoil it?' He got covered in red paint (pretty standard) and kept screaming for me to let him have more gold paint.... he had lots of it already... so in the sink he went to wash all the paint off and then down for a nap. He woke in a much better mood and has played with his trains and track for most of the day. He has actually been very very good. It is definitely me who needs to sit on the naughty step. 

He ate his tea so well, saying pasta...pesto between mouthfuls lol.

So i won't go on about my mood anymore, hopefully it has gone my tomorrow.

"Our lips balm's better than yours. ba na na na na na"

*This is a sponsored post*When it comes to lip balms and bubble baths, any sort of smellies really, i always go for the sweet berry ones, generally i don't often give the others a second glance. So this spf 15 banana lip balm from anatomicals is something new and exciting for me (he he). When this arrived i thought, oooooh yay lip balm, I'm a girlie girl, of course i love lip balm. Then i saw banana and thought, oh OK, I'll give it a whirl.

I tried it at home just to see what the smell was like, before i wore it whilst out and about today and popped it in my bag to top it up throughout the day.

So for the packaging. It comes in a small box, with anatomicals signature bold writing, quirky name. This products 'Quirk' is based around playground teasing.... 'na na na na na'. The lip balm itself is in a yellow tube, with..... yes you guessed it more quirks written in....green.... not the best of the anatomicals packaging "to lesser lip products, we don't stick up 2 fingers, we stick up a whole hand (of bananas). We also blow a raspberry (flavour is not included)." makes you smile again. The lip balm has a slanted applicator inside so you can apply straight from the tube. 

I have to say i was really pleasantly surprised, this banana lip balm smells gorgeous, really really gorgeous. The balm itself is clear, (smells divine!) not gloopy but not as liquid like as..say..Vaseline. You can't actually feel it on your lips and most importantly your hair does not get stuck in it when the wind blows. On my lips the balm is shiny, but not sticky and I'd say it lasted about 2 hours without eating or drinking. Another big plus about this lip balm.... it does not taste awful... so many lip balms i have tried smell great and are great but i can't use them as i can taste them... and the taste is bad. I can't taste anything when it is on my lips... and i have actually just licked my lips (lol) and still can't taste it...yay! 

My lips are generally quite dry at the moment (dehydration apparently) i left my lips balm free for an hour after using it for the day and they are noticeably softer, after just a day i am pleased with this.

To summarise "our dad's bigger than yours (he's over 6ft 10). Our sister's prettier than yours, (shes a model) our cars faster than yours (it goes 202 mph). Naturally we keep a tube of this soothing lip balm in the glove box to help combat wind chapped lips. You see our motor's actually a convertible Bentley Continental Supersports". 

I am really loving these anatomical products so far!

My lip balm IS better than yours! 

Anatomicals is available at Asda, Morrisons, ASOS.

Mmmmm its bananas B.A.N.A.N.A.S.........

Anatomicals Banana spf 15 lip balm is on test today ha ha! I will be wearing it, annalyising it, and prompting for honest comments! he he! Review will be up later! x

Cakes, bakes, cooks, mess, happy smiles!

Wahooooo i have stuck to my word, and got a bit carried away with the whole baking and cooking thing.... i haven't mastered anything too challenging but change is enough for moi! So on Monday i made chilli, it didn't look so great, but tasted gooooood.... and wow i was soooo impressed that cheeky loved it and ate a huge bowl with rice. Last night i completely cheated, but it was something new for cheeky to try.... i made sweet and sour chicken, i added my own veg but i did use a Jar of sauce...i thought it was lovely... cheeky on the other hand didn't :(.... i am going to try him with it again though because shortly before we had a biting incident, where the little monkey bit my leg. I was cooking and he came up behind me and bit me, i jumped so much that i ended up stabbing myself with the fork i was holding... ouch, i don't know what hurt more... its laughable now,  but at the time i was pretty cross with cheeky and he had a session on the naughty step. So i am thinking he wouldn't have eaten anything. Woke in a super organised mood this morning, cheeky and i have baked little buns. It was so so great baking with cheeky, he loved it, although note to self, write the ingredients on paper and don't take the laptop into the kitchen! Cheeky helped to measure and mix, and flicked flour and sugar everywhere :-s....ha ha, it was so fun though. When pouring the cake mix into the cases, all i could hear was "wooow wow wow wooooow"... from cheeky! "Cake, its cake, cake taste cake mummy!" Cheeky very responsibly reminded me that the oven was hot and to be careful when putting the cakes in the oven. He then sat and watched them cooking, saying more "wow, cake, its cake!". Unfortunately i made the exact same mistake with the icing as last time, we just used icing sugar and water, and i added way to much water, but luckily i had more icing sugar to add to it so it was OK. I gave cheeky two of his very own to decorate, literally letting him do what he wanted with the icing and hundreds and thousands. Well obviously given he is a toddler after all, most of it just went straight into his mouth. We decorated the rest of the cakes together, and whilst they are not perfect, i still took a photo and am proud of Cheeky :)). A couple of cakes will be coming with us later on our 'playdate' he he! Shepherds pie is cooked and in the fridge just ready to pop in the oven when we get home later! Yay i like it! Have a great day!