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The Little Lilypad is a lifestyle blog mostly written by a mum to two beautiful, cheeky and entertaining daughters. It is sometimes written by the Man on the Pad or by one of our baby bloggers. Occasionally we accept guest posts too. There is frequently talk of sustainable living, saving money, lifestyle and travel. It is hopefully helpful, sometimes funny and always honest.
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  1. Silent Sunday 18-08-2013

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  2. Top Tips for Children in the Summer Sun

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    Lilypad Summer Swimming Infographic

  3. Computer time AND toddler time : Tee & Mo

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    Any parent with a toddler knows the challenge of even opening a laptop anywhere near them. In our house, my toddler runs over saying "mommy, work, me help!!". (for the avoidance of doubt, she is not always particularly helpful). So work has to be put to one side and  the laptop closed but the clever folk at Cbeebies have created a game that can be played by mom and toddler!

    Each game is designed as a two-player interactive experience, encouraging pre-schooler and parent to enjoy together. They revolve around the daily adventures of an adorable and unstoppable baby monkey, Tee, and his mum, Mo. The aim is to explore everyday situations through the point of view of both child and parent, showing that whilst they may want to different things, they can learn together by negotiating the challenges of daily life jointly. Negotiation with a toddler is never the easier of tasks so we love the idea of developing these skills together.

    The game has been created by BAFTA-winning interactive production company, Plug-in Media, Tee and Mo, comprises 10 narrative-led desktop and mobile free games narrated by radio DJ and television presenter Lauren Laverne. We often call my youngest daughter "little monkey", so its not only fun but very apt too!

    As with all Cbeebies programmes, Tee and Mo is not just about looking good but feeling good too.  There are so many app's available now that have children running up credits on parents phones and accounts, so it will leave mom feeling good too as its FREE!

    Tee & Mo

    We have only just started playing the game but I am sure it will become a firm favourite in our house!

    The Tee and Mo desktop and mobile games can be played free online at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/tee-and-mo

     

    Disclaimer : We were not compensated for this post in anyway, we just wanted to share a great new free game with our readers.

  4. Things I have realised ....

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    It was my birthday yesterday and another year has passed. Each year is made up of 365 days, 52 weeks and 8765.81277 hours, so there is alot of time to reflect on the things that I have learnt in the past 12 months and I have realised the following things.
     
    1. You cant please everyone all of the time. This is obviously not a new revelation and whether this is buying the wrong present for my god child or inadvertantly upsetting a relative over a party invite, it is not intentional and certainly not the end of the world. This is just the way it is.
     
    2. Starting an online gift business is both fun and hard work. Enough said.
     
    3, People let you down. Both personally and professionally, people  let you down. This maybe because of personal circumstance, lack of care or simply because its the way they are. I have to accept that everyone is different and it is not personal.
     
    4. When you are a grown up, you dont have to grow up. The oldest of people can still be young at heart.
     
    5. Children dont want quality time, they just want your time. My laptop is and will always be in 2nd place. (despite twitter tempting me with humorous tweets)
     
    6. New friends maybe around for the short or long term - dont analyse - just enjoy. Old friends are not always the best for you, no matter how long you hold onto the memories of the past.
     
    My thirties (ahem) are the best years of my life so far, I have two daughters who bring so  much happiness every day, we are surrounded by fantastic family and friends, the Little Lilypad Co is steadily growing and we are finding lots more beautiful, unique and unusual gifts for our loyal customers.
     
    If you follow us on Twitter, you will know our love of inspirational quotes,  so will leave you with this one.
     
    "Yesterday is History, Tomorrow a Mystery, Today is a Gift, Thats why it's called the Present"