Three Delicious Ways to use Fresh Strawberries

[Ad- gifted product] Recently, we went along to Cammas Hall to get some freshly picked strawberries! All of us very much like picking out the perfect berries and loading up far too many into a basket, often with tons and tons left over. This year was no different with many, many strawberries. Here are three ways that we use fresh strawberries to make treats.

Strawberry Jam for Scones

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LUSH Resilient Bath Bomb supports a worthy cause

[Ad – Gifted Products] LUSH aims to be very conscious of their own environmental impact, which rings true in many of their products. However, from time to time, they also start to take stands that make a difference with the world. Their newest fundraising product is the Resilient Bath Bomb, which aims at highlighting the constitutional crisis taking place in the courts within the UK.

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Seeing and tasting Japan at Hyper Japan 2026

[Ad- gifted experience] We go to quite a few video games events throughout the year, and Dann and I have gone to Hyper Japan in the past, but this year the dates lined up so we figured we would take the entire family along. Hyper Japan is the UK’s largest Japanese culture event. As we’ve got kids with sushi packed lunches and a big love of cutesy things, it just felt like they’d enjoy it.

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How to Teach Your Kids to Stop Losing Their Keys

Handing your child their own house key is one of those quiet milestones. It usually happens when they start walking home from school alone or letting themselves in while you’re still at work. There’s a mix of pride and low-level panic in watching them pocket that key for the first time. Stay with us to learn what actually works to keep that all-important key from vanishing.

Give the Key a Fixed Spot in Their Bag

The biggest reason kids lose keys is simple: they don’t have a set place for them. A key that floats loose at the bottom of a school bag will end up under a textbook, in the wrong pocket or on the playground.

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