LivingwithKids

I don’t know about you but we seem to have loads and loads of photos all over the place and I've been meaning to organise them for a while now. Which is why I was so excited to discover Photobox’s personalised Photobooks.

They’re just fab. Basically you choose which photos to include (you can have anything from 26 to 100 pages holding up to 1200 photos), and then customize each page with captions, backgrounds, fonts, colours and layouts (or you can autofill if you’re pushed for time).

The Micro Scooter team is introducing a new, limited edition set of eye-catching colours to their Mini Micro collection - they're available in green, yellow and red. But you can also buy red, green and yellow handle grips, decks and brakes as separates, allowing existing Micro Scooter owners to ‘pick n mix’ accessories to ‘revamp their ride’!

The Mini Micro Scooter in the UK’s number one selling scooter for kids aged 3-5 years.   Its high quality Swiss design makes scooting fun and easy for youngsters who love the independence and sense of achievement the Mini Micro Scooter gives them.  The new limited edition colours are available exclusively at http://www.micro-scooters.co.uk/, costing £54.95.

I LOVE looking at new things for the home and listening to expert advice, which is why I'm definitely planning to go to this year's Ideal Home Show.  It takes place at Earl's Court in London from 20th March to 5th April, and among the well known faces appearing at this year's show are Linda Barker and Monty Don - total TV legends!

Set in New Orleans in the 20s, The Princess and the Frog gives a new spin on an old classic. It's the story of Tiana, a girl from the wrong side of the tracks who dreams of owning her own restaurant. Unfortunately she gets mixed up with the handsome but rather cocky Prince Naveen and some voodoo magic which ends up turning both her and the prince into frogs! It's a wonderful, enchanting film, featuring a brilliant jazz-inspired soundtrack, instantly memorable songs and a return to 2D hand drawn animation. I guarantee the whole family will love it. 

COMPETITION:
To celebrate the movie's release, we're giving you the chance to win an amazing Princess and the Frog prize pack. The prize includes a Kissing Naveen plush toy, a Louis plush toy, a Nintendo DS game, a Wii game, a Princess Tiana fancy dress costume, a fortune card game, a notebook, CD soundtrack, backpack, watch and sticker set.

Heralded as socially responsible, the FunPod® encourages children to learn all about the whole food experience and can encourage parent and child bonding with quality time spent while preparing lunch or dinner. With five awards to its name in just over 12 months, the FunPod® is available in five different colours. The FunPod® is available from retailers including Childalert's Baby Catalogue. Read our review of the FunPod® here.

But if you'd like the chance to WIN one, plus a FunPack worth £7.99 including an apron, child’s wooden whisk, spoon, rolling pin and mixing fork, just enter our fab competition!

Christmas is the one time all the different generations in our family are guaranteed to sit down and play a game - and this year, we're definitely going to be playing the LOGO board game from Drumond Park.

Lively and fast-paced, the game involves questions based on hundreds well loved and iconic brands – from the AA, Bird’s Eye and BMW to Walkers crisps and Wrigley’s gum. You can buy it from Argos, John Lewis and Woolworths (RRP £29.99). But here's your chance to win one in time for Christmas*, because we have five copies to give away in our fab competition!

'Just use soft furnishings - cushions and throws, maybe a new rug - and a few simple accessories,' she told me. 

Of course it's easy enough to make cushion covers (very little sewing required) but if you want to really treat your sofa then M&S have a fantastic selection of festive-looking cushions, including a stunning red sequin one (£15) and emerald leaf silk cushion (£35).

For finishing touches this berry red tealight holder (£3.50) is incredibly pretty, and if you want to add a welcoming touch to your front door then the light up amarylis wreath (£25) is just the thing.

So fantastic news - www.kidstart.co.uk is giving anyone who shops through the website between now and 13 December automatic entry into their Grand Prize Christmas draw. One lucky member will win over £1000 of presents, including a £100 M&S gift card, £100 into your Kiddybank from Tesco, £100 gift voucher from Play.com and £100 gift card from Waterstones, £100 gift voucher from House of Fraser, a case of wine from Majestic and an iPod Shuffle from Apple plus more. And of course you get money back for your kids every time you shop.

One of my favourite retailers, Next, has just launched their Next Generation competition to find aspiring little models aged four to seven to take part in a shoot for the  Directory. I've spoken to the organisers and they've told me that the emphasis is very much on fun - they want the kids to look like they're enjoying themselves.

Baby Annabell® and Sally (the toddler) are two of this year's best-selling dolls. Baby Annabell® (suitable for ages 3 plus) laughs, burps, yawns, cries real tears and drinks from her own bottle, and her sheep will soothe her (and your little one) to sleep with a lullaby.

Sally (suitable for ages 3 plus) is perfect for playing dress-up - she comes with a glitter print top, skirt, leggings and ballerina shoes. Both dolls are by www.zapfcreation.com/uk and are available from retailers including Tesco, Littlewoods, Woolworths and Sainsbury's. But we have one of each for you to win in our fab competition.