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Welcome to 3 Little Buttons, our London family lifestyle blog. I'm Annette, mum, writer and children's author. Join us on our adventures, mishaps and everything in-between. Stick your feet up and enjoy x

Horse riding in North London

December 3, 2015
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  When I was little I wanted to be a world famous horse show jumper. *stop laughing Daddy button* My mum and dad relentlessly took me horse riding every weekend come rain or shine, managing to keep seriously straight faces as I cleared miniature jumps whilst hanging on for dear life. Sadly, I didn’t quite make it to pro rider status * I heard that…

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Top 5 heart-melting ‘she said…’ moments – November 2015 roundup

December 1, 2015
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  Little button says the funniest of things… as little ones tend to do. Last night before bed she blurted out a right corker and I vowed to save it for a rainy day to share with her when she’s a grown up. Feeling inspired, I am starting to collect her heart-melting funny’s in a journal for her, and thought I would share a sprinkling…

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Quote of the week – week 1

November 30, 2015
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There’s nothing like a good quote that can make you stop…   …..and think.   I like this.   This week is my nod to all those sour lemons out there. From the naughties doing the car school run who pretend they can’t see you in your bright pink reflective waterproofs crossing the road AT the zebra crossing –  ‘I’m driving in my car, I’m…

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Christmas treats – Tyrrells poshcorn review

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  It’s time to get a bit posh.   The lovely people at Tyrrells sent us a selection of their splendid poshcorn to try out after we encountered what could only be described as ground-up-popcorn in a posh bag!? – nothing to do with Tyrrells directly I might add. We love Tyrrells crisps, so couldn’t wait to get our hands on these. Packaged in eye…

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Messy play – Autumn fun cheat sheet

November 26, 2015
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    Quick, quick! Autumn is disappearing fast… before the crunchy leaves get blown away have a go at some seasonal messy fun. Here is a very quick and easy cheat sheet to getting down and messy.   1 – Get out and about in search for some autumn delights We were on our way back from a trip out to the park when little…

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5 steps away from becoming ultimate ‘bag lady!’

November 23, 2015

  The little one is starting to come down with something. You can see her wishy washy colour fading and she seems a bit droopy all over. Awww poor thing! you think.   Step 1 – Bag of treats Enthusiastically you race home, over come by the urge to be Mary Poppins, and laden with a giant bag of treats to perk her up. It’s…

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#DreamTeam linky summer edition

#DreamTeam linky - summer edition 2023

Me, in the Middle

School reading list top picks for March 2022

Me, in the Middle is featured in The School Reading List

Author

Me, in the Middle – Author event at London South Bank Imagine Children’s Festival!

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Happy Book Birthday Me, in the Middle

Me, in the Middle cover art reveal - *giggles, my second picture book!!

WILD

Wild by Annette Demetriou and Dawn White

WILD is now out in Spanish!

Wild - debut children's picture book

WILD – Our debut children’s picture book

Dad blogger Ross Good from The Stented Papa is the official storyteller for WILD!

Wild publication day

Happy book birthday WILD!

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