- He's gonna do a little taste test
to see which one he likes the best. Which one bubba?
An update on Jackson and his milk...
(Playful music)
Good morning guys!
I'm not in my normal surroundings this morning.
I am actually in London, in Hackney.
Already, it's not even nine a.m.
But, I'm super keen and I'm basically up here
because I've been invited to an event with Honest.
You may have heard of Honest before.
They make a really nice herbal tea drink
that I love that is for adults.
But, now they have adapted it to be for kids
and it has become the number one
organic drink for kids in the U.S.
So, they've now launched it in the UK.
They've changed it slightly for the British palette
and they've launched it nationwide in Tesco's.
I'm going along today to find out
a bit more about it and see what this drink is like.
It's certified organic and all the sweetness in it
is just from the fruit that is in it
so there's no added sugar.
So, I really like all that about it and
they've invited me to a place called
Groundwork Hackney Free Range Garden.
So, I think we're doing some bits outdoors,
some gardening, and they're gonna teach us
some activities that we can take away
and do with the kids as well.
So, I'm gonna take you with me.
I don't know exactly what I'm doing but
I thought it would be a really fun vlog.
Matt has all the boys this morning,
he is like super dad and he is the reason
that I could do things like this.
He is doing breakfast, school runs,
getting them dressed and everything.
So, thank you to Matt, but let's go!
It should be really fun and I'm meeting
my friend Katie Ellison there as well
who you might also know, she's a vlogger too.
Let's go and see what this is all about.
Found the place, looks like this is it.
Just arrived and these must be all the drinks for kids.
I actually love this sports bottle that it's in
because my kids could never get straws into juice boxes.
And they've got the cutest names.
They've got Appley Ever After,
Berry Berry Good, and Twisted Tropical Punch.
So, I will definitely give them a try.
It looks like we're doing some gardening out there.
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- I am passionate about getting,
not just kids, but people, families, pensioners,
you name it, everybody into the great outdoors.
And when I say great outdoors,
I use that sort of as an umbrella term
for outside and green spaces.
It doesn't have to be a mountain,
or a big river experience, or anything big, really.
It can be something as beautiful as this urban garden.
It can be an allotment, it can be even a window box.
Just something to get you moving and using,
using your brain, your creativity.
Or, you want to try and make yourself happier,
or you want to try to engage with your kids a bit more,
get outside.
Honest Kids is a new organic fruit juice drink
which is flavored water with a little bit of sweetener
from the fruit inside it which kids love.
- We've just had a bit of a chat from
Goundwork London and Julia Bradbury as well.
They both work with Honest, and you may have recognized
Julia because she is a UK TV personality.
She is probably most famous for doing Countryfile
and she is an ambassador for this brand.
One thing that she said that I really liked,
is she said that the bottles are 100% recyclable
and 30% of these bottles have been
made out of a plant-based material.
I think that's really really nice, and now
we are going to do some activities.
They've got some local children from a school in to show us
some activities that we can do with our kids at home.
There's a little activity book which I will show you.
It's a really really cool one because basically,
Honest has done loads of research,
and they said that parents want to get outside
with their kids more, but they don't have loads of ideas
so they have created this activity book with loads of
free ideas of ways that you can get outdoors with your kids.
I will put a link in the description bar below
so you can click on that and you can get yourself
this activity book if you want to.
Then you'll have loads of free ideas of things you can do
with the kids, on the holidays, or on the weekends.
I've had the chance to speak with Julia now.
- Hello, Hello!
- Who looks incredible trendy.
You look amazing! - You're looking trendy
- You have three children who are how old?
- So I've got twin girls who are three years old,
just about three, they'll be three in March.
And then I've got a little boy who is six and a half.
- Yeah so you look very put together this early.
- Thank you very much, well likewise, likewise.
Mommy's pulling it together this morning, both of us.
I think the idea behind this drink as well,
it was inspired by, we moms have all done it,
where you put a little bit of juice into the cup
and then dilute it with water.
That's what this idea stems from.
So it's organic, it's natural fruit juice,
and it is a little bit sweet but it's naturally sweet.
It's from the natural fruit sugars.
With all of these things I would say
what we really want our kids to drink all the time is water.
But, when they do want something sweet,
why not make it organic and natural?
So that's why I love it.
I also am a bit of obsessive recycling of plastic bottles
and the bottle is a plant-based bottle
and it's fully recyclable as well
so it doesn't use petroleum to make it.
That also is a great thing.
- That's a nice way to recycle it as well.
- So here at the Honest Kids event,
what they're doing as well as teaching kids
how to up cycle these bottles and turn them into
very cool bird feeders using a wooden spoon.
- It is a really good idea. - It's really really nice.
Katie is here as well. - Hello
It's nice appearing on your vlog.
- Oh yes! Well, say hello to my viewers.
I'll link her channel down below.
When Katie was invited to this, and I was invited to this,
- It's been organized for ages hasn't it?
I'm really excited.
- It's really cool. I heard they were going to teach us
how to keep plants alive for longer.
If you follow Katie on Instagram, she's often like
I have killed another plant. - Yay!
- So, we'll have to find out. I kill cactus's
so I really need to learn about this.
It's quite nice out, I think it's like 4 degrees
but I don't feel cold.
- As I was driving here I was thinking it's
actually turning a bit sunny, it's quite exciting.
- We're all finished at the event and we thought we would
come for a quick coffee and bite to eat
before I have to get back for the school run.
We're in the little cafe that I started out in this morning.
Because it's so cute I'm back.
I was like hello I'm back
because I was so early this morning I came here.
It's the most adorable little cafe, look... I love it!
I'm gonna have some scrambled egg.
I was gonna make this my main meal today because I'm still
trying to be good but I'm actually being so bad this week
because it's my birthday and I have so much planned.
I might have to write.. - What you said to me; YOLO.
- YOLO. I might have to write this week off.
(calm music)
I'm home now to my gorgeous boys.
Here's one of them, who is eating a satsuma.
Can you say hello, Jacks? Hello!
Oh, hiya!
You're so cute!
He just wants the camera. You're gonna drop your orange!
Caleb is just drawing us a beautiful picture.
Jacksy!
You're so cute!
I was just showing Caleb the new Honest Kids drinks.
So, he's gonna do a little taste test
and see which one he likes the best.
Do you want attention over here? Yes.
So he's gonna try the berry berry first.
Tell me what you honestly think.
- It's sweet.
- It's good? What's it taste like?
- Blueberries
- Oh, lovely!
Next one is the tropical juice.
- Tropical? Oh yeah, it does say tropical.
- It's tropical isn't it?
Like it?
Which one do you like the best so far?
- I'm just gonna try this one. - Try the appley every after.
So this is an apple juice.
- Yummy apple juice.
- So which one is your favorite, do you reckon?
- I like all of them.
- You like all of them?
- Can I have them three ones?
- You can't have them all at once,
but you can choose one to have now.
What do you see? Are you doing yellow?
Is that Jackson? Hi Jackson!
Can you say star?
- Star
- Good boy! Can you say Caleb?
- Caleb
- Good boy. Can you say Frazier?
- K K
- K K.
Still on Caleb.
Can you say Fraze? (mumble) Close.
Can you say mommy? Mama?
(mumbles)
Can you say dada?
(mumbles)
Can you say dada?
- Dada!
- Good boy! Clever boy.
Can you say Jackson?
No.
Can you say... what does a duck say?
- Quack!
- Good boy!
Look at Jacksy, he's got bolognese for dinner
and he's feeding himself so well!
You do it!
So we're taking it easy today. Look!
Frazier's back from piano lesson and he's just testing out
the new Honest Kids drinks to see which one
he likes the best. Which one bubba?
- This one. - That's the tropical one!
You're like daddy. He likes tropical
- I like that one and this one.
- You like apple and tropical?
An update on Jackson and his milk.
He has a big beaker of milk like this at night.
I just warm it up a little bit in the microwave.
I probably don't need to but
I think it's easier for him to drink.
He kind of walks around between five o'clock and
six o'clock drinking it.
We've just found it's the easiest way
to get him to drink a lot of it.
He's 17 months old now and I think I'm going to
stop breastfeeding very soon.
I've really done extended breastfeeding this time.
I did with the other boys as well.
I think Frazier I stopped a little bit earlier than this
and Caleb was about now as well.
I just think he's ready.
He doesn't seem that bothered anymore.
He's so big now and I don't really feel like
there's loads left.
That is going to happen soon so I'll obviously
keep you updated.
So far on going straight from the breast to the beaker
has been amazing, he's really taking to it really well.
He wants the camera!
(Jackson screaming)
He loves it, running round and round and round.
He gets so dizzy though don't you bubba?
Oh my goodness!
What are you gonna say?
(mumbling)
He's just out of the tub and brushing his teeth. Aren't you?
You brush their teeth?
Are you doing the lights?
He's so funny. He turns off the lights, and then he goes
♪Happy Birthday to you...♪
- Happy Birthday
- To you...
Happy Birthday.
He's probably waiting for a cake.
(Jackson singing)
Happy Birthday to Jackson.
Is it someone's birthday soon?
- Peppa
- Peppa's? Is it Peppa's birthday?
- Peppa
(techno music)
Woo! Just getting all relaxed for bed, aren't we?
We've gotten the habit of having a dance party
every night after the bath.
So, the big boys aren't interested tonight,
but Jackson just loves it.
I know you think we're winding him up before bedtime
but they really enjoy it and they still go down fine.
It's become a bit of a Norris tradition now.
I think I'm gonna put this little guy to bed
because he's really tired now so I will sign off here.
Bye guys. Thanks for watching!
- No - No, don't go!