The costume seemed to have something ‘extra’ attached! Pulling on my coat at the front door, I called to my daughter Florence. ‘Time to go!’ I said. Florence, 2, ran towards me with a big grin on her face.
‘Are you excited?’ I cooed as I helped her on with her shoes.
‘Yes!’ she chirped, with a smile.
It was February this year, and I was about to take her to the play centre.
My husband Paul, 43, came, too.
We were also parents to Josh, 21, Ethan, 14, and Oliver, 8, and Paul and I loved taking Florence to the play group.
They ran so many fun activities, including soft play, colouring and sing-alongs with children’s TV characters.
Staff members would dress up - so, in the past, Florence…