Father’s Day Gift Guide 2017 PLUS GIVEAWAY!!!

AD: Some items in this guide have been provided in exchange for inclusion in the guide. Father’s Day will be here before you know it so it’s time to get your thinking caps on and find something for that special Father in your life. This year is a little easier for us since Daddy has … Read more

How to get a teen off a screen with Bladez Quad Racer and Missile Launcher

The Problem We all have them, I’m sure of it? The teen who grunts at you if you dare speak to them, barely acknowleding your existence or worse still, that of their younger siblings. They stare at screens all.day.long! Computer screens, games consoles, TVs and if you suggest they might like to get out in … Read more

Top DVD picks for Christmas 2016

Pete's Dragon

We always buy the Beans one DVD each for Christmas. We still try to do our #familyfilmnight as often as we can although this isn’t every weekend like it used to be, we always seem to have such a busy schedule. For the Family Pete’s Dragon This is a film I remember from my own … Read more

Calling all Star Wars fans it’s R2D2 and BB8 #ImAThinkingToy Twitter Party

#ImAThinkingToy

Star Wars and I go way back, right back to my late teens when I first began watching the movies and I loved them. I wanted to be Princess Leia, my cousins and I would try to style our hair just like hers, obviously I wouldn’t be seen out in public like it now but … Read more

Now you can see me! [Mac In A Sac – Review]

Mac in a Sac

When I was a teenager I would cringe at the idea of a Mac In A Sac or a ‘pack-a-mac’ as they were more often known. As far as us teens were concerned it was tantamount to being a full-on geek but these days they are everywhere and people often have more than one, I … Read more

Ravensburger 3D Puzzle Buildings Review

Ravensburger 3D Puzzles

Ravensburger is famous for its amazing range of puzzles for children aged 0-99 years and in particular the Ravensburger 3D Puzzle range which includes famous buildings from Around The World. We love a challenge and so were excited when not one, not two but FOUR Ravensburger 3D Puzzles landed at our door to review. Within each … Read more

There’s still time to order your Photo Gifts with PhotoBox!

Photo Book

One of the most well-received gifts that we ever give to family and friends at Christmas are the Photo Gifts from PhotoBox. I have been using PhotoBox since the Beans were babies to create Calendars, Diaries, Photobooks, Canvasses or just to order prints. The one year I ran out of time to get them ordered, … Read more