62nd BFI London Film Festival – The Family Strand!

Mirai

The BFI London Film Festival runs from 10th -21 October showcasing a range of films for all of the family to enjoy. Tickets for the Family strand are  £1 for Children under 16’s and £10 for Adults. Check out the great films on offer. Mirai The Family Gala is Mamoru Hosoda’s rapturous and fantastical take on childhood MIRAI. Young … Read more

Brother, You Got a Friend in me! #ThinkwayFriends

#ThinkwayToys

The Summer holidays are drawing to a close and whilst the Summer seems to have flown by even faster than previous years, I have taken the time to stop and really look at my Beans. I have noticed a lot of changes in their relationship with each other and those around them. Albie’s First School … Read more

Early Man DVD Release and Model Making Challenge

A few months ago when Early Man was released at the cinemas, the boys and Simon had a ‘boys afternoon’. They came home laughing and full of stories of their favourite parts of the film. Now the film is available on DVD, Blu-Ray and 4K UHD Blu-ray they have been reliving the action again with … Read more

Paige Toon, a Pet Dinosaur and SUNSHINE!! #LittleLoves

Paige Toon

I would love to tell you that it’s been a brilliant week but I have struggled massively this week. On the one hand, the Beans and I have had some fun times together BUT there has also been more than a handful of arguments which I am finding really draining. Anyway, #LittleLoves isn’t about the … Read more

Give Wonder Woman on Blu-Ray this Christmas

Wonder Woman Blu-Ray

This Summer saw DC Entertainment smashing box offices everywhere with the awesome Wonder Woman starring Gal Gadot in the title role. Now the epic adventure film is available to purchase on 4K UHD, Blu-ray™ 3D, Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital Download which makes it the perfect Christmas gift. Synopsis Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess … Read more

A great day starts with Ready Brek & Despicable Me3

A great day starts with Ready Brek & Despicable Me3 1

When your day starts at 6am you need to make sure that you have a good breakfast because it’s a long time until lunch! Now I’d love to say that I get up with my children at 6am . . . but I don’t! I’m not a morning person by any stretch of the imagination. Hubby … Read more

WIN a set of four My Little Pony The Movie books {#MyLittlePonyBooks}

My Little Pony

My Little Pony first came into my life when I was a child, Applejack being my favourite. Fast forward thirty-something years and now I am enjoying them all over again through Lillie. Lillie is a completely girly girl who LOVES My Little Pony as much as I did, she knows the finest details about all … Read more

TOP 50 Films every child should see before they grow up

Must see movies

UK-wide cultural education charity Into Film compiles a list of the 50 movies every child should see before the age of 11 Over 250 family films considered by industry experts and film education specialists Films supported by curriculum-linked teaching resources From classics through to modern-day animation, films such as E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Willy Wonka and … Read more

Keeping Toy Story alive with Thinkway Toys Movie Night #IAmAThinkingToy

#IAmAThinkingToy

Can you believe that Toy Story has been on our screens for more than 20 years? I remember when Toy Story first came out I was 19 years old but I still loved it. There’s a child within all of us that never wants to grow old, and at 19, I still remembered well, the … Read more