It was a cold but bright morning as the Beans arrived on the Island of Sodor at Thomas Land in Drayton Manor, they had been invited as special guests of Sir Topham Hat along with other blogger families. Naturally all of the engines were excited to meet their VIPs and show off their skills and … Read more
This year Sea Life Centres are celebrating their 20th Anniversary and I am still loving visiting as much today as I did all those years ago when they first opened, only now I have the added fun of visiting with my Beans and seeing it through their eyes. Yesterday we were invited to visit Sea … Read more
At DreamWorks Tours Shrek’s Adventure! London there’s lots to celebrate in 2016. After arriving on the Southbank this year, the next 12 months are set to be just as exciting with big celebrations crash-landing into Far Far Away. Shrek himself will mark a very special 15thanniversary in June. It’s hard to believe that Shrek first … Read more
Each year since the Beans have been around we have got together with our good friends MumtoC and crew for a festive family trip. Usually we go to see Santa but this year we decided to do something a little different which didn’t involve the ‘big man’. Hubby had looked around on the internet to see what was … Read more
I’ve been so busy getting everything ready for Christmas (I’m determined to be done by 1st December this year) that I forgot to finish telling you all about our lovely family holiday to Cornwall. I was looking through our family photographs last night and it prompted me to tell you about our visit to the … Read more
Keep the spirit of Christmas alive after Boxing Day this year by giving the family a gift of Golden Tickets on THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride.
Generally thought of as a gift for adults, an experience gift provides a great chance for nippers to fuel their imaginations or burn off some excess energy. In fact, there are experience gift ideas for even the youngest of children to enjoy, including things you can do as a family or in pairs, so you … Read more
Tintagel Castle was one place we knew without doubt we would visit when coming to Cornwall. I have had a love of Castles since I was a child and Hubby loves history and legends, especially the Legends of King Arthur. Having looked online I will admit to being a little apprehensive about taking the Beans … Read more
As the Summer holidays were drawing to a close I spotted a deal on our local Groupon site to buy a family voucher for Sacrewell Farm (one of our family favourite days out locally) for just £14 so I bought it there and then. As is usually the case with me and Groupon vouchers I … Read more