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

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

What the Beans are playing on Nintendo #4

Adventure Time

The Beans always remind me how much they love the fact that I am a blogger when they receive a new download code for one of their Nintendo consoles so I have been a very popular Mummy these last couple of weeks with a number of new releases coming our way. New Style Boutique 2: … Read more

Christmas Gifts for fun outdoors

Mountain Warehouse

Maybe it’s just that I’m getting older and more interested in the outdoors myself and so I’m noticing it more or maybe it’s been the downturn in the economy but I definitely feel that more and more people are turning to the outdoors as a means of entertaining themselves and their families. As a family … Read more

Give Luxury Chocolates to someone special this Christmas

Cello Truffles

Come on, what would Christmas be if we didn’t have chocolate?! I paused for a moment today when buying stocking fillers for the Beans to question whether or not they really needed chocolate, no probably not BUT it’s Christmas and everyone deserves chocolate at Christmas. I can barely make it through a standard day without … Read more

A little something for the Nintendo Kids this Christmas?

Special Edition 3DS Super Smash Bros

My Beans are without doubt Nintendo Kids, they have been raised on it with thanks mainly to me because I like to do the odd bit of gaming myself when I’m grabbing a bit of downtime, I guess I am a social gamer as opposed to a ‘serial’ gamer. It’s so difficult as a gaming … Read more

Have a magical Christmas with the gift of flight from iFly

Airkix

For many, Christmas is the most indecisive and panic-stricken time of the year. Whether you’re feeling full of festive spirit or struggling to unleash your Christmas cheer, looking for a unique and exciting gift for the entire family can leave you feeling uninspired… until now. For anyone between four and 104 years old, give the … Read more

Get Chicken Charades out this Christmas!

Chicken Charades

One of my favourite TV shows growing up was Give Us A Clue, I love a bit of charades because I love guessing games and the state that some people can get themselves into when trying to act out their prompt. Chicken Charades is a fun twist on the classic game of charades because, yes … Read more