Buying for your own children at Christmas, that’s the easy bit! You spend heaps of time with your own children so you know exactly what they want (plus if they write a letter to Santa then you have a cheats list to help you). When buying for other people’s kids; nephews, nieces or friends, it … Read more
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
Over the next few weeks we will be celebrating Beanie Boy’s 5th birthday and Curly’s 14th birthday. We have pretty much got ourselves sorted for Beanie Boy’s birthday but it definitely gets more difficult as they get older because most of the things that you immediately think of for a teenager cost a fortune. One … Read more
As a blogger, there are certain emails that land in my Inbox which make me do a little happy dance and one such email is the one titled “Build A Bear Workshop” because it is such good fun. Whether you have young children yourself, are a child at heart or are simply looking for a … Read more
With a name like Sabina, I was always that child growing up who felt slightly cheated when I visited shops with friends and they could buy the personalised pens, cups and keyrings with their names on because of course, Sabina, was never there. As I grew up, I have come to love the fact that … Read more
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
In case you didn’t see my post last week, I was there when this festive video from Philips was filmed. It seems so bizarre to see it on screen now and I love it, especially bearing in mind I could imagine exactly that happening with my Beans as they LOVE flashlights and nightlights. What do … Read more
Fans of Toy Story just can’t seem to get enough of Buzz Lightyear, he has long been Beanie Boy’s favourite character. I sometimes think that Beanie Boy thinks he really is that space ranger and I’m 99% sure he could probably re-enact Toy Story 1, 2 and 3 all by himself he has watched it … Read more
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