Yesterday after school we had lots of fun playing a brand new game from Learning Resources called Pancake Pile-Up. It couldn’t have been more apt for us since we are big fans of pancakes in our house, they are on the menu at least once a week and of course, Pancake Day is just around … Read more
Reading doesn’t come naturally to everyone and so picking up a traditional book may not always be the best form of learning for some. Alternatively, if you do have a child who enjoys learning to read, it can be helpful to find additional ways of keeping their reading journey fun. I was recently asked if … Read more
Curly LOVES it whenever we get something ‘experimental’ to review, I think he would make a fantastic ‘mad scientist’, the Curly hair definitely helps don’t you think? At 12 years old I thought that perhaps this would be a little too babyish being a ‘Bin Weevils’ product but I couldn’t have been more wrong. I … Read more
On Tuesday I had a very rare ‘childfree’ day out to the Toy Fair in Olympia courtesy of Galt Toys. The boys toddled off to Nanny and Grandads for fun and frolics (otherwise known as “let’s wear Nanny and Grandad out” day) and Little Bean went to school followed by playtime at the childminders. As … Read more
Buying gifts for friends and loved ones can get a little stale after time, you end up heading down the same old aisles and selecting items along a similar theme just in a different colour year on year. Don’t you sometimes wish you could do something a little different? How about a language course? At … Read more
Some of the best blog events to be invited to are the ones with the word ‘playdate’ in them, add to that Little Tikes and you’re onto a winner. A few weeks ago we were lucky enough to attend such a playdate at Milton Keynes (which made a nice change from London). I didn’t really … Read more
A few weeks ago I was invited to attend a blog event at The National Space Centre in Leicester, unfortunately I couldn’t attend because I had a prior engagement with a Spa and a full body Hot Stone Massage but Daddy went in my place with Little Bean and Beanie Boy whilst Jelly Bean enjoyed … Read more
Ten of the best toddler toys at Kiddicare and 3 for 2 NOW As your little one grows up, Christmas becomes even more special. Life-long traditions are started, excitement for the 25th December builds and the smile on their face when they realise they’ve been good and Santa has been will make your entire festive … Read more
After my family, my biggest passion is photography. I have been obsessed with cameras since I was a little girl and have had a multitude of different cameras since then. In December last year I booked myself onto a DSLR Beginner’s course with DSLR Learning which I spotted through Groupon and I LOVED it! At … Read more