A new nationwide family cycling survey* undertaken by leading children’s bike specialist Frog Bikes has revealed that only 23.6% of parents give their child’s bike an annual safety check and MOT, with a majority (60.6%) preferring ad hoc repairs carried out at home and 15.8% admitting to never subjecting their child’s bike to an MOT. In … Read more
Lollibop is a big festival for little people and we have been lucky enough to go every year since it began. This year we have been invited to be Lollibop Bloggers and we are very excited, especially as this means we will be able to check out Lollibops new venue at Hatfield House which promises … Read more
Despite numerous walks recently in search of these beautiful blue flowers we finally found what we were looking for on the path between Whitwell and Barnsdale at Rutland Water thanks to my friend Karin. The Beans were amazed when they saw the blue/purple hue stretched out before them beneath the trees. As you can see … Read more
During the Easter break we received a special hamper from Mothercare packed with everything that my Beans would need to get outside and have fun. As a family we love being outdoors, our little people thrive on it and it’s definitely one of the ways that we interract best as a family which is why … 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
As the winter months settle in it can be easy as a stay-at-home Mum to get stuck into a rut of shooting home after the school run and locking ourselves away in the warmth of home for the day but this week when we ran out of Beanie Boy’s favourite biscuits I stopped in my … Read more
In association with Cineworld Last winter it seemed as if we were about to start a new ice age rather than find ourselves in the clutches of global warming, but in general is winter a different experience for our children than it was for us? Five centimetres of snow might sound a lot but it’s … Read more
It made a nice change when I received an email a few weeks ago asking if we would like to review Go Ape Tree Top Adventure. Most opportunities that land in my inbox are aimed at the tiddlers and me so I was really happy to be offered something for Hubby and Curly. That, of … Read more
I think the majority of the UK received a covering of snow today, we didn’t get loads but we had enough that the tiddlers were overly excited and eager to get out in it after school. One thing I used to hate about playing outside in the snow when I was a child was how … Read more