• Peppa Goes To London book
    book review - competition

    Win a copy of the brand new Peppa Goes To London book

    March 25, 2017 - By 

    I think it’s obvious from reading our blog that we love living in London. It’s a brilliant place to live and have fun so we were very excited to hear about the new book Peppa Goes To London. Out next month, Peppa Goes To London is being released in partnership with the new and exclusive Peppa Pig TV episodes been screened at Entertainment One’s My First Cinema Experience initiative this coming April. Peppa Goes To London Peppa Goes To London is a specially designed story focusing on Peppa and George’s first trip to the UK capital, featuring entertaining and educational visits to all of the…

  • Sightseeing in London with kids
    days out - London

    Sightseeing in London with kids {London Duck Tours}

    March 25, 2017 - By 

    With the weather getting warmer it is lovely to get out and about again. It doesn’t feel like we did much over the winter months, except for attend endless children’s parties. So with the warmer weather and longer days – thank you Spring! – we’ve booked plenty of activities to get outside. Today we hopped on the tube into London for the London Duck Tour. When we were in London a few weeks ago for The Art of the Brick we saw plenty of the distinctive yellow Duck Tour vehicles out and about so I was really happy we were…

  • K'NEX Crank Shift fan
    STEM activity - toy review

    The perfect STEAM toys for kids

    March 24, 2017 - By 

    My 7 year old loves construction toys. He was sent some of the brand new kits from K’NEX that help children develop their STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and maths) skills through play. A few months ago we reviewed the K’NEX Mighty Makers Director’s Cut so we knew the children were going to have lots of fun with these new sets. Every item in the new K’NEX STEM Explorations line includes a number of model build suggestions, each with a really fun experiment to bring to life scientific principles, allowing kids to test and learn to improve their models each time. The first set they opened was…

  • The 5 Most Unique Ways To Store Your Toys
    homestyle

    The 5 Most Unique Ways To Store Your Toys

    March 24, 2017 - By 

    We’ve all been in that situation where every single toy imaginable is spread out all over the floor and it takes everything in our power to tip toe over legos, Barbies, and cuddly toys. Sometimes, the more traditional forms of storage just don’t fit in our home, whether it’s because of style or the fact we don’t have the space for bulky storage. The storage experts, Storebox, have put together this handy little infographic to give you a few ideas of how you could store the mountain of children’s toys you have cluttering up your home, in a more unique…

  • Fred's Box
    homestyle - subscription box

    Fred’s Box {a subscription box for kids}

    March 23, 2017 - By 

    Are you ready for the Easter holidays? We are! This week has been horribly busy and we are now counting down the days until school finishes and we can relax a little. My son has been feeling a little unwell recently so I was really pleased to be able to surprise him with some happy mail today. He received Fred’s Box which he enjoyed opening after school. Fred’s Box is a children’s subscription box company, sending minifigures direct to your door. These are aimed at children between 4 and 13 and are compatible with all leading brands of building blocks. Our…

  • How to hold an Emoji birthday party
    birthday - parenting

    How to hold an Emoji birthday party

    March 21, 2017 - By 

    I’m not quite sure how my son discovered emoji’s but he has fully embraced it. Maybe it’s a boy thing, maybe it’s because he just turned 7. But it seemed like a great theme for his birthday. He first discovered them through playing on my iPhone, surprisingly they were only in the last few years added. They are part of our everyday lives, I’m definitely guilty of adding them to all my tweets, texts and WhatsApp messages, it’s not really surprising that my children have picked up on them too. Both my children love to use WhatsApp to send messages and they…

  • Celebrating the Spring Equinox with children
    crafts - Spring

    Celebrating the Spring Equinox with children

    March 20, 2017 - By 

    Did you know that March 20th is the Spring or Vernal, Equinox? We’ve noticed that the days are getting longer and today both night and day are equal, hence the Equinox (Latin for equal night). I really wanted to mark it in some way so today we thought we would dig out our seasonal tree and decorate it for Spring. Celebrating the Spring Equinox with children Our seasonal tree is white, perfect for Spring. We don’t have any Spring decorations, so I looked through our Easter box and found some glass animal ornaments, some pom pom Easter eggs, butterflies and…

  • homestyle - Monday Happy List

    Monday happy things {week 129}

    March 20, 2017 - By 

    Happy Monday everyone and I hope you all had a great weekend. As I sat thinking about what to put in this weekly post I realised my calendar was pretty normal (and busy) for last week. I volunteered for a few hours at my children’s school, ferried my children around to their after-school clubs and seem to have written a lot of blog posts. No wonder last week didn’t feel particularly relaxing! Time for my weekly Monday happy things post – Week 129 already. Last week I won my 1/2 stone award at Slimming World! I’m terrible at dieting but Slimming…

  • How to make a Pez display case
    homestyle - interiors - Pinty Plus Ambassador

    How to make a Pez display case

    March 19, 2017 - By 

    I’m a bit of hoarder and can’t help but collect things. Do you remember Pez holders? They are plastic holders which hold little sweetie bricks, and they have a different characters head as the dispenser. I had them when I was growing up, although sadly never kept any of them. Now my children have quite a large Pez dispenser collection and I can’t help add to their collection. Our Pez dispenser collection has been sitting in a plastic bag, only coming out when the children bought a new dispenser or wanted to eat some sweets. Since we re-decorated our living…