A couple of weeks ago we were invited to the recently opened Ham Yard Hotel in Soho for a fun family morning with NOW TV as they celebrated Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. joining NOW TV in time for summer. The children enjoyed some really fun activities, including colouring, face painting, eating delicious cakes and of…
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Our Summer holiday round up (Week 2)
The summer holidays are rushing by very quickly. I enjoyed looking back at the first week of the holidays so thought I would do it all again. Big Brother and I attended our last The Creation Station session. I’m not sure he realises he won’t be going again (due to starting Reception in September) but…
10 star crafts for kids
My children absolutely adore stars. Little Sis loves to sing and can often be heard singing Twinkle Twinkle, or her version of it anyway. Her latest favourite book is Serafina Starfish, a touch and feel book, which is perfect for babies and toddlers, which she was sent from Meadow Kids. It’s a fun story about…
Win a Lego Duplo Batcave Adventure set worth £39.99
Last week I told you about the exciting new set from Lego Duplo – the Batcave Adventure. My children have been having fun with this and I thought I would tell you more about it, as well as give you the chance to get your hands on one. Catch Catwoman before she discovers Batman’s secrets…
Crafting with Aquabeads
A couple of weeks ago Big Brother was sent the Deluxe Aquabeads Set to review. This set costs £19.99 and is available from Amazon and all good toy shops. He was very excited when he saw the box! He enjoys crafting with Hama beads and these are similar, small beads which can be used to…
Our Mini Masterpieces
I was sent a ‘mystery’ art and craft product from Galt Toys range of children’s art materials in return for sharing a fun creative competition with my readers. We received 24 Chunky Crayons which are perfect for small hands (although they’re not suitable for children under 36 months). Every month Galt Toys host a fun…
Lego Duplo Batcave Adventure
I’m so excited to be working with Lego Duplo again. Their latest set is 10545 Batcave Adventure and we are excited to share our review with you today. The educational benefits of Lego are really well known and I love that my children have so much fun with their Lego. This amazing set lets you…
Kate & Mim-Mim coming soon to CBeebies
My two little pre-schoolers love CBeebies so we were excited to hear about a new show coming soon. Called Kate & Mim–Mim, it tells the story of feisty five-year old Kate and her big imagination! Whenever Kate faces a problem or something stirs her curiosity, she and her favourite toy bunny Mim-Mim twirl off to…
Rainbow jam tarts
The weather has been so hot recently we haven’t baked anything. The children have been bugging me to create something though so this week I relented and we baked some rainbow jam tarts. I’m no pastry cook so bought some shortcrust pastry and used Fruit Shoot squeezy jams to fill them. Fruit Shoot have recently…