Thankfully the weather has been amazing over the last few days. My children love to play outside, especially with water whenever they can. The tuff spot has been used for all kinds of water play, it definitely helps keep the children cool on a hot day. Self-sealing water balloons are a firm favourite, especially the Bunch O Balloons ones where 100 water balloons can be filled in just 60 seconds. Bunch O Balloons review and giveaway We were sent a lovely bundle of Bunch o Balloons items to have fun with at home. These included a Bunch O Balloons Towel,…

With the Summer holidays looming, now is a great time to stock up on books for your children. Reading is a great way to stop the dreaded Summer Drain Brain and a great way to keep kids learning over the holidays. I was recently sent a bundle of books for young readers from Stripes Publishing. Read on for your chance to win a set of the three books detailed below. Win a bundle of children’s books from Stripes Publishing Vlad the World’s Worst Vampire by Anna Wilson In this latest instalment, Vlad finally has hit Bat Licence, but his mother…

A few weeks ago we were invited to Pizza Express so the children could have a go at making their own pizzas! Sadly we couldn’t make it as Big Brother fell off his scooter and fractured his wrist. The kids were so disappointed as we just love Pizza Express, especially the kids’ menu. They always eat from the Piccolo menu, they have their favourites – the dough balls and pizza followed by chocolate brownie! Luckily for them Pizza Express are running a fantastic competition, offering kids the chance to create a brand-new pizza which will take pride of place on…

My daughter loves slime. I’m not a big fan of it but she adores playing with slime and has a collection of different colours and textures stored in little pots. She’s a pretty chilled child but she just loves picking a pot out to play with after school. There are loads of slime toys to play with, but she especially loves her Poopsie Slime toys as you can make the slime yourself. That was until she was introduced to Pop Pops! PopPops Pets from Yulu A few weeks ago we were introduced to PopPops Pets from Yulu. These combine fluffy…

My daughter loves watching the Disney Junior TV show Vampirina, which celebrates friendship and difference – with a spooktacular twist! The show is based on the Vampirina Ballerina series of books written by Anne Marie Pace and illustrated by LeUyen Pham. Vampirina follows the story of Vampirina “Vee” Hauntley who becomes the new kid on the block after she and her family move from Transylvania to Pennsylvania to open a local bed and breakfast called the Scare B&B for visiting ghouls and goblins. The show launched last year on Disney Junior and we have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of…

A few weeks ago I told you about Series 2 Transformer BotBots. These teeny tiny bots are a rare type of Transformers robot called BotBots. They are around 2cm tall and change from totally normal stuff to adventurous little robots in a few easy steps. Transformer BotBots My children just love collecting them. BotBots can disguise themselves as random everyday objects but then are transformed which means there are two ways to play! There are over 60 new characters to collect in Series 2 (including 10 rares) as well as three new tribes – Swag Stylers, Music Mob and Spoiled…