• How to solve a Rubik’s Cube
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    How to solve a Rubik’s Cube

    August 6, 2020 - By 

    I don’t know about you, but I’ve never managed to solve a classic Rubik’s Cube. My husband loved the challenge and taught himself a few years ago, but I just never had the patience. We have a few different Rubik’s puzzles and they are great for popping into a handbag if we’re going out for dinner or on a car journey. They are a really fun challenge for kids (and adults too!). Can you learn to solve the Cube this summer? Rubik’s 40th anniversary This year Rubik’s are celebrating their 40th year this year and kindly gifted us a selection…

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    Love in the Time of Cholera

    August 1, 2020 - By 

    Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash The pandemic has changed our lives in so many ways but after so many weeks of being isolated in our family bubble it feels good to be venturing out more. This weekend we had brunch in our favourite local cafe and a socially distanced playdate with school friends. We took the puppy out for a walk and tidied up the garden. I like that we have more freedom and a choice of things to do. Keeping in touch online I’m hoping that weeks of home learning and endless zoom meetings will be a thing…

  • 6 things to do with kids in Hillingdon this summer
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    6 things to do with kids in Hillingdon this summer

    July 31, 2020 - By 

    The school holidays are not what we were expecting but we still need to make the most of it. We’ve lived in the London Borough of Hillingdon for over 6 years now and are still discovering wonderful new places to explore. We live in north of the borough and have already shared our 10 favourite places to visit in Ruislip this summer, so today I’m sharing our favourite places to visit in Hillingdon (and if they have re-opened). 6 things to do with kids in Hillingdon this summer Top of my list would have been the Battle of Britain Bunker…

  • Conservation Crisis from Tunza Games
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    Conservation Crisis {board game review}

    July 29, 2020 - By 

    How are the school holidays treating you? With our normal kids clubs cancelled we are spending a lot of time at home or the local play park. The weather has been kind to us which helps and we are having fun playing with all our toys and games. We’re always happy to receive something new though and recently received a copy of Conservation Crisis by Tunza Games to enjoy at home. Pop on over to this post for your chance to win the game! Conservation Crisis from Tunza Games I liked the sound of Conservation Crisis because it is based on…

  • Catching up with my 2020 reading list
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    Catching up with my 2020 reading list

    July 25, 2020 - By 

    Top of my list of things to do over the next 6 weeks is to catch up on my reading. I thought I would read a lot during the lockdown period but I didn’t. Home learning took up most of the week, normal household duties and taking the dog for a walk seemed to take up the rest. However I want to return to work with a few things crossed off my to do list including working through a pile of new books, making my own clothes, and taking a few online courses. So far this year I’ve read 14…

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    Staycation 2020 – what to pack?

    July 23, 2020 - By 

    Looking through some photos I took earlier this year, I realised that I never wrote about our first Airbnb experience. It was something we had wanted to do for a while and took the chance in February half term. That seems like a lifetime ago now but as we’ve just booked to go back to the same place, I thought I would take the opportunity to write a little post about Project Staycation 2020. What is a Staycation? Just in case you didn’t know, a staycation is simply a holiday in your home country, rather that going abroad. We’ve always…

  • Oh! My Gif collectible gifbits from Moose
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    AD/Oh! My Gif collectible gifbits from Moose

    July 22, 2020 - By 

    We’ve been sent some lovely new toys recently including Oh! My Gif, a new exciting collectible range from Moose. Launching this month, the new range of toys is inspired by the online social language of GIFs and is THE new way to express yourself!! This definitely sounded like something my 10 year old would enjoy and we couldn’t wait to find out more about them. Oh! My Gif collectible gifbits from Moose Oh! My Gif bBrings the hilarious world of digital GIFs, memes and stickers to life through a range of GIFbit characters. Available in single packs and in the…

  • Enjoy the festival season at home with POPFest!
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    Enjoy the festival season at home with POPFest!

    July 19, 2020 - By 

    The weather is so lovely for the first day of the school holidays. As we can’t do any of the things we usually do we spent the morning writing a little list of the things we can do. These include reading via the Summer Reading Challenge, being creative thanks to Draw With Rob and taking part in a festival at home with POPFest! Enjoy the festival season at home with POPFest! I’m sure we’ll be spending lots of time at the park now it’s finally re-opened. It’s been the only thing my daughter has wanted to do for weeks and…

  • Rebel Girls jigsaw puzzles from Gibsons
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    AD/ Rebel Girls jigsaw puzzles from Gibsons

    July 16, 2020 - By 

    Rebel Girls is an award-winning cultural media engine, spanning over 70 countries. Through a combination of thought-provoking stories, creative expression, and crowd funding, there is now a range of products to inspire the next female generation. Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls Ddi you know that the Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls (a series of two children’s books) were both funded through Kickstarter, and broke site records for fundraising for literature publication? The women behind the idea researched the lack of female role models in children’s literature, decided to write books which told a different story, and sold over…