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…