My 7 year old is just crazy about Harry Potter. Having grown up reading the books myself, I’m happy that she has fallen under the spell of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter too. Last month we were able to visit the special Harry Potter Wand Walk near St Paul’s Cathedral. The children loved seeing…
My children have always enjoyed playing with Playmobil toys. We were Playmobil Playologists for many years which means they have an amazing collection of Playmobil to play with. These are some of their favourite toys so they were delighted to receive the Playmobil City Life Children’s Playground, which is available from Smyths, to review. Playmobil City…
A few weeks ago we took delivery of a fun box of goodies from PlayStation. My family are huge gamers, especially my 8 year old, so we were delighted to receive some of the latest games to try out at home. Something for the weekend with PlayStation Our special delivery was based around a box…
My daughter loves her L.O.L. Surprise collection. I love the fact that the dolls and accessories are interchangeable. She has quite a few dolls but really needs a way of storing them so we were excited to be sent the new L.O.L. Surprise! Pop-Up Store Playset to review. This allows you to take your L.O.L. dolls…
We’ve been working with Asmodee and are members of their Blogger Board Game Club, reviewing some classic and new family games. My children love to play all kinds of games and we’ve had lots of fun with Ticket to Ride, Carcassonne and Dixit amongst others. We were recently sent Cobra Paw to review and tell…
I have been busy trying to find suitable stocking fillers for my children this week. I love putting the Christmas stockings together but we have really large ones which need lots of little things! I have finished my husband’s one thanks to a recent collaboration and don’t forget to pop over for your chance to…
Happy Monday everyone. Hope you had a great weekend. Each week I start off by writing my Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things blog post. It’s a great chance to reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures – it’s a post…
This weekend has been a little cold and damp, definitely Autumnal with a hint of Winter. I don’t mind the colder months and if we have a few good games to play then generally everyone is happy. This weekend has been pretty busy with birthday celebrations and a trip to race our model cars. We’ve…
There have been a few culture shocks for me since I started my new job. Swapping the life of a freelance blogger to work in a school is strange, not least because there is a dress code at work. I’ve swapped my mum uniform of jeans and jumper for interview smart which has been a…