• Project Mc2 A.D.I.S.N. Journal
    Family Life - STEM activity - toy review

    Project Mc2 A.D.I.S.N. Journal

    May 22, 2018 - By 

    Do your children enjoy watching Project Mc2 on Netflix? My children both love it, especially as they can get their hands on some of the tech they see in the show! We’ve already reviewed the Project Mc2 Ultimate Spy Bag and today we’re going to tell you more about the Project Mc2 A.D.I.S.N. Journal. What is Project Mc2? Project Mc2 is a team of super-smart and seriously cool girls who use their love of science and spy skills to undertake missions for top-secret organisation, NOV8TM (that’s “innovate”!). 2016 saw the launch of two new seasons of the Netflix original show, new products, and two exciting…

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    Family Life - Monday Happy List

    Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things

    May 21, 2018 - By 

    Happy Monday everyone. Hope you had a great weekend. I love starting off each week 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 I always enjoy writing. Monday mindfulness – 5 Happy Things We started off the week with a horse riding session with Beaver Scouts. I’m a Section Assistant at Beavers which is loads of fun. I really enjoyed our time at the stables and watching…

  • Roarsome play with the Schleich Dinosaur range
    Family Life - playing - toy review

    Roarsome play with the Schleich Dinosaur range

    May 20, 2018 - By 

    I mentioned the other day that my 6 year old just loves dinosaurs. She always has loved dinosaurs, and now has quite a collection of books and toys to play with. She loves reading about dinosaurs and is really good at identifying them. We are also pretty excited about the latest Jurassic World film which is released next month and we have been re-watching all the old films in preparation. We were sent some of the latest dinosaurs from the Schleich Dinosaur range. We’ve been fortunate to review some of the range before, including Schleich’s The First Dinosaurs range and…

  • Family Life - homestyle - interiors

    4 Creative Uses for Leftover Wood Flooring

    May 16, 2018 - By 

    If you’ve ever purchased brand new wood flooring, you’ll know it’s a significant investment. Ordinarily you’ll order wood flooring in full packs. Which means, unless you’re lucky enough to have the perfect amount of wood to cover your entire floor, you’re likely to have some left over. This can be anything from one or two planks, to half of a full pack – which is a lot of money to waste. Whilst it’s recommended you keep some spare in case of damages, you could still be left with excess flooring you’re unsure what to do with. Luckily, we’ve got some…

  • Smyths Toys Superstores Party on May 26th
    days out - Family Life - holidays

    Smyths Toys Superstores Party on May 26th

    May 15, 2018 - By 

    I love a Bank Holiday weekend and it’s not long until the next one. The weather was amazing for the first May Bank Holiday weekend so I wonder what the chances are of it being so lovely and sunny again? Fingers crossed the weather should be good and it always feels like we can properly relax when it’s a 3 day weekend. If you’re looking for something to keep the kids occupied then why not pop down to your local Smyths Toys Superstores on Saturday May 26th. Between 9am-2pm your local store will be hosting a party and everyone’s invited! Children…

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    baby - Family Life - parenting

    Coping with new parent worries

    May 14, 2018 - By 

    I’ve been pretty emotional lately, realising that my children are growing up so quickly right in front of my eyes. Last week they were going through their toy boxes and decided to give away so many of their toys they loved when they were younger. I’m not ready for them to be growing up so quickly and really wish I could slow down time. It’s funny that those baby magazines I used to obsessively read before I started my maternity leave were full of pregnancy and baby advice. They never seemed to mentioned that babies would grow into toddlers, be…

  • Old Warden Aerodrome
    Family Life - Monday Happy List

    Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things

    May 14, 2018 - By 

    Happy Monday everyone. Hope you had a great weekend. I love starting off each week 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 I always enjoy writing. Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things The weather was amazing in the first part of the week. We made a new routine of coming home after school pick up, eating ice creams in the garden and chatting about the kids…

  • Lego Jurassic World Carnotaurus Gyrosphere Escape set
    Family Life - Lego

    Lego Jurassic World Carnotaurus Gyrosphere Escape set

    May 13, 2018 - By 

    My 6 year old adores dinosaurs. She always has and has been so happy at school this term as they’ve been studying dinosaurs. She has a great collection of dinosaur books, dinosaur toys and we’ve just added dinosaur clothes too. Have you seen the new Jurassic World clothing range at H&M? Sadly they were only in the boys section but my daughter didn’t care. But come on H&M – girls love dinosaurs too! She’s worn her new Jurassic World trousers practically every day! We also have some of the new Jurassic World Pez for our Pez collection. She loves watching…

  • Old Warden Areodrome
    days out - Family Life

    The Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden Aerodrome

    May 12, 2018 - By 

    Today we visited Old Warden Aerodrome in Bedfordshire for the MayFly, an annual event organised by ModelAir. My husband builds and flies model planes and this is an annual event we never miss. MayFly at Old Warden The MayFly is held at the Old Warden Aerodrome in Old Warden, Bedfordshire, just off the A1 at Biggleswade. Originally the home, gardens and vintage aircraft and vehicle collection of the Shuttleworth family, it is now known as The Shuttleworth Collection. As well as The Collection, there is also a large airfield, a Swiss Garden, children’s play area, cafe and gift shop. When we arrived…