• Peppa Pig's Family House review
    parenting - playing - toy review

    Peppa’s Family Home toy review

    August 10, 2017 - By 

    I can’t imagine a time when my daughter doesn’t love Peppa Pig. It’s one of her favourite characters and she loves watching the cartoon and playing with her Peppa toys. Although as a parent it feels like I’ve watched *all* the episodes, there were actually new episodes last month! Did you watch them? New episodes of Peppa Pig on Milkshake Yep, last month (finally) new episodes of Peppa Pig were shown on Milkshake (Channel 5 for the non-parents out there). It was quite a relief to watch them and meet the new character, Molly Mole and her family. Peppa’s Family…

  • Lego Scooby Doo Blowout Beach Bash Movie at Legoland Windsor
    days out - Local Review - London - parenting

    Lego Scooby Doo Blowout Beach Bash Movie at Legoland Windsor

    August 9, 2017 - By 

    Last week we were invited to Legoland Windsor which was amazing as the children have been asking to go for ages. My husband took the day off work and off we went. Luckily we only live about half an hour away so we got there just as the park opened. Lego Scooby Doo Blowout Beach Bash Movie Our first stop was the 4D cinema to watch the Lego Scooby Doo Blowout Beach Bash Movie. I didn’t even know you could watch films at Legoland but you can. The cinema was by the Imagination Centre, and was huge but there were…

  • Horrible Histories - More Best of Barmy Britain!
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    Horrible Histories – More Best of Barmy Britain!

    August 7, 2017 - By 

    Earlier in the Summer holidays I enjoyed a day out with my 5 year old, watching The Emoji Movie. Today I got to spend the day with my 7 year old as we were invited to see the new production of Horrible Histories – More Best of Barmy Britain! at the Garrick Theatre in London. We all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead! So it’s time to prepare yourselves for a special production of Horrible Histories featuring MORE of your favourite characters from our barmy past – and a brand new scene with wordy Will!…

  • Getting ready for September {ECCO shoes review}
    parenting - school

    Getting ready for back to school {ECCO shoes review}

    August 6, 2017 - By 

    Our class WhatsApp group has been surprisingly busy during the first two weeks of the school holidays. There has been lots of chatter about school uniform, a subject close to my heart. My children seem to grow quicker during the holidays than they do at any other time of the year. We have already been clothes shopping as my daughter has gone through the knees of all her trousers so I couldn’t help but pick up some school uniform items too. Every year the list of things needed for school seems to get longer. My son starts in a new…

  • Nerf Modulus Regulator review
    Hasbro Toy Tribe - parenting - toy review

    Nerf Modulus Regulator review

    August 6, 2017 - By 

    My children have been gifted some really amazing toys to play with and review over the Summer holidays. It’s a hard job putting toys through their paces but I try really hard to make sure we review anything thoroughly, before we share it here on our blog. My son loves his Nerf collection and was so excited to open the new Nerf Modulus Regulator from Hasbro! Take a look at our unboxing video here. Nerf Modulus Regulator For the ultimate in high-performance sports action, it’s Nerf or Nothin’! Achieve unprecedented levels of customisation as you build the Nerf Modulus Regulator blaster…

  • Our experience at Paw Patrol Live
    days out - Local Review - London - parenting

    Our experience at Paw Patrol Live

    August 5, 2017 - By 

    We’ve had such a busy week but it’s been loads of fun. Yesterday we had booked tickets for Paw Patrol Live at the SSE Arena, Wembley. My children have been seeing adverts for this live show for ages so I was really excited that we were able to treat them to tickets. We managed to keep it a secret until we were outside – my daughter didn’t question why I had dressed her head to toe in her Paw Patrol clothes or given her her Marshall cushion to take out for the day! We drove to Wembley and when we were outside…

  • 9 ways to celebrate Roald Dahl Day
    parenting - Roald Dahl crafts

    9 ways to celebrate Roald Dahl Day

    August 5, 2017 - By 

    Roald Dahl Day is the annual, global celebration of the world’s number one storyteller, his beloved stories and unforgettable characters. Roald Dahl Day happens on and around September 13th, the author’s birthday. We love Roald Dahl and have been looking for ways to get involved. CELEBRATING ROALD DAHL’S CHILD HEROES: This year, we celebrate the iconic child heroes of Roald Dahl’s stories – step forward MATILDA, JAMES, CHARLIE, DANNY, SOPHIE and GEORGE! Roald Dahl was always a champion for children in a world ruled by adults. The young heroes of his stories are distinct individuals – from rule-breaker MATILDA to adventurous, team-leader JAMES,…

  • Mix n Match Num Noms Series 4.1 unboxing
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    Mix n Match Num Noms Series 4.1 unboxing

    August 4, 2017 - By 

    We’re all about the cute here at the gingerbread house blog so were delighted to receive a bundle of the new Mix n Match Num Noms Series 4.1 to unbox. The children were so happy to make another unboxing video for you so please take a look at them unboxing Num Noms Series 4.1 the Tea Party Starter Pack, Sweets Sampler and the brand new Num Noms magazine: Mix n Match Nums and Noms to create delicious flavour and scent recipes! Stack the Nums on top of the Noms to make 3,000+ sweet scented combinations. Num Noms Tea Party Starter…

  • Icing biscuits at The Biscuiteers
    baking - days out - Local Review - London - parenting

    Biscuiteers Icing Workshop

    August 3, 2017 - By 

    Last year I joined in with a very colourful Photo Walk as part of the Blogtacular conference around Kensington. Despite being a Londoner it’s not a part of London that I know very well. It was lovely to explore some of the quieter streets, it was all very Instagrammable! On the walk we went past Biscuiteers. Anyone who knows me knows how much I adore Biscuiteers biscuits. They are my favourite iced biscuits for special occassions. Did you know that you can go to icing workshops at their shop? Well yesterday the children got to ice specially made biscuits to…