• days out - Local Review - London - parenting

    PAW Patrol Live! Race to the Rescue comes to the UK this summer

    April 12, 2017 - By 

    If you have little ones then you’re going to want to know about PAW Patrol Live! “Race to the rescue” which has just announced the 2017 UK tour calendar. Oh yes, the UK’s favourite pups star in a heroic musical adventure coming to the UK this summer. My children adore PAW Patrol so we’re so excited to go and see our first live show! PAW Patrol Live! “Race to the Rescue” shows that “No job is too big, no pup is too small!” and shares lessons for all ages about community, social skills and problem solving as the characters each use their…

  • parenting - playing - toy review

    Schleich Showjumper with Horse

    April 11, 2017 - By 

    The children have been enjoying some much needed downtime recently and playing with all their toys. They were delighted to add to their Schleich collection with the Show jumper with Horse set. Schleich are brilliant quality and my children never have any trouble recognising the animals. This fun set includes 1x Hanoverian Mare, 1x rider, 1x saddle, 1x reins and bridle. Schleich figures are perfect for encouraging imaginative play and children’s imaginations are instantly inspired by these realistic animals. We love the fact there is always a little story with the figures or sets: This showjumper has long harboured a…

  • L.O.L. Surprise! Series 1
    Easter - parenting - toy review

    L.O.L. Surprise! Easter hunt

    April 10, 2017 - By 

    My children love an Easter Egg hunt. A little bit of me blames those YouTube videos I keep finding them watching. They would spend hours watching other children unboxing very large eggs if they could. However, this love of unboxing videos meant I didn’t hesitate when offered our very own L.O.L. Surprise! Easter hunt. Little Sis loves her dolls and the L.O.L. Surprise is just her thing. L.O.L. Surprise is a collectible doll with mix and match accessories. The clever part is that they come in a round ball which contains 7 layers of surprise inside! Oh yes, and L.O.L. Surprise stands for…

  • YO-KAI WATCH 2: Bony Spirits review
    parenting - Tech! - toy review

    YO-KAI WATCH 2: Bony Spirits review

    April 9, 2017 - By 

    Do your children love anything YO-KAI WATCH? In case you haven’t heard it’s a role-playing video game which has branched into more games, manga, anime, music and merchandise. The games are based around a male or female character and in it you explore Springdale, meet new and familiar Yo-Kai and all the curious occurrences. My children love their Nintendo and were excited to receive a copy of the sequel to the hugely popular Yo-Kai Watch – YO-KAI WATCH 2: Bony Spirits to play. I’m a huge fan of the Nintendo 3DS which we have. It’s small and compact and its perfectly…

  • Introducing children to opera {Silver Electra by the ETO}
    days out - Local Review - London - parenting

    Introducing children to opera {Silver Electra by the ETO}

    April 5, 2017 - By 

    With our Easter holiday in full swing, today I had a real treat for my children, tickets for Silver Electra by the English Touring Opera. The performance was taking place at Wilton’s Music Hall in London, the oldest grand music hall in the world. Silver Electra by the English Touring Opera Silver Electra is a show written for children and is suitable for the whole family, reimagining the story of Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly the Atlantic. My children love watching live performances so I thought they would enjoy trying something new. The English Touring Opera is the leading…

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    days out - parenting

    Free #TennisForKids with the Lawn Tennis Association

    April 4, 2017 - By 

    We celebrated the first day of our Easter holidays yesterday with a trip to our local park. It’s a wonderful open space with formal gardens, a play area and tennis courts. My children were looking longingly at the tennis courts as it’s been months since they last played tennis (when we went on our mini-cruise last year). Tennis is a really fun family activity, perfect for all ages and abilities. Free #TennisForKids with the Lawn Tennis Association Luckily for them there are clubs all around the UK which make getting involved in tennis really easy. The Lawn Tennis Association’s #TennisForKids…

  • Perfect Thank You cards
    parenting

    Perfect Thank You cards

    March 26, 2017 - By 

    It’s been a busy few weeks with my son’s birthday. We like to celebrate for a full 7 days in our house which means his birthday cards and decorations only came down this weekend. He had a lovely birthday, was totally spoilt with the presents he received and had a bunch of his friends round to play computer games in the afternoon. Of course with presents come Thank You cards. Thankfully both my children are happy to spend a little time writing these so they are not too much of a chore. I like to make an effort with our…

  • How to hold an Emoji birthday party
    birthday - parenting

    How to hold an Emoji birthday party

    March 21, 2017 - By 

    I’m not quite sure how my son discovered emoji’s but he has fully embraced it. Maybe it’s a boy thing, maybe it’s because he just turned 7. But it seemed like a great theme for his birthday. He first discovered them through playing on my iPhone, surprisingly they were only in the last few years added. They are part of our everyday lives, I’m definitely guilty of adding them to all my tweets, texts and WhatsApp messages, it’s not really surprising that my children have picked up on them too. Both my children love to use WhatsApp to send messages and they…

  • The Smurfs House from Schleich
    parenting - playing - toy review

    The Smurfs House from Schleich {Smurfs: The Lost Village}

    March 18, 2017 - By 

    We’re so lucky as there are plenty of films we want to catch over the Easter holidays (now just 2 weeks away!). As well as the new and re-booted Beauty and the Beast we are looking forward to Smurfs: The Lost Village. Smurfette (Demi Lovato), Brainy (Danny Pudi), Clumsy (Jack McBrayer) and Hefty (Joe Manganiello) use a special map that guides them through the Forbidden Forest, an enchanted wonderland that’s filled with magical creatures. The best friends must race against time and the evil wizard Gargamel (Rainn Wilson) to find a mysterious village. Their adventure leads them on a course to…