A couple of years ago we started the Elf on a Shelf tradition in our house. I know not everyone likes the idea of Elf on a Shelf but I think it’s fun and so do my children. Last year was the first year I managed to move him every day of Advent and you…
This morning we went into London’s West End for a special Christmas treat. We went to watch acclaimed theatre company Tall Stories perform a musical adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s awarding-winning picture book The Gruffalo’s Child. We love anything by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler but we have a special place in our hearts…
I’ve been sharing quite a few games recently as it’s something my children have discovered they really enjoy. Every Friday we try to have a Games Night where the children take it in turns to pick a game the whole family play. It’s something we all look forward to and makes a change from watching…
We were kindly sent three of the new DC SuperHero Girls Toddler Dolls from Jakks Pacific to review at home! My 5 year old loves dolls but we’ve never reviewed a toddler doll before. I didn’t really know what a toddler doll was, but it’s a slightly larger doll than you would give to an…
I can’t believe it’s time to start getting ready for December 1st and our annual festive Book Advent. Do you organise a Book Advent? It’s a lovely way to bring out some of those classic Christmas books, as well as more modern classics, and cuddle up with a good book. We love to read and…
My 7 year old is really easy to buy for at Christmas. He loves YouTube and playing computer games, especially Minecraft and is a bit of a Star Wars geek too. He’s pretty much written his Christmas list, although when the new Star Wars film comes out I think it might change, and I thought…
I know many of my readers love a creative competition so today I’m sharing a lovely one from Chipmunks and Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity. My children both adore the stories of Roald Dahl and we can’t wait to enter this ourselves! The hunt is on for the UK’s next, young literary superstar with the launch…
We are a family of bookworms. We love reading, read every night with the children and enjoy discovering new authors. There seem to be so many exciting books out at the moment. I’ve been sourcing books for our Christmas Book Advent (more of that another day) and couldn’t resist sharing some new books for children…
Yay for half term adventures! We had an amazing week away, thankfully, because since we’ve been home the weather has been cold and miserable and it’s been super hard to take nice photos. We stayed in three different places and did lots of exploring which made for some fun photos, here are my favourites from…