• The hunt for the lost toys with Toy Story 4
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    The hunt for the lost toys with Toy Story 4

    June 13, 2019 - By 

    This post features #gifted items from shopDisney, but all thoughts and opinions are my own We went to the cinema last week and were so excited to watch the trailer for Toy Story 4. The trailer looked amazing and we just can’t wait to go and watch the film to see the return of some our favourite characters. I was delighted when shopDisney gifted us some of their new Toy Story 4 range. I feel like our family has grown up with the Toy Story films as we’ve watched them many times with our children. Can you believe that Toy…

  • Could your child create a new pizza for Pizza Express?
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    Could your child create a new pizza for Pizza Express?

    June 11, 2019 - By 

    A few weeks ago we were invited to Pizza Express so the children could have a go at making their own pizzas! Sadly we couldn’t make it as Big Brother fell off his scooter and fractured his wrist. The kids were so disappointed as we just love Pizza Express, especially the kids’ menu. They always eat from the Piccolo menu, they have their favourites – the dough balls and pizza followed by chocolate brownie! Luckily for them Pizza Express are running a fantastic competition, offering kids the chance to create a brand-new pizza which will take pride of place on…

  • Win PopPops Pets from Yulu
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    Win PopPops Pets from Yulu

    June 10, 2019 - By 

    My daughter loves slime. I’m not a big fan of it but she adores playing with slime and has a collection of different colours and textures stored in little pots. She’s a pretty chilled child but she just loves picking a pot out to play with after school. There are loads of slime toys to play with, but she especially loves her Poopsie Slime toys as you can make the slime yourself. That was until she was introduced to Pop Pops! PopPops Pets from Yulu A few weeks ago we were introduced to PopPops Pets from Yulu. These combine fluffy…

  • shiny new cast
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    Five Happy Things {Week 244}

    June 10, 2019 - By 

    I love to start the week by writing Five Happy Things. It’s a chance for me to sit down and 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. Five Happy Things {Week 244} Two weeks ago my son fractured his wrist. This week we had a follow up appointment at the Fracture Clinic. His bones are healing really well and he was given a permanent cast. He loved being able to choose the colour. We have to go…

  • Experimenting with fun STEM kits at home
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    Experimenting with fun STEM kits at home

    June 9, 2019 - By 

    Over the last few weeks we have been kept busy reviewing some of the wonderful STEM kits from Bandai. At the start of half term we were gifted some STEM kits which required a little time and patience, so we set them up and waited. We had never seen the Blue Crystal Growing Lab from National Geographic or The Original Sea Monkeys Ocean-Zoo kit so were excited to try them out at home. Blue Crystal Growing Lab from National Geographic The first kit we tried was the Blue Crystal Growing Lab from National Geographic. Big Brother wanted to try this…

  • d and upset children. A stay at Centre Parcs Woburn Forest with tweens
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    A stay at Centre Parcs Woburn Forest with tweens

    June 9, 2019 - By 

    Two weeks ago yesterday my 9 year old fractured his wrist in two places. He fell off his scooter as we were walking from our cabin, off to spend our first day exploring Centre Parcs Woburn Forest. Instead of swimming and trying all the activities we had booked, we spent the day at the local A&E, returning to Centre Parcs with two tired and upset children. A stay at Centre Parcs Woburn Forest with tweens We had been looking forward to our stay at Centre Parcs Woburn Forest for weeks. Many of our friends had stayed at the different Centre…

  • Hip Hip Hooray wooden banner embroidery kit
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    Hip Hip Hooray wooden banner embroidery kit

    June 7, 2019 - By 

    I couldn’t resist another craft kit. I have no patience for longer projects at the moment but when I saw an email from Cotton Clara I really couldn’t resist buying myself a cute Cotton Clara wooden banner embroidery kit. I went for one with the message Hip Hip Hooray and chose a mustard coloured thread to compliment our living room. Hip Hip Hooray wooden banner embroidery kit This was a simple kit but just what I needed. Inside the pack was the wooden laser cut banner, mustard coloured thread, a needle and string to hang up the completed banner. I…

  • Half term crafting with Aquabeads Box of Fun - Safari
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    Half term crafting with Aquabeads Box of Fun – Safari

    June 6, 2019 - By 

    Half term was a little dramatic with Big Brother falling over and breaking his wrist. Accidents do happen but I felt so sorry for Little Sis who had to spend a lot of her half term sitting around in Hospital waiting rooms whilst her brother got patched up. I was so grateful that we were gifted the new Aquabeads Box of Fun set. Thankfully this arrived during half term and Little Sis had a lovely time crafting and making animals. Half term crafting with Aquabeads Box of Fun Have you heard of Aquabeads before? They are a brilliant, creative toy…

  • How to decorate simple Graduation Pretzel Rods
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    How to decorate simple Graduation Pretzel Rods

    June 5, 2019 - By 

    After a great half term we are looking forward to the end of term and our summer holiday adventures. There’s no doubt this will be a long term with 7 weeks until the start of the summer holidays but it will be a good term. We’ve already started to think about our end of year teacher gifts as well as graduation gifts for my daughter who will be finishing at Infant School. We’ve been playing around with our Graduation Pretzel Rods and can’t wait to show you how to make them and celebrate graduation! Graduation Pretzel Rods basic ingredients: Pretzel…