We’ve been sent some wonderful books to review recently (I have built up quite a stash that I need to go through!). Today I wanted to share a giveaway for a lovely children’s book. It’s a story of bananas, belonging, and being yourself. A charming and inspiring story, written and illustrated by Criminal Minds actor,…
So the weather forecast is pretty dire today so we’re going to go school shoe shopping. This is probably my least favourite thing to do as a parent as my children’s feet are always growing. School shoes are really expensive but I know it’s important to get good quality shoes that fit properly so I…
I do love a day in London with my kids. We all love exploring our city and London has so much to offer families, especially in the Summer months. Today we were gifted tickets to SEA LIFE London Aquarium on the South Bank in Central London. We hopped on the Underground and soon emerged at…
My 9 year old really enjoys coding and wants to be a computer game designer when he’s older. I think he would enjoy school more if he had more IT lessons as these are definitely a favourite subject! Last year he signed up to a Coding Club at our local library and we’ve been trying…
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. We spent last week exploring the…
My 7 year old adores making slime and putty so she was pretty excited to receive the So Slime DIY Slimelicious Case, part of the new scented slime range from Canal Toys to try at home. The new So Slime DIY Slimelicious scented range is an extension to the original best-selling brand. Slimelicious has all…
Do you have any little Lego fans at home? If you’ve followed us for a while you’ll know that both my children (and us adults too) just love Lego. Yesterday we visited the small city of Gouda in the Netherlands and we found a Lego shop! My son was able to build our family out…
Did you know that on the 14th August World Calligraphy Day is celebrated? I didn’t know there was a special day to celebrate calligraphy but I love the sound of it! apparently World Calligraphy Day was started by the Pen Museum in 2017 to celebrate the art of calligraphy and hand lettering. Have you heard…
If you love taking the kids to the cinema then the summer holidays are great for new film releases. Last week I told you about Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans. We haven’t managed to watch that yet but we have seen Playmobil: The Movie. The kids love seeing their favourite toys brought to…