• Playmobil City Life Children's Playground review
    Family Life - Playmobil Playologist

    Playmobil City Life Children’s Playground review

    November 30, 2018 - By 

    My children have always enjoyed playing with Playmobil toys. We were Playmobil Playologists for many years which means they have an amazing collection of Playmobil to play with. These are some of their favourite toys so they were delighted to receive the Playmobil City Life Children’s Playground, which is available from Smyths, to review. Playmobil City Life Children’s Playground The children have always enjoyed small world play and Playmobil is just brilliant for inspiring children. We have always found Playmobil to be excellent quality and pretty robust for little hands. The Playmobil Children’s Playground is part of the City Life range. You…

  • Slow cooker gingerbread recipe
    baking - Crafts for adults - gingerbread

    Slow cooker gingerbread recipe

    November 30, 2018 - By 

    At this time of year our Slow cooker gets a lot of use. It’s great as a working mum because I can pop everything in first thing in the morning, and come back from work with a meal ready to eat. It gets used a lot for family meals but today I wanted to share a different type of recipe, for an all year round favourite – gingerbread! Gingerbread is a tasty pudding all year round but is perfect during these colder months. It is so easy to prepare and absolutely delicious, especially if served with whipped cream or ice…

  • Something for the weekend with PlayStation
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    Something for the weekend with PlayStation

    November 29, 2018 - By 

    A few weeks ago we took delivery of a fun box of goodies from PlayStation. My family are huge gamers, especially my 8 year old, so we were delighted to receive some of the latest games to try out at home. Something for the weekend with PlayStation Our special delivery was based around a box divided into 4 parts: In It Together, Pass & Play, Sofa Standoffs and All Back To Mine. The idea was to equip us with an arsenal of games which could be in a variety of situations: with friends, family and even on your own. Inside…

  • L.O.L. Surprise! Pop-Up Store Playset
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    L.O.L. Surprise! Pop-Up Store Playset

    November 29, 2018 - By 

    My daughter loves her L.O.L. Surprise collection. I love the fact that the dolls and accessories are interchangeable. She has quite a few dolls but really needs a way of storing them so we were excited to be sent the new L.O.L. Surprise! Pop-Up Store Playset to review. This allows you to take your L.O.L. dolls out on the town. L.O.L. Surprise! Pop-Up Store Playset We love the L.O.L. Surprise toys although I have to admit they do come with a lot of bits. There are often the dolls, accessories, jokes, instructions and sometimes even a case to display them on.…

  • Mary Poppins inspired painted rock
    Crafts for adults - Painted rocks

    Mary Poppins inspired painted rock

    November 28, 2018 - By 

    Next month sees the release of Mary Poppins Returns, based on the book series by P. L. Travers and a sequel to 1964’s Mary Poppins. I grew up reading the books and loved watching this film so am really excited to see it. The first film was set in 1910 and Mary Poppins Returns is set in 1935 London, 25 years after the events of the original film. In the new film, Poppins, the former nanny of Jane and Michael Banks, returns after a family tragedy. I’m really hoping we will get the chance to see the new film during the Christmas holidays.…

  • Christmas - Crafts for kids

    Nativity lacing paper plate craft for kids

    November 28, 2018 - By 

    We don’t start celebrating Christmas until the 1st of December but I couldn’t resist sharing our Nativity Lacing Paper Plate craft with you. December seems to whizz by but I’m looking forward to sharing some of our favourite Christmas crafts with you over the coming weeks. Supplies to make our Nativity Lacing Paper Plate craft Paper plate scissors hole punch wool in yellow and brown glue stick marker brown, yellow and light blue crayons printed PDF template Nativity Lacing Paper Plate craft instructions First colour and cut out the template. Draw a cute face on Baby Jesus! Next, cut the inner…

  • Blogger Board Game Club review: Cobra Paw
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    Blogger Board Game Club review: Cobra Paw

    November 27, 2018 - By 

    We’ve been working with Asmodee and are members of their Blogger Board Game Club, reviewing some classic and new family games. My children love to play all kinds of games and we’ve had lots of fun with Ticket to Ride, Carcassonne and Dixit amongst others. We were recently sent Cobra Paw to review and tell you about. Blogger Board Game Club review: Cobra Paw My children are big fans of Lego Ninjago so loved the look of Cobra Paw. The 6-sided box features a ninja cat which made us all laugh. They couldn’t wait to see what was inside the…

  • Win a stationery bundle from Maped Helix
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    Win a stationery bundle from Maped Helix

    November 27, 2018 - By 

    I have been busy trying to find suitable stocking fillers for my children this week. I love putting the Christmas stockings together but we have really large ones which need lots of little things! I have finished my husband’s one thanks to a recent collaboration and don’t forget to pop over for your chance to win the same items. Both my children love stationery so it’s pretty easy to find them something they will like. I really like to try and find presents that are useful and follow the ‘something you want, something you need, something to wear and something…

  • Family Life - Monday Happy List

    Monday mindfulness- 5 happy things

    November 26, 2018 - By 

    Happy Monday everyone. Hope you had a great weekend. Each week I start off by writing my Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things blog post. It’s a great chance to 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. Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things This week has gone super quickly as I had two days off, thanks to a work conference. I was so happy to have two days to myself and managed to do lots of Christmas shopping,…