• So Glow DIY Collectable Range Light Up Magic Glow Jars
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    So Glow DIY Light Up Magic Glow Jars review

    September 14, 2018 - By 

    We love a creative toy so were excited to hear about the new So Glow DIY range from Canal Toys. Simple and mess free, this range of DIY kits enables children to create and customise their own Light Up Magic Glow Jars. Each set in the range is simple to use, comes with everything needed and includes a must-have collectable character. So Glow DIY sets offer a fabulous range of colourful themed jars to customise, decorate and keep.  You can choose from, cool colour themes; turquoise ‘Chill’, purple ‘Cosmic’ and blue ‘Dream’ and warm colour themes: yellow ‘Happy’, green ‘Harmony’…

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    Back to work and getting stuff done

    September 13, 2018 - By 

    I’ve been a little quite lately, not just because my children are back to school, but because I’ve gone back to work too. I have a lovely job in a secondary school which fits (just about) round my children and their school day. My new job is completely different to my old one. I used to work in a museum and got to use my History degree every day. My new job means I’m on my feet all day, helping children who may need additional help. It doesn’t use any of my old skills, so I’m learning plenty of new…

  • Back to school with Moj Moj
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    Back to school with Moj Moj

    September 11, 2018 - By 

    How are your children settling into the new academic year? Mine are pretty tired and grumpy which isn’t surprising after our long, hot summer adventures. Routine usually works quite well for our family so I’m hoping that we’ll soon get into the swing of things, especially now that all our extra-curricular activities have started too. A few weeks ago we were kindly sent some back to school supplies along with packs of our favourite squishies, Moj Moj. You may remember that we have featured them before. Moj Moj are super squishy characters with fun, collectible themes. My children just adore…

  • Halloween painted rock ideas
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    Halloween painted rock ideas

    September 10, 2018 - By 

    I know we’ve only just survived the first week back at school but I’m beginning to get excited about Halloween at the end of next month. My kids love Halloween and whilst we might not go all out for horror and zombies, we can’t result stocking up on the Halloween candy and go Trick or Treating. Today I’m joining in with a Halloween blog hop with our Halloween painted rocks. We love decorating and hiding painted rocks. We hid a lot of our painted rocks stash over the summer, hiding them locally near where we live and also taking a…

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    Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things

    September 10, 2018 - By 

    Happy Monday everyone. Hope you had a great weekend. I was pretty happy to see the weekend after going back to work. 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 I started the week by going back to work and a training course. At the end of last term I got a job…

  • Vampirina on Disney Junior
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    Celebrating Vampirina on Disney Junior at ZSL London

    September 9, 2018 - By 

    Last weekend we were lucky to receive an invitation to ZSL London. Who doesn’t love a trip to the zoo? Even better, not only did we have the chance to see some of our favourite animals, we were also lucky to celebrate the launch of the second season of Vampirina on Disney Junior and have a sneak preview of some of the new episodes! Celebrating Vampirina on Disney Junior at ZSL London I love ZSL London as much as the kids and we were definitely overdue a visit there. We got there before it opened and parked outside on the…

  • Dixit Board Game
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    Dixit Board Game {review}

    September 6, 2018 - By 

    I’m delighted to announce that I’ve teamed up with Asmodee and will be featuring some amazing board games over the next few months as part of their Blogger Board Game Club. We review quite a lot of toys and games on our blog which is great for my 6 and 8 year old. We try to play a board game every Friday night and so can’t wait to share more about the new board games we have been sent. First up is the modern classic, Dixit. Dixit Board Game review I had never heard of Dixit before we received it.…

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    Monday mindfulness – Summer Holidays {Week 6}

    September 3, 2018 - By 

    Happy Monday everyone. Hope you had a great weekend and are enjoying the school summer holidays. 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 – Summer holidays edition We managed to pack in a lot to the last week of the Summer holidays. We started the week with a last minute camping trip to Devon. The…

  • Ready 2 Robot unboxing
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    Ready 2 Robot unboxing

    September 2, 2018 - By 

    My kids just love an ‘unboxing’ toy. My youngest loves LOL Surprise but there isn’t a great equivalent for boys. So you can imagine how excited my 8 year old was to receive some of the new Ready 2 Robot toys to ‘unbox’. These are a new toy for kids which combine all the fun elements of an unboxing toy with different layers and robots. Ready 2 Robot unboxing My 8 year old has watched my daughter unbox many LOL Surprise and similar toys. Now it was his time to open his Ready 2 Robot toy. Each toy is contained in…