• 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…

  • Poopsie Slime Surprise unboxing
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    Poopsie Slime Surprise unboxing

    September 1, 2018 - By 

    We spent much of Friday making slime. My 6 year old just loves making any kind of slime. As long as it’s squishy she can spend hours playing with it. We love to make our own from scratch or play with shop-bought slime. Today we wanted to tell you about something that combines the two – Poopsie Slime Surprise! Poopsie Slime Surprise Poopsie Slime Surprise is the latest collectable unboxing toy for kids. It’s a fun new toy which has been designed to appeal to kids who just love to unbox their toys. There are 18 to collect in Series 1…

  • The Greatest Showman activities for kids
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    The Greatest Showman activities for kids

    August 30, 2018 - By 

    I have a feeling I might just be the past person in the country to have watched The Greatest Showman. Yesterday I went and watched it with my children and some school friends at a Movies for Juniors screening at our local cinema. The Greatest Showman The Greatest Showman is an original musical that celebrates the birth of show business and the sense of wonder we feel when dreams come to life. Inspired by the ambition and imagination of P.T. Barnum, The Greatest Showman tells the story of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a mesmerizing spectacle that became…

  • 7 James and the Giant Peach activities for kids
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    7 James and the Giant Peach activities for kids {+ a book giveaway}

    August 29, 2018 - By 

    We are so excited for Roald Dahl Day which is celebrated every year in September. This year Roald Dahl’s very first novel for children, James and the Giant Peach is the focus of the celebrations. It is such a great story. I’ve been re-reading it with my children and really look forward to reading a couple of chapters each night. This is a story which shows young readers that friends can come in the most unexpected forms – including an Old Green Grasshopper, a Spider and a Centipede – and arrive in the most surprising and magical places – inside a Giant Peach.…