Our youngest teen suggested she would like to try axe throwing so I found Game of Throwing in Hammersmith. With both teenagers on a half term break I booked an hour session so we could try axe throwing with Game of Throwing. Axe throwing with Game of Throwing It turns out that both teens have…
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5 things to check on your car before your next trip
Photo by Jantine Doornbos on Unsplash Disclosure – post in collaboration with Ossett Tyre House. We had a really busy weekend with family staying. It felt like I used my little car a lot as I usually only use it for my short journeys to work and back. It’s so handy to have my own car though, and…
Five Happy Things {Week 243}
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. Half term has felt super busy…
Five Happy Things {Week 242}
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 242} Last…
Subway, lead sponsor of the NFL London Games and the NFL Flag School Programme, are encouraging kids to try sport
A few weeks ago, we attended a really fun free event at Piccadilly in the West End. Much of the street was closed for the NFL Kickoff which took over Piccadilly for the launch of the season. NFL is the biggest sport in the United States with more than 160 million people watching the Super Bowl each…
Exploring Stonehenge with kids
We love half term. The freedom from the school routine is sooooo welcome! The Summer term is fun but seems super busy with the longer days and more outdoor activities! This half term we’re staying pretty local with a few long weekends visiting family. Last weekend we took ourselves off to Stonehenge. It’s somewhere we…
7 travel essentials for car journeys with kids
We’ve enjoyed a few long car journeys over the summer holidays. As my children have got older they need different things to keep them busy. Gone are the days of a dummy and a cuddly toy. Now my 6 and 7 year olds demand iPads and endless snacks. We’ve always said they can only have…
Old Sarum {exploring Wiltshire}
We’ve been National Trust members on and off for years now. Writing that makes me feel really old! I love history and so it made sense to join an organisation looking after historic buildings and landscapes which also offered great days out for the family. Whilst staying in Wiltshire last week we realised that quite…
Monday mindfulness {5 happy things}
Half term just flew by for me. It was lovely to go away for the whole week and we caught up with all my family which was brilliant. I had been super organised and pre-written all my blog posts which meant I hardly spent any time on my laptop all week. I even found time…









