I’m signing off for a week or so for the Christmas break, and want to wish every one of my blog readers a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year. … Continue Reading “Merry Christmas!”
Emily Brown and the Thing at Birmingham Hippodrome
This morning we headed into the city centre to see Emily Brown and the Thing by Tall Stories Theatre Company, at Birmingham Hippodrome.… Continue Reading “Emily Brown and the Thing at Birmingham Hippodrome”
Free Christmas printables – puzzles
These are the last of the Christmas themed kids printables I’ve been making this month! I’ve been enjoying creating these in my down time but with everything going on with the girls sick bugs and Lydia’s surgery I didn’t have a chance to finish these until this week. Today I have a couple of little mazes, a word scramble, and a spot the difference puzzle.… Continue Reading “Free Christmas printables – puzzles”
Free Christmas printables – Memory Game
Today’s freebie is this fun memory game – I created this back at the beginning of the month and the girls have been ‘testing’ it for me since. This one is pretty good for the Christmas holiday as it isn’t once and done – they can play it a few times over the school break. It has 15 different festive images, on 30 ‘cards’ you… Continue Reading “Free Christmas printables – Memory Game”
Life Lately: November 2018
We were pretty busy in November, with some fun family outings and also some lovely time chilling at home and walking the latest addition to the family, Gypsy. … Continue Reading “Life Lately: November 2018”
Etsy Made Local + what we got!
A few weeks ago – before everyone took turns being ill and Lydia had surgery – we went to the IDEAS Birmingham Etsy Made Local event. I blogged about the event before we went, and now I’m back to share what we saw, what we did, and what we bought.… Continue Reading “Etsy Made Local + what we got!”
Christmas at Warwick Castle
A week or so ago we picked up one of Georgie’s best friends, Lily, and took her for a day out at Warwick Castle with us, to check out what they have on offer for the Christmas season. It was a really lovely day out and thankfully the weather was (mostly) kind to us, letting us explore the castle and grounds to our hearts content.… Continue Reading “Christmas at Warwick Castle”
Review: Niffler & Baby Niffler plushes
I absolutely loved the most recent Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them film, and even though they aren’t in it loads, the baby Nifflers stole the show quite a bit. And – no major spoilers here, I promise – the adult Niffler is pretty much a main character.… Continue Reading “Review: Niffler & Baby Niffler plushes”
WIN a Haynes Build Your Own V8 Engine!
I have a really exciting giveaway for you today! Haynes, famous for their longstanding history of creating fantastic manuals, have released a Build Your Own V8 Engine set, and I have one to give away here on the Mama Geek blog!… Continue Reading “WIN a Haynes Build Your Own V8 Engine!”
Review: Unicorn Magic Ring Toss
Unicorns are still very much in trend, and the girls were delighted to be sent this Unicorn Ring Toss game to review! It comes with two unicorn horns so they can both be unicorns at the same time, to play with each other.… Continue Reading “Review: Unicorn Magic Ring Toss”
Christmas Lapland Experience at Blithbury Reindeer Lodge
A couple of weekends ago we visited the Blithbury Reindeer Lodge to try out their ‘Christmas Lapland Experience’ with the children. The girls were really excited to see and feed the “real live reindeer” and that was definitely the highlight of our visit.… Continue Reading “Christmas Lapland Experience at Blithbury Reindeer Lodge”
Visiting the Grotto at House of Fraser
We recently popped into town and, while we were there, headed into House of Fraser to visit their in-store grotto, which has been running each Christmas at the store for quite a few years now. … Continue Reading “Visiting the Grotto at House of Fraser”
Free Christmas printables – Crossword
This next printable in my series of freebies is a pretty basic but fun Christmas crossword aimed at primary school level kids, with a bit of help from an older sibling or adult for the spellings and so on. Enjoy! Download Pin it for later