I’ve been down in London today for the DreamToys 2018 event, where a panel of major toy retailers come together to predict which toys will be this years’ top 12 toys at Christmas. Basically, I took a train down to London at a horrible time of the morning to play with, and chat about, toys all morning!… Continue Reading “The top toys for Christmas 2018”
After a pretty quiet September, October was much busier with lots of days out and the half term holiday. As a family, we went to Drayton Manor, Twycross Zoo, Hatton Adventure World, and the Sea Life Centre – all within a few weeks! I also went to the Prezzybox Jingle Mingle blogger event which was a lot of fun, and I got to meet some… Continue Reading “Life Lately: October 2018”
The girls adore their Fingerlings toys and get them out to play with fairly often, so when a brand new glittery Fingerlings baby panda arrived they were VERY excited.… Continue Reading “Review: Fingerlings Glitter Panda + Giveaway!”
Recently I went to Cafe Rouge in Birmingham city centre to meet up with some of the staff and volunteers from NSPCC to chat to them about the charity and find out more about the PANTS campaign, which helps young children to understand and talk about the horrific subject that is sexual abuse. The event kicked off with an appearance from Pantasaurus, the character the… Continue Reading “Talking PANTS with the NSPCC”
On Saturday morning we hopped in the car and drove over to the NEC Birmingham to attend the Brick Live show – “built for LEGO fans” – for a day full of building and looking at lots and lots of LEGO models!… Continue Reading “Loads of LEGO fun at Brick Live!”
We have been using Little Brian Paint Sticks for over a year, and Lydia really loves using them, so she was delighted to have a few new sets arrived to get creative with.… Continue Reading “Review: Little Brian Paint Sticks range”
Earlier this week the girls and I headed into the city centre to check out Sea Life’s half term offering; the Halloween inspired “Ascarium” complete with a Sea Witch and a hunt for her missing spell ingredients.… Continue Reading “Braving the Ascarium at Sea Life Birmingham”
This lovely globe is ideal for supporting your child’s learning at home and would be perfect for home education families, in particular. We were sent this a few weeks ago to review, and Georgie and Lydia both really enjoy using it.… Continue Reading “Review: Smart Globe Myth – 2 in 1 Day and Night Globe”
At the weekend we drove down to Hatton Adventure World in Warwickshire to check out their Halloween half term offering; Pumpkin Spooktacular. With everything from a witch to learn spells from to a hunt for pumpkin animal signs, there is plenty of Halloween goodness to enjoy and to keep you entertained all day long.… Continue Reading “Pumpkin Spooktacular 2018 at Hatton Adventure World”
On Sunday we drove over to Drayton Manor to spend the day enjoying the rides and finding out just what they have going on for their Halloween half term “More Treat than Trick” event.… Continue Reading “More Treat than Trick at Thomas Land”
At the weekend we headed over to Twycross Zoo near Atherstone to attend the launch event for the Great Brick Safari which is at the zoo until 7th January. With over 70 life-sized LEGO brick animals on display, our pair of LEGO addicts had a great time racing around hunting for them all.… Continue Reading “The Great Brick Safari at Twycross Zoo”
On Wednesday evening I headed into town to attend Prezzybox’s Jingle Mingle Christmas event. I know, it’s still a little bit early to be saying the C word but in the world of marketing it all kicks off even earlier than this! They have a fantastic team of people behind the gift company, and it was great to meet them and have some nice chats… Continue Reading “An evening with Prezzybox #JingleMingle”
We really enjoy visiting Warwick Castle, there is so much to see there for all of the family. I’ve been given a family ticket to giveaway on my blog, in time for their Halloween event this half term. This is a super short giveaway so enter while you can, I’ll be drawing a winner early on Monday! New activities for 2018 include an Escape Room… Continue Reading “Giveaway: Warwick Castle family ticket”
