Earlier this week we were invited along to the VIP launch event for the brand new state-of-the-art multi million pound marine mammal rescue centre at our local Sea Life centre here in Birmingham. As regular visitors to the centre, we knew something big was happening – a large area of the centre had been closed off, the otters had moved out, and we had to… Continue Reading “Seals in the City at Sea Life Birmingham”
The girls have requested a scavenger style treasure hunt this Easter so I’ve been thinking up some clues to plant around the house, to go on the clue sheets I designed & popped on here as a free printable yesterday. Here are a variety of different clue ideas suitable for children of all ages – many of them you can make as difficult or easy… Continue Reading “Indoor scavenger hunt clues for kids”
The girls have requested a treasure/scavenger hunt style egg hunt this Easter, so because I’d rather design something myself than pay for a ‘kit’ at the shops, and I didn’t want to just use blank bits of paper, I decided to make my own clue sheets to make it a bit more fun. I designed a ‘first clue’ intro Easter card to get them started… Continue Reading “Easter Scavenger Hunt – Free Printables”
Lydia is a fan of the Dreamworks Spirit: Riding Free series, so when we were offered the opportunity to review some of the toys from Flair, I jumped at the chance.… Continue Reading “Review: Spirit Riding Free Collection”
The girls have reviewed some Fuzzikins toys before, and they really enjoy the combination of craft and play you get with them – drawing colours and patterns onto the animals and being able to rinse and repeat whenever they like.… Continue Reading “Review: Fuzzikins Bedtime Buddies”
With the live action adaptation of Dumbo in the cinemas, it is the perfect time to get nostalgic about the original, created in 1941, and still one of the best classic Disney movies. This jigsaw is a lovely celebration of Dumbo and is a really enjoyable puzzle.… Continue Reading “Review: Disney Dumbo Jigsaw Puzzle”
We are a family of ‘building block’ fans, so any product like this which will help extend the creativity & playability for the girls, and also give them a way to display their completed LEGO models, is an interesting one.… Continue Reading “Review: Strictly Briks Stackable Base Plates”
Last week our baby girl turned six years old… I heard a quote recently about parenting; “The days are long but the years are short” and this feels so true right now as I look at my daughters and how big they seem. With Georgie turning eight in a handful of weeks, it’s hard to comprehend entirely that I have been a parent for almost… Continue Reading “Lydia is 6!”
Things have been a bit quieter than normal for my online channels lately, because I’ve been feeling quite poorly since before Christmas. I ended up going to the GP and asking for some blood tests because I was feeling very drained and had a few other issues that were worrying me. … Continue Reading “Officially deficient: a health update”
This 1000 piece jigsaw from Ravensburger depicts a fairytale themed digital artwork by Aimee Stewart, and is a lovely puzzle to put together.… Continue Reading “Review: Fairytale Fantasia 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle”
We went to LEGOLAND Discovery Centre last week to attend the launch of their LEGO Movie Days event, in celebration of the LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part.… Continue Reading “LEGO Movie Days at LDC Birmingham”
Our January started off pretty quietly; James headed back to work while the girls and I had quite a relaxed end to the school holiday – baking (using a weird recipe in their Christmas book that came out tiny), building lots of LEGO, and generally chilling out and having fun.… Continue Reading “Life Lately: January 2019”
Lydia enjoys watching Dreamworks Spirit on Netflix, so she was really happy to get this jigsaw puzzle depicting her favourite characters from the show to review.… Continue Reading “Review: Dreamworks Spirit XXL 100 jigsaw puzzle”
