Are you a driver? If you are then are you a driver who becomes easily distracted? Or do you even feel so confident driving that you often find yourself multi tasking and doing other things whilst driving such as, applying make up, eating breakfast or even preparing a speech for work? Well, despite drivers in the UK being well aware of the risks attached to these types of behaviours and irrespective of the fact […]
I haven’t written a blog post for a few weeks and I can’t believe that it has taken me till the 10th to sit down and write the first post of the year but even though we are only 10 days in it has already been a busy one for us. It started with a family holiday in a beautiful log cabin with a hot tub and plenty of family walks and board games and […]
This week we had the absolute delight of being invited to Warrington Parr Hall to watch The Snowman Tour, something that I had seen advertised last year and thought sounded amazing. The Snowman Tour has been created by Carrot Productions and showcases the amazingly talented musicians of The Picture House Orchestra and is conducted by the BBC Symphony Orchestra’s Steve Magee, an expert in syncing music to film with split second precision. The tour has been […]
If you are a regular reader of the blog you will know that as a family we are huge lovers of board games and often enjoy a good games night or Sunday afternoon game session and often review new games on here and today we have FReneTiC for you. FReneTiC is a word game for ages 8 and over. It is similar to other word games in that you have to create words from given letters […]
One of our family traditions that my mum started many years ago is that the host puts a table gift on each place mat at dinner, nothing too expensive, just a nice token gift that we all open together. Since we started hosting Christmas dinner a couple of years a go it is a tradition that I have continued doing. Why? I understand many people will wonder why on earth we do this, people already […]
Whether you’re getting a late Christmas present or approaching a birthday, anniversary or any other kind of special occasion, you know you have a gift to get. However, you want to make sure that this one is a little extra special, beyond the usual gift voucher or money in a card. Thoughtfulness is the one constant of all the best gifts, but how do you give your loved one the thought that they deserve? […]
I’ve written before about my love for educational toys, books and activities and how I love encouraging the children to learn through fun, especially if it gets them away from the video games they seem to love so much. I’ve also written before about subscription boxes and have even reviewed a couple over the years but this is the first time I have been introduced to a STEM education subscription box aimed at children, called […]
No Christmas is complete without a trip to the theatre to watch the panto and this year we can recommend an amazing show for you. St.Helens Theatre Royal will be showing Peter Pan from now until January 13th and it is most definitely a show not to be missed. Over the last 12 months St. Helens has become one of, if now our all time, favourite theatre, especially when it comes to family entertainment. […]
We have teamed up with Carlton publishing group to offer you the chance to win a copy of the first ever augmented reality novel for kids aged 11, The Ghostkeeper’s Journal & Field Guide by Japhet Asher. This book is far more than just a book and brilliantly combines the world of technology with the written word in book format. Readers can download the Ghost-o-matic app for free which will help them discover a groundbreaking […]
If you, like me, still haven’t finished your Christmas shopping then you need to check out Paladone as they have some great and unusual gifts for both adults, teenagers, and children that will stand out this Christmas. Paladone pride themselves on offering “trend-based, innovative, beautifully designed and packaged gifts and merchandise” and in my opinion it is the go to place for themed, film, character, or gaming gifts. Paladone have so many great products […]
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