If you are a regular reader of the blog you will know that we spent a long weekend away at Camp Bestival at the end of July. Having had some time now to reflect, I wanted to try and get to the bottom of the benefits the children all gained from that four days. It’s […]
We recently visited Blackpool Zoo. If you haven’t been I really recommend it. We didn’t have long, but we’ll certainly head back and dedicate a whole day to it as there was so much to see and do and of course tons of learning opportunities. There were loads of amazing animals and the children loved […]
If you are a parent of girls, you might well be familiar with with Shopkins. If you were waiting for an equivalent aimed more at boys then the wait is over! Welcome to the Yucky Mart, it’s the one stop shop for grossness! OK, so not all boys love all things gross, but many do, […]
We recently spent a couple of days in Blackpool visiting some of the places that Blackpool has to offer families. We decided to stay overnight in the area to make sure we had as much time as possible to enjoy all the attractions. As we were visiting Blackpool Zoo on the morning of the second day, […]
We are big fans of the retro ice lollies here and the freezer is well stocked with them for summer. I’m talking about things like the Twister, the Rocket, the Fab, the Strawberry Split and the good old Nobbly Bobbly. What if I told you that you can now get some of these as chocolate lolly […]
We love ice cream in our house, all year around, not just when the weather is warm. When we realised that ChillFactor make an Ice Cream Magic Tray that means the children can easily make their own ice cream we were quite excited. The Ice Cream Magic Tray creates ice cream in minutes (providing you […]
At home I am always trying to make the regular things in life or normal conversations into learning opportunities and fun activities. 5 minute fun really fits in with my approach to parenting so I’ve decided to take their 7 day challenge with the children and will be sharing the activities we try. So – what […]
Welcome to part two of our series of articles looking at ideal second cars for families. As much as many families could do without the expense of running a second car, and as much as many families really try to manage without, sometimes that just isn’t manageable. Work and schooling arrangements can make it impossible to […]