Have you ever shopped at Maqio before? In 2010 this store began selling online, before opening up their first shop in Buxton in 2011. I only discovered them recently, much to my frustration, as they have so many lovely toys, crafts and games at super prices.
Over the years, I’ve said multiple times that a great day out in the the North West with a family is Legoland Discovery Centre in Manchester – have you been?
What were your favourite toys as a child? The toys I remember playing with most were My Little Ponies, Keepers, LEGO, farm animals and my bike. I did have quite a My Little Pony obsession at the age of about four years old. My dad challenged me to swim across the other side of the […]
LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Manchester have launched the Ultimate Imagination Build Off Challenge, to prove whether or not creativity fades with age. They have launched the challenge with a short film. To put this to the test and to fuel the imagination of kids through play, LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Manchester has set the build off challenge. As […]
LEGO: love it or hate it? It’s common for parents to have a love/hate relationship with LEGO. On the one hand it’s this incredible construction toy, with multiple learning opportunities, inspiring children of all ages to create things beyond their wildest dreams. One the other hand it is also an instrument of torture, that clogs […]
Last week we were really excited to attend the VIP re-launch of LEGOLAND Discovery Centre in Manchester. I was really pleased to hear that they had decided to make some changes, as, although we have been massive fans of the indoor attraction for a long time now, there were things that could have been improved. […]
LEGO is one of those things many parents have a love/hate relationship with. There are so many wonderful things about the fantastic world of LEGO: value for money; appeal across age and gender; durability; creativity; the list really does go on. All four of the children love LEGO, both at home and at the various […]
Manchester is one of my favourite cities in the UK. You don’t have to head right into the city to have fun with the children though. In and around the Intu Trafford Centre for example, you will be spoilt for choice. Rocking up at the Trafford Centre on mass with children might seem like a terrible […]