This year marks the 100th anniversary of Roald Dahl. His books always had a place on my book shelf as a child and they certainly have pride of place on my children’s bookcases as well as the story CDs being a regular part of bedtime too. To celebrate this incredible author, Tatton Park are hosting […]
You may have seen our article recently about ‘Family-friendly Festivals‘, and in particular the Geronimo Festival. We have an exciting update to share with you today. Geronimo, the largest children’s festival in the North West has announced its most exciting line-up to date, with headliner CBeebies Superstar Justin Fletcher! Following a fantastic response to the […]
The children love to craft. Any opportunity to get the glue, paper, scissors, paints, and of course glitter out, they are there with bells on. They have great imaginations and enjoy creating their own masterpieces out of a few bits and bobs. Recently they have been using supplies from Bostik to create a few Valentine’s inspired […]
We’ve been running our series on family-friendly days out for a while now. When I look for places for us to spend time as a family, I’m always the most drawn to those places that look inclusive. With children across a wide age range this is important and can sometimes be quite a challenge. The […]
Welcome to part eight in our series on Winter Family Fun. No winter is complete without a good panto is it? Watching a panto can be a lovely way to celebrate the festive season with family and friends and young, old or in-between it can be something that appeals to everyone. I always think the […]
You might have read our review of The Crocky Trail a while back and seen what a fantastic day out it was. If you didn’t you can read about it here. With Halloween fast approaching, the team at The Crocky Trail have put something pretty special together – “The Crocky Horror Show 2015” – you […]
Welcome to part seven of our school holiday activities series. What sorts of things have you been up to so far? Did you ever play with plasticine as a child? I certainly did and loved the stuff. I used to create tea party goodies for all My Little Ponies and then all the teddies would […]
If you have been following the blog over the last few months you might have seen our little green fingers series. The children have been busy both in the school garden and at home. I’ll be updating you on the progress in the school garden soon. We’ve had some lovely plants from Grandma recently so […]