Bubble Mania

bubble mainia

Lots of children love bubbles. Sometimes children go crazy for them, constantly trying to pop them and other times they have quite a hypnotising effect. Bubbles are great at parties, but you really need a bubble machine to avoid one of the adults having to constantly produce them. One bubble machine you could try is […]

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Before you get a pet…

If you are a regular reader of the blog, you might have read my article a while back about how NOT to get a pet for your child – if you aren’t ready for the real thing then we have another suggestion for you. Have you heard of Little Live Pets? The Little Live Pets Bird Single […]

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Buying a property in another country?

moving to another country

Britain seems to be getting less and less popular with the British every day. National treasure Emma Thompson, Academy Award-winning writer and actress, recently shared her thoughts: “[Britain is] a tiny little cloud-bolted, rainy corner of sort-of Europe. A cake-filled misery-laden grey old island.” Harsh words, but let’s face it: Britain isn’t perfect. Its quality […]

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Outdoor toy of the year

outdoor toy of the year

Each year tons of toys are scrutinised and voted for, in order to receive the title of ‘Toy of the Year’. Recently, the Wicked Mega Bounce XL was crowned winner of the ‘2016 Outdoor Toy of the Year’ at the London Toy Fair 2016. This costs £20 from Wicked Mania. This ball is huge and as […]

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Superheros rule

superheros

There has been a superhero phase going on in our house for what seems like years now. It is years if I think about it. Our big boy went from all things Toy Story to all things superhero practically overnight and, not only is he still in that phase four years on, but now he’s […]

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I’m a Tyrannosaurus

I'm a Tyrannosaurus

There’s no intended double meaning behind the title of this, although, if I was a dinosaur I’d probably like to be a T-Rex to avoid being eaten. It’s all gone a bit dinosaur crazy in our house over the last six months. The three boys love all things dinosaur and the little ones have become […]

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