Yes we can! This morning we were partying hard very early with Milkshake TV to celebrate the launch of the all new Bob the Builder on Channel 5. It’s a good job we have early risers! Everyone‘s favourite construction hero is back with a brand new fun-filled CGI series featuring an all new modern look […]
Breakfast with Bob
On Tuesday 1st September we will be hosting “Breakfast with Bob the Builder” to mark the launch of the new show on Channel 5. Follow #Bobthebuilderon5 between 6.30am and 7.45am on Tuesday and get involved to have the chance to win a range of prizes. Also don’t forget to tune into the new show! We […]
School holiday activities: part eight
Welcome to part eight of our series looking at things to do in the school holiday period. The rubbish weather has continued here this summer, so in between the odd bursts of sunshine we have been looking for some inside activities. The children all love dressing up and role play which has always been a […]
Family-friendly days out: part eight
Welcome to part eight of our series on family-friendly days out. For this we stayed fairly local to us and visited The Welsh Mountain Zoo in Colwyn Bay. You can spend a lovely day learning about many rare and endangered species from Britain and around the world including Snow Leopards, Chimpanzees, Red Pandas and Sumatran […]
Somewhat puzzled
On 18th August we hosted a #RavensburgerPuzzles twitter party. We were very excited and keen to get started after seeing the wonderful selection of puzzles from Ravensburger. There was some good teamwork with the giant floor puzzles and the In the Night Garden puzzles were especially popular. We really enjoyed the Minions vs Frozen task […]
Dreaming of white stuff
That wonderful white stuff…snow of course. You might think that the summer is a strange time to dream of snow but as any skier or snow boarder will tell you, that’s when you start to think about next season and if and when you will be able to hit the slopes. I’m a skier. It […]
Family-friendly days out: part seven
Welcome to part seven of our series on family-friendly days out. Despite all the negative press around theme parks since the tragic accident at Alton Towers earlier in the year, we decided to head to a theme park that we haven’t visited before, Thorpe Park. Thorpe Park is part of the Merlin Entertainments Group, located […]
A different kind of pet
You might have read my article a while back on “Getting a pet for your child the how NOT to guide” – do your children have pets? Wild Pets have a range of toys available, which are very life-like yet clearly much lower maintenance than the real things. Take this guy below: Feels and moves […]