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 […]
School holiday activities: part six
Welcome to part six of our school holiday activities series. What have you been up to lately? We’ve been waiting for the sunshine and the hot summer days and nights to arrive and instead the heating has been on this week. We’ve battled the wind and the rain, donned the ski jackets and headed outside […]
Little green fingers: part eight
Welcome to part eight of our series on little green fingers. Are you enjoying the garden with the children over the summer holidays? Do you know if you have hedgehogs in your garden? Did you know that choosing the right plants, shrubs and hedges could help save hedgehogs where you live? Hedgehogs are in decline […]
Top 3 Safest Cars in 2015
Car safety has come an incredibly long way in the past couple of years, and many cars now have access to some great car safety features. So if you’re considering getting a lease car in the UK, and you want the safest car possible for you or your family, there are a huge range of […]
Partying with Plasticine by Softeez
On 5th August between 2-4pm we will be hosting a Plasticine Softeeze Twitter Party and we would love for you to join us on the #PlasticineSofteez hashtag. There will be lots of opportunities to win prizes during the party and we will be sharing our creations with you as well. This plasticine is great stuff […]
Collectables
Have you ever collected anything? There are so many collectables to choose from. My grandpa was a stamp collector and had stamps from all over the world in a special book. He used to get it out to show me every so often as the collection expanded. My brother went through a keyring collection phase […]
My toddler is a back seat driver
I have been quietly amused by how vocal our toddler is when I’m driving for sometime now. The last couple of weeks however have seen him take it up a gear…or three. His favourite thing to do is to shout very loudly at me at a roundabout “Go Go Mummy”and this continues until I pull […]
What is your child’s favourite television character?
I recently wrote an article questioning what children can learn from television. If you missed it you can read it here. It seems that even if it is for 20 minutes per day, the majority of parents allow their children to watch it. In line with this, children develop a liking for specific characters in […]