Halloween Alternative to Trick or Treat Ideas

Halloween party marshmallow game

Trick or Treating isn’t for everyone at Halloween. We tend to only go and visit people we know, but even then some people  just consider it begging. For those of you who visit my SensorySeeker blog you will know that recently we had some good sensory fun with dinosaurs. Well I thought what a good … Read more

Ski and Snowboard Show North Tickets #Giveaway

ski and snowboard show giveaway

The UK’s largest winter lifestyle show, The Telegraph Ski and Snowboard show (sponsored by monacrch Airlines) enters its 40th year. If you always fancied the idea of the Ski and Snowboard show but live up North (and getting to London is a bit far), then fear not because for the first time this year it … Read more

Halloween Cakes & Other Spider Creations

Spider cakes @pinkoddy

I love this time of year, me and the boys we get a lot more creative. The boys really enjoyed making spiders so we extended this theme to cakes. The boys love Sweet crafts – even more so as they don’t get regularly given sweets. I simply cut up some blackcurrant laces, cut jelly beans in … Read more

Halloween Spiders Creations

Money Spider - Halloween Spider craft for kids #Pinkoddy

I wanted to create something with the children along a Halloween theme. I started going through my craft cupboard and spiders just jumped out at me. Not literally you understand, but just everything I pulled out I just felt inspired of how we could make Halloween spiders – or friendly ones at that. See Halloween … Read more

Password Security – How Safe is Yours?

password security - how safe is your password @pinkoddy

Password Security – What information can be accessed through your password? Have you ever thought about your password security –  what could happen if someone accessed your password? Take a look inside your e-mail account and see what personal or confidential information you have lying there, or of sentimental value. Do you have contact from … Read more

Halloween Lanterns RedTedArt #GuestPost #MotivationalMonday

Halloween Lanterns from Jam Jars RedTedArt Guest post on Pinkoddy

As the days draw shorter and wetter, more attention is played to indoor activities. I particularly like having Halloween and Christmas to get the kids excited about. Craft is perfect for keeping them entertained and/or for making those extra special cards and presents. With this in mind, this month the Motivational Monday theme changes along with … Read more

Legoland Windsor Halloween 2013 #Review

Legoland Windsor Review 2013 Halloween,Fireworks and a Birthday

My boys love love Lego and so naturally that was where my son wanted to visit for his birthday. We had previously visited for their Halloween and fireworks display and so I offered to share what Legoland Windsor 2013 had to offer, in return for tickets into the park (and a review of our day). Legoland … Read more

Photo Copyright – When are photos free to use?

Photo copyright make sure you own it or have permission before using an image @pinkoddy

Photo Copyright – When are Photos free to use? I first became aware of photo copyright when I ran an msn group. There was a lot of debating about people typing Pooh Bear into Google, images popping up that it was assumed were free to use, not occurring to anyone that there were any photo … Read more

Birmingham National Sea Life Centre & Poppy Cat #Review

Birmingham National Sea Life Centre launched a new parent and toddler rate of £12 and currently Poppy Cat is there (until Sunday 29th September 2013). We went to visit and review Birmingham National Sea Life Centre to see exactly what people would be getting for their money. One of the first things that the boys … Read more