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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? 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
Over at The National Trust you can find 50 things to do before you are 11 3/4s – here is Number 46 = Outdoors Rock Climbing. There are many benefits to getting children outdoors rock climbing – and these days you can get them lessons from as young as three years old, with harnesses to ensure safety. Here … Read more
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
I first heard of the game Halo when someone died from playing it. The 20 year old, Chris Staniforth, had developed deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and died of a lung blockage – as he was spending too much time playing the game on his Xbox 360. Of course, this could be argued that it wasn’t … Read more
I was sent this lovely Book (with a lovely personal message from the author Jaylen Grace; thank you very much and great pen) called Omzak the Space Cat Warrior RRP £10.99 for a hardback. I think it was for my children to read but unfortunately for them I got my hands on it first. I … Read more
Personalised children’s chart website, KiddyCharts found in a new survey that over 83% of parents admit to bribing their kids to help deal with bad behaviour. Are we really just giving into our children’s demands? 83.1% admitted to bribing their children with anything from extra time at the computer, to handing over sweets and chocolates. Is it … Read more
This year Road Safety Week is 18-24th November 2013 it is about helping to save lives – so that’s always a good thing right. Road Safety is a matter really close to my heart. If you have read my previous post about Road Safety Week you will know that I lost my big brother to … Read more
September 19th 2013 sees the launch of the new DC Super Friends magazine, available in newsagents and supermarkets for £2.99. It is a new Super hero magazine catering for pre-schoolers aged 2-5 years old. The Super Friends (Batman, Superman, The Flash and Green Lantern to name a few) feature throughout the magazine in a variety … Read more
When you were a kid did you play the games when you folded up the paper and each did a bit? Like the ones of drawings – and someone would do the head, then the next person the body, the next the legs, and so on – then you’d put it all together and see … Read more