Zebra Trail Bristol

Zebra Trail Bristol 2016

Zebra Trail Bristol 2016 During the school Easter Holidays* hidden in Bristol Shopping Quarter are some pretty special zebras. The thing is about zebras is that their black and white stripes are unique from zebra to zebra. Therefore, this year children I schools all over Bristol and South Gloucestershire have shared a story called “You … Read more

Sorgenfresser Worry Eaters Flint

Sorgenfresser Worry Eater

Sometimes children have worries that they feel that no-one can solve. This may be because there is no-one available to talk to at that time, or that they do not want to upset/worry anyone or even that what they are worried about is too abstract and so can’t be fixed (like monsters hiding under the … Read more

MAD Blog Awards Best Use of Photography

Bristol International Balloon Fiesta 2015

There have been some very tough times these last 6 months. Things I would never in a million years would or even could happen to us, and I pray they never happen again. Life has been so awful and it isn’t something I can talk about – and that makes things even harder for me. … Read more

LEGO DC JUSTICE LEAGUE: COSMIC CLASH

LEGO DC’s JUSTICE LEAGUE: COSMIC CLASH

The latest installment in the LEGO DC franchise – LEGO DC JUSTICE LEAGUE: COSMIC CLASH is available on Blu-ray™ and DVD from 21st March 2016.…..but we were lucky enough to preview it early. Summary LEGO DC JUSTICE LEAGUE: COSMIC CLASH Until now the Justice League has triumphed over every foe who has challenged them, but all … Read more

John Adams Booms Bangs Fizzes

John Adams Booms Bangs Fizzes

The thing I love most about Science is that there is something for everybody, no matter what their age, ability, gender or interests. It can help shape the future and explain our pasts. Touching so many parts of our lives I feel it is important that children also develop a passion for it. If not … Read more

Top Cat Begins

Top Cat Begins

Top Cat Do you remember Top Cat (or T.C. to his friends) the leader of a gang of Manhattan alley cats: Fancy-Fancy, Spook, Benny the Ball, Brain, and Choo Choo, living in Hoagy’s Alley?  A frequent plot-line revolved around the local beat cop Charles “Charlie” Dibble, NYPD, and his ineffective attempts to evict the gang from the … Read more

Shoes that are made for Walking

Shoes that are made for Walking

I wanted to share how most people can move more to keep healthy, even if they are unable to go out running for whatever reason – and that is with walking. According to Dr Andrew Well M.D. (an internationally recognised leader and pioneer in the field of integrative medicine) walking is one of the most … Read more

Wild Pets Scorpion Thorn from Character

Wild Pets Scorpion Thorn from Character

New in the Character’s Wild Pets range is Scorpion. Wild Pets Scorpions can be tamed to become pets, by petting them down – which controls their behaviour. There are 3 different modes (Creep, Explore and Attack) plus they glow in the dark. If you are scared of your Scorpion you can contain it in a Spider … Read more

Cubetto – Screen Free Hands on Coding for Children age 3 +

Cubetto - Screen Free Hands on Coding for Children age 3 +

About Cubetto Playset Primo Toys are a smart toy maker that helps children learn, play and create with technology. They have a KickStarter Campaign for Cubetto – which is a wooden robot that helps young children (ages 3 to 7 years) discover coding through hands-on storytelling, adventure and collaboration. Cubetto can introduce Computational thinking with … Read more