Blaze and the Monster Machines Twitter Party Host

Blaze and the Monster Machines Twitter Party

At 4pm on Friday 6th March 2015  is the Premier of Blaze and the Monster Machines on NickJr (Sky channel 615, Virgin 715 and TalkTalk channel 318). To help celebrate you are invited to join me (@Pinkoddy) and @UKMumsTV (and other hosts) to a party on Twitter with the chance to win prizes before, during … Read more

Junior Builders Week at LEGOLAND Windsor Hotel

Junior Builders Week at LEGOLAND Windsor Hotel

For this half term I decided that the best plan of action was to have something to look forward to. So for the Saturday before the boys went back to school we booked the night in the LEGOLAND Hotel. As the LEGOLAND Windsor resort is closed in February there was a Junior Builders Week. This … Read more

Brewers Fayre Weekday Carvery Elmbury Lodge #Review

Brewers Fayre Weekday Carvery Elmbury Lodge #Review

Reasons to have a Weekday Carvery There are many reasons that someone may decide to have a weekday carvery. With more and more people being concert about their diets than meat and veg is a very sensible option. Sundays do not seem to be the carefree days they used to be and fitting in a … Read more

Phil Earle’s The Bubble Wrap Boy #Giveaway

The Bubble Wrap Boy

Reading is a very important skill, broadening vocabulary, giving an increased general knowledge and a better understanding of others. It is not always easy to engage children in reading in the first place to develop a love of it. Scottish Friendly Children’s Book Tour (organised by Scottish Book Trust) takes the very best UK and … Read more

Coca-Cola pledges to reduce sugar

coca cola pledges

After watching this weeks JunkFoodKids I thought I would talk about sugar and one of my favourite companies Coca-Cola. I was sent this promotional information but have not been paid and just wanted to share it. We tend to have “treats” in moderation and not as a norm. 25% of mums feel overloaded and confused … Read more

LEGOLAND Windsor February Half Term 2015

LEGOLAND Windsor 2015

Whilst LEGOLAND Windsor Resort Park is not open this February half-term, it is not too late to book a special rate stay in the LEGOLAND Windsor Resort Hotel, during Junior Builder Week. From just £130 for a family of 4, guests will have an overnight stay in a LEGO themed room, breakfast, the chance to … Read more

Tesco Family Favourites #Review

Tesco Family Favourites

Family life can be hectic and when it comes to the end of the day ad cooking an evening meal you may just have run out of steam. In a bid to avoid heading for fast food (because I am not organised enough to pre-plan dinners/use a slow cooker) I decided to try Tesco’s Family … Read more

Letting Go now that my son is 18

turning 18

How do you let go a man you have spent half your life with? Because that’s what I have to do. Yes my son is now 18 (the age I was when I had him) and this year is planning to leave home to go to University. Do not kid yourself that September/October is not far … Read more

LEGO Ninjago New Series 2015 *Spoilers*

LEGO Ninjago 2015

Yesterday we watched LEGO Nnjago, Masters of Spinjitzu, the new series 2015 (episodes 1, 2 & 3) before their launch on Cartoon Network at 6pm on Tuesday 10th February. Here is my 7 year old’s account of things so please do excuse any errors in terms or spellings, or indeed of the account – it … Read more