CONKERS – Family Day Out Review

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CONKERS is an award-winning unique mix of indoor and outdoor experiences across 120 acres in the heart of The National Forest in the Midlands. A mix of woodlands, lakes, ponds, play areas, 18-stage assault course challenge, over 100 indoor interactive exhibits, indoor and outdoor play areas, a barefoot walk, a train and much, much, more. … Read more

LEGO Friends Pop Star Recording Studio (#41103)

LEGO Friends Pop Star Recording studio

The LEGO Friends story is about the lives of five friends Olivia, Emma, Stephanie, Andrea and Mia. But now with the introduction of the Pop Star Range we are introduced to the newest character Livi. Sassy and sweet Livi is a pink haired pop star. This range is designed to bring out the inner star and … Read more

How to do Disneyland Paris on a Small Budget

How to do Disneyland Paris on a Small Budget

Disneyland Paris – The Magic is Much Cheaper than you Think I have just visited Disneyland Paris again during our visit to France. It was a full day in the park. We arrived there a little bit later than I would have liked (ie not as soon as the park opened) but left at midnight. … Read more

Heartlake City LEGOLAND Windsor 2015

Heartlake City LEGOLAND Windsor 2015

LEGOLAND Windsor have now officially opened LEGO Friends Heartlake City. I am a huge LEGO Friends fan and so was delighted to be invited around to have a look. This also coincides with the new LEGO Friends rooms available in the hotel. There is a Heartlake Shopping Mall (which I was lucky enough to receive … Read more

France: Attractions at Discount Prices

France: Attractions at Discount Prices

Travelling to France from the UK can make for an inexpensive holiday abroad. Sometimes it is cheaper to book things separately rather than go through a tour operator (such as the transport, hotel & attractions). You can chose to fly to France using a budget airline, use the Eurostar or save more money by driving to … Read more

New Nintendo 3DS Family Review

New Nintendo 3DS Family Review

A Parent’s View on the New Nintendo 3DS As a parent I welcomed Nintendo’s 3DS into our home as it meant that the boys could continue their play wherever they were. This was great for long journeys, trips away, and generally needing to get out the house when they refuse to stop playing NEED to finish … Read more

Super Heroes Day – World Record Attempt!

Super Heroes Day - World Record Attempt!

We absolutely love DC Superheroes especially our youngest who turns 6 next week. So imagine our delighted when we heard that this Saturday 18th April 2015 On Saturday 18th April, Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Toys R Us are aiming to set a World Record for the most amount of people dressed up superheroes at … Read more

How to make a LEGO Pirate Ship

LEGO PIRATE SHIP

We made our LEGO Pirate Ship in the days leading up to our stay in a Pirate room at LEGOLAND Windsor. It was an adaptation of RedTedArt’s Pirate boat. We made it smaller than the original because we didn’t have big enough pieces of card, and I also believed it would make it a much … Read more

Basil Brush Tour #Promo

Basil Brush Tour

Who doesn’t love a bit of Basil Brush? Now the great news is that The Basil Brush Show is going on Tour. See the full list of dates and locations for 2015.  You can follow Basil Brush on Twitter and there’s a new internet series. We are going to be going to review the show … Read more