Spring is the time of year when children are more easily persuaded outside and get them thinking about new life. Whilst outside children can learn a lot through play and develop their morals and values – such as being caring for the environment. I am keen to help my children develop a loving, caring personality … Read more
Num Noms are miniature characters that bring food to life and smell so delicious: Inspired by sweet foods and flavours, such as cupcakes and ice-cream. Already a huge success in the USA Num Noms, the scented food related collectibles appear in the form of mini lip glosses and motorised characters, and have now hit Tesco … Read more
This Easter Roast Lamb post is an advertisement. This Easter I was asked whether my family would try out a New Zealand lamb recipe. As lamb is by far my most favourite meat, and Easter is a special day, I was more than happy to agree. I wasn’t sure how the boys would take to … Read more
Travelodge have been through a £100m refurbishment and offer great value for money for families – their upgraded family rooms have plenty of space for all the family at no extra cost, plus kids under 16 stay and eat breakfast for FREE! On arrival they have the room made-up ready; with family rooms having a … Read more
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
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
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
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
What we use our Printer for In today’s day and age a printer is a must have essential. My 12 year old son even has a school laptop and does the large majority of work on that, rather than exercise books. Of course we make copies of important documents (usually related to The Sensory Seeker) … Read more
The Modest Tortoise & the Horrible Hare: Child Counsellor Releases Therapeutic New Book to Boost Self-Belief & Confidence in Children John Mill’s ‘The Modest Tortoise and the Horrible Hare: Homework, Bullies and the Secret to School Survival’ puts a compelling new spin on Aesop’s timeless ‘The Tortoise and the Hare’ fable in a way that … Read more