October Half term is just around the corner but what I like about these school holidays is that it is also Halloween – which means there’s always lots to do. Indoor Halloween Fun If you do not fancy going out then there’s a wealth of ideas online for activities to do indoors. They can be … Read more
Pirate Science If you haven’t already the wonderful Science Sparks has an app you can download from iTunes and Google Play. It was whilst I was having a look on it that I noticed that there’s a lot of lovely Pirate Science. We love Pirates and it has become a bit of a theme this … Read more
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
Bonfire night can be real fun but there’s also an element of safety to consider. Obviously the safest thing you can do is to go to an organised event. This could be one local or further afield such as at a theme park. But this is not always practical especially with young children, maybe a … Read more
I wanted to create something with the children along a Halloween theme. I started going through my craft cupboard and spiders just jumped out at me. Not literally you understand, but just everything I pulled out I just felt inspired of how we could make Halloween spiders – or friendly ones at that. See Halloween … Read more
I guess it was inevitable that with 4 boys, with varying age gaps, that I would end up with a family of thrill-seekers. You may see that we absolutely love family days out to theme and water parks, already visiting many places looking for thrills such as Flamingoland, Legoland Windsor, and Paulton’s Park – as … Read more
Homework can be such a chore for parents and children alike depending on what is expected of them. That is why I love the idea that my boys get to pick a few topics from a list which allow them to focus on their strengths and likes – whilst allowing them to be creative. The … Read more
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
My children love parks. In fact if you pay to go somewhere (like Legoland for example) and it has a park they will make a beeline for it. If I wrote about every trip we made to the park I am sure you would be bored. But our trip to Regent’s Park Play Area was … Read more
Christmas Present Craft TRH I asked around for ideas of what things people associated with Christmas (for the Christmas TRH Book Advent) and have to say that presents came up a lot. Making a toilet roll holder (trh) into a present was really easy and a good, cheap, way to help teach your children the … Read more