Stop being Crude – The Croods Review

The Croods DVD Review

THE CROODS is the Dreamworks Animation UK box office blockbuster hit, earning over £26 million! If, like us, you missed it then you will be pleased to know that Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment are releasing it on DVD and Blue Ray just in time for Christmas! By that I mean the 9th December – so … Read more

Day 14: Jack and The Beanstalk – Heroes and Villains

Jack and the Beanstalk review

I wanted to include a variation of a “book” being performed, as I feel bringing the story to life can really encourage reading. Christmas is a great time for families, and what better way to spend time as a family at Christmas than to go and watch your local Panto. Once again The Roses Theatre delivered an … Read more

Family Skiing thanks to Spogo at Snozone

Family skiing Spogo snozone

There are lots of reasons people are put off getting fit, and just lack the motivation to try. I think this is especially true in these cold months. Trying to find time to regularly attend a gym, or worried about body shape, family commitments and money, I think are probably high up there in the … Read more

Children in the Theatre #Guest Post #MotivationalMonday

Jack and the Beanstalk Roses Theatre light switch on

I started this month of Good Causes by helping promote my local theatre’s Panto Jack and the Beanstalk. Well they’ve helped me out with a Guest post about the Children. The children were not present at the read through and I was interested in how they fit it around school, and how much work they … Read more

Rapidough #Review #Giveaway

rapidough review

We love to include a game as at least one of the children’s Christmas presents, as with them being so into technology we aim to encourage time spent as a family. We have built up quite a collection of games over the years, so were really interested to be able to review Drumond Park’s Rapidough … Read more

The Naughty Sheep and Elf TRH Craft Day 7

Elf trh craft

One of the first books we discovered that my son really loves are the Usborne ones where you have to find the duck on every page. So today I am including “The Naughty Sheep.” Even as early on as the front cover there is a duck hiding. With fantastic illustrations and easy to read stories … Read more

Road Safety Week 18-24 November 2013 #MotivationalMonday

Road Safety Week November 2013

When I was younger I always remember the assemblies where we were reminded about the Green Cross Code – and there was the video with the hedgehog crossing the road – do they still do that? It was an important issue for me as my brother was hit by a car when he was 6 years … Read more