There seem to be hundreds of people living in our house this Christmas. There are of course only five, but the house feels very full and I feel as though I’m buying gifts from a whole host of different categories this year. I’ve broken this gift guide down into sections according to the people in …
DIWAH is a new jewellery brand which specialises in semi-precious stones. Their online platform allows customers to design their own unique pieces of jewellery, from the links right down to the featured beads and stones. Each design is then handmade in the UK by one of their skilled jewellery design team members and posted out to it’s …
Your life isn’t fully complete until you have a pet chimp, right? Well luckily for you, Spinmaster have provided the solution to your chimp-sized hole in your life. We have tried out an assortment of robotic toys over the years and they’ve always been pretty mediocre to be honest. That’s why we haven’t bought any …
Wind in the Willows premieres at The Lowry The Wind in the Willows reminds me of my childhood, watching cartoons with my sister after school or at the weekend (though my kids think I’m so old I couldn’t possibly have had a TV!). Originally a novel in 1908 before being brought to the small screen …
Christmas wouldn’t be complete without taking the kids to see a panto. This year there are lots of great pantomimes on stages around the North West. Here are my top picks. Blackburn Many years ago lived a very determined and ambitious young boy called Richard Whittington, known as Dick to all his friends. Believing that all …
For the last few years, the start of the festive season meant a trip to Winter Wonderland at Manchester’s Event City. We have always had a fantastic time there, enjoying all the fun of the fair without the snow, wind or rain. It isn’t just the fun of the fair though – it’s the fun of …
The Challenge A couple of weeks ago, Wicked Uncle asked us if we knew of an adult without any young children of their own who would like to undertake a special kind of challenge. Auntie Hayley – my sister – agreed to do it though and so we were off! We were given the following …
October half term is a funny one really. It can be too cold to take the tent out on a final trip of the year, too close to Christmas to really spend very much, and many parents have nigh on exhausted their annual leave allowance for the year after the summer break. We tend to …
I am of the view that the purpose of school is to provide a basic education to every pupil in its care, and the purpose of parents is to nurture those children and that education until they reach their full potential. That’s why websites like Education Quizzes are important. They allow families to access learning resources …
I posted last week about The Good Life Experience in Hawarden, Wales. We had a great weekend there as a family and would highly recommend it to friends. To read about everything that was on offer over the weekend, nip over to my previous blog post. It would’ve been too much to include our highlights within …