Today we went geocaching for the first time. We’ve talked about it for a while but haven’t ever managed to get round to it. Today was a beautiful day so Ted downloaded a geocaching app and off we went. We were hopeful. We got to the location of the first cache only to find … …
Beados Design Station Review
Recently we were asked if we’d like to review the Beados Quick Dry Design Station. In the past Louis and I have had a lot of fun with Hama Beads but Rowan found them to be a bit fiddly, so I thought he might like to try this. The Design Station kit from Character includes 500 …
Making Magnetic Slime
I was browsing Pinterest when I came across someone who had made magnetic slime. I thought the boys would love to make their own slime, so I clicked through to find out what I needed to buy. Unfortunately, the site I landed on was an american one which called for something called Borax. Now we …
Brown Spikes Hiccups: a story by Louis
Two friends, Brown Spike and Ghost of Fame, try to cure a case of the hiccups. Follow our story including sound effects from the brilliant Storytime Sounds app from Not on the High Street. Louis is seven, and thought up the story himself. I just wrote it down because he claimed to have tired hands from …
Introducing … Geronimo Festival
We have had SUCH a great month in January with lots of exciting news and invitations for the year ahead. Our social calendar is looking promising already and I can’t wait to get it all documented here. We are a family who love to get outdoors. We love music, shows, gaining new experiences, learning new …
Bunny Jump: Game Review
After school today we tried out a game called Bunny Jump. We’ve been playing quite a lot of games lately, mostly after school or after Sunday dinner. I recently reviewed Chicken Charades from the same company as Bunny Jump, Universal Games. We loved that so when they offered to send this one I was really happy to …
LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Ninja Weekend
This weekend, LEGOLAND Discovery Centre will be taken over by Ninjas! Don’t worry though, I’m sure they’re harmless. In fact, they might be ninjas you know! For the entire weekend of 7th and 8th February, all children dressed as ninjas will receive free entry when they bring a full paying adult with them. If you’re …
Chicken Charades: Game Review
A little while back we received a game from University Games called Chicken Charades. I thought it would be fun to play with the children so I agreed to review and feedback on the blog. This is my feedback: I was wrong – it’s FAR better with grown ups instead! You could try to play Chicken …
Review: Peter Pan Goes Wrong
When The Lowry invited us to go along to see Peter Pan Goes Wrong, I really had no idea what to expect. I figured the show would be based on the usual Peter Pan story but would contain some twist or another. What I didn’t bank on was a bunch of people crashing their vehicles …
Skoda Yeti goes camping
This summer one of our adventures was to a campsite in North Yorkshire. To help us on our way, Skoda asked if we wanted to take one of their lovely Yeti Outdoor cars with us – how lucky is that?! We were sent a Skoda Yeti Outdoor Elegance 1.2 TSI. My husband was a bit …