Everywhere I turn these days I see new toys popping up on the market. It’s the time of year when everyone is competing to be the must-have toy. Sometimes I look at what’s on offer to our kids today and I think ‘Wow, we’ve come so far in technology in such a short space of …
The boys usually have chocolate advent calendars in December and they’ll probably have them this year too. There are loads of alternative advent calendars out there though for children who don’t eat chocolate, and Match Attax sent the boys some earlier this month. The boys have collected Match Attax cards every season for the last …
If there was ever a time to introduce you to the newest members of our family, it’s Halloween. Feisty Pets are a cuddly toy with a difference. Unlike anything you’ve bought for your children before, these cuddly critters have a definite dark side. Perfect for children with a sense of humour and not for the …
Last week we started getting into the Halloween spirit and took a trip to Blackpool Tower Dungeon. The Blackpool Tower Dungeon brings together an amazing cast of theatrical actors, special effects, stages, scenes and a ride in a truly unique and exciting walk through experience that you see, hear, touch, smell and feel. It’s hilarious …
Robot and I went on a mum and son night out in Manchester on Friday as the circus came to town. Cirque du Soleil is our favourite circus to watch so we were super excited to have been invited along! Ovo, Portugese for ‘egg’, tells a tale of the goings-on inside a bright and colourful …
This week the book I’m featuring is one of my eight year old son’s new favourites. We bought Moon Man whilst we were at the Just So festival last month and it’s been read many times already. A story of differences, rejection and acceptance, Moon Man gave us the opportunity to discuss why people fear …
Squidge has an obsession with ‘brum cars’. Anything with wheels is a car to him: scooter, train, the vacuum cleaner… though that’s minor detail when you’re just turned two. The latest addition to our car collection is the BRIO Push & Go Racer. BRIO has been a household name for many years, and while we …
We recently spent the weekend at Riverside Holiday Park, Southport. My son wanted to go camping for his birthday so we took the motorhome an hour down the road and met up with a group of friends who were there for the week. Riverside Holiday Park accepts tourers, motorhomes and trailer tents and has static …
This evening we spent a rather enjoyable couple of hours at The Opera House, Winter Gardens, Blackpool. This is the first time we have been able to get over to Blackpool for a theatre review and we were not disappointed. Main characters Alex, Melman, Gloria and Marty were certainly dressed to impress with attention to …
I love a bargain and I’m not really fussed about whether an item of clothing is from the current season or not. If it’s cute and a bargain it’s going in my virtual (or actual) basket for Squidge. A couple of weeks ago I ordered a bucnh of stuff in the sale from La Redoute. …