Invitation to play: home made paint
My big plan was to have my two year old make paint with me today, but as it happens I’m his minion and that’s my job. He simply would like to play with the paint once it’s ready. Put in…
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Planning for the John Muir Award
The boys used to attend a forest school where they were working towards something called the John Muir Award. They weren’t able to complete the award as we had to stop attending the forest school, but I decided to look…
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What’s On at Just So 2019
One of our favourite summer events over the last few years has been the Just So festival. Last year my sister and I took the children and we had a ball. We dressed up as bees, danced our socks off…
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Pizza Run 2019
I’ve never been a sporty person, I never particularly enjoyed exercise and PE was my least favourite subject at school. Recently though I’ve found myself preaching to my children about how they ought to lay off the sweets, how they…
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20 ways to keep the kids busy on a Haven Holiday
In May we spent just short of two weeks camping at the Haven Lakeland. We love camping but we hadn’t done more than a long weekend for a couple of years, so I did wonder if the boys would get…
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The best Warner Bros film sets around the world
Over the past 100 years or so, Warner Bros has released a host of iconic movies. Today, the expansive studios include acres and acres of movie-making magic. One’s located in Hollywood, the other right here in the UK. Over the…
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Tips for managing your money when things are tight
My husband has just changed jobs and doesn’t get his first full wage for 10 weeks. Whilst the new job will be better paid than the last, it does mean I’ve had to budget differently this month. But less money…
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Monster Jam is back in town
On Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th May, Manchester is in for a special treat as Monster Jam returns to Manchester Arena after nine years! Ever since the boys watched monster machine cartoons as toddlers, they’ve loved these gigantic machines. They…
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Fun at Pleasure Beach, Blackpool
The boys and I spent the day at Blackpool Pleasure Beach – find out all you need to know about getting the best value.
Legend Charlie Landsborough on a Farewell Tour of Britain
If someone were to ask me what kind of music my grandma really enjoys, I honestly would struggle to name more than two or three artists. Top of that very short list though would be Charlie Landsborough. Charlie has won…
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