Crafting fun with kids during the lockdown. With everything else going on at the moment and home learning seemingly topping every agenda. I have been keen to get the kids away from laptops and doing other stuff once their school day reaches an end. The weather is grim and it is practically dark by three …
Pass The Pugs Review (ad)
Pass the Pugs Review (ad) I have fond memories of playing Pass the Pigs as a child. It would entertain for hours. Back in the late 1970s when the game was first released I often could be found sitting around a table with family or friends casually tossing two little plastic pig’s into the air, …
Getting Creative with Design Bundles (#AD)
Getting Creative with Design Bundles The kids are back to school, things seem to be getting back to normal (ish) and the evenings are starting to draw in. The kids are not outside as much any more, so I am needing to find stuff for them to do inside. The boys seem to have a …
So Sand DIY review (gifted/ad)
The middle of July, raining, typical UK summertime I guess…….. Oh, you may have noticed we are in the middle (is there a middle?) of a worldwide pandemic. We have all been juggling schoolwork, exercise and playtime for some time and current toys have started to become overused. The little lady has been speeding through …
How (has this happened,) Why (has this happened,) Why, Why, Why?
How To make slime (again) FFS! I promised myself I would never do this again. I informed the kids that I wouldn’t be doing this again. So why do I find myself at the supermarket buying slime ingredients on a Sunday morning (again). How has she managed to twist my arm again, how does she …
“Have kids,” they said. “It will be fun,” they said.
“Have kids,” they said. “It will be fun,” they said. The day the eldest decided that he was going to school dressed as Banksy for Word Book Day, was one of those moments when you know you have dragged the kids up correctly and there was a little spring in my step during the school …
What did camping teach me?
What did camping teach me? You will often hear me harp on about how lucky we are to live where we do. I am nestled in a little village betwixt the sea and the rolling hills of the South Downs. I have always been a town or city dweller, however when the kids Mum and …
Drinking and smoking at school – It must be Summer
The two younger members of the family are busying themselves with lots of school activities. The house is abuzz with talk of sports day, summer productions, sports week, summer holidays and the school summer fair. While some parents dread the thought of the fast approaching summer holidays, I always look forward to them. But that …
The magic of the F.A. Cup
As a season ticket holder, I am a regular visitor to The AMEX Stadium to watch Brighton and Hove Albion play. When ticket availability and finances allow I often take the kids too. Normally for some one on one time with any one of them. For some, the FA Cup has lost its magic and …
Day & Night, Brighton Sealife Centre #gifted
Although we were #gifted the tickets. I was under no obligation to review the new exhibit and the views expressed are my own, honest thoughts. The kids and I were lucky enough to be invited to the launch of the brand new exhibit ‘Night & Day at the Sealife Centre in Brighton. It is the …