Winter Safety on Two Wheels

With the weather starting to get colder and ‘Up North’ already having some of the white stuff (not jealous at all) it is time to start thinking about ensuring you are safe on the road, during winter. I remember when I first started driving, the snow began to fall quite heavily, so we were allowed … Read more

Phil Spencer gets your garden in shape

When we first looked at buying our house 10 years ago, the one thing that immediately sold it to us, was the garden, Asa had spent a couple of summers whilst at uni working with a landscape gardener, plus he adores being outdoors, fast forward to now and the garden has really started to take shape, and … Read more

What Do Cows Eat and Where Does Milk Come From ?

Do your children know where milk comes from ? Research conducted by Cadbury Dairy Milk Buttons has revealed that a shocking one in five children don’t know that milk comes from cows and almost a third of children believe a cow’s diet consists of sandwiches and pizza! To help the younger generation , Cadbury Dairy … Read more

Lalaloopsy Glitter Hair Dough

Eowyn loves dolls and Tyrus and Viggo love dough, so this sounded perfect! Although Eowyn did struggle with them both mixing up the colours, it now resembles a greeny/grey colour! Eowyn loves Lalaloopsy dolls, but this one sounded a little different because it was bigger and you could create funky hairstyles via the glitter dough. … Read more

10 reasons to holiday in Sicily with children

Asa and I have been discussing our next family holiday abroad, after reading this guest post, I think Sicily will certainly be in the running. A Family Paradise. When you think of Sicily, you immediately conjure up images of beauty, and Italian culture. Steeped in history and with a great transport system, Sicily can be … Read more

Winter Food Is On Its Way!

Yesterday, for the first time this year we actually lit the coal fire, it may have something to do with the fact that we are still waiting for our new boiler to be fitted (due next week) and we also had the chimney swept yesterday, thankfully the bird’s nest was removed BEFORE we lit it! … Read more

THE SEARCH FOR THE UK’S CHIEF IMAGINATION OFFICER IS ON

If your children are anything like mine, they have been hooked on the Skyanders game series ever since the first one game out, all seven of them play together and each has their own favourites. With the launch of Skylanders™ Imaginators, where Portal Masters can create their very own playable Skylanders characters, Activision has partnered with SuperAwesome’s … Read more