The Good Life Game – self-sustaining family fun…

It’s not often we come across a family game that I will admit to enjoying but The Good Life game has landed in our family home and it’s one that has amused and entertained us and even I will admit it’s a lot of fun to play. Use your wheelbarrow to move around the board […]

MentalUP – a safe game to get kids brains working

I am always on the lookout for apps that work well for my kids when I want them to have productive screen time. Whilst I am not anti screen time, I do sometimes want them to be using screens in a way that is good for their brains. This is where MentalUP comes in. It’s an award-winning […]

Splash – a fast-paced and fun family game

*This is a review post. We were kindly sent a game to try as a family* If you are looking for a fast-paced and fun game that the whole family can enjoy then Splash might be perfect. I am always looking for games to keep the kids busy and to enjoy as a family that […]

Get outside, learn to skip and throw a frisbee…

*This is a review post. We were kindly sent some toys to help us get outside and get active* The weather is slowly improving which means we can get outside more. This is a good thing. Being outside and able to run around, exercise or just enjoy playing is an important thing for children and […]

A day in the life of the teen in the house

A day in the life of the teen… The teen, who I will cheerfully admit has far better fashion sense than me and a much more interesting social life, and it has to be said, better school dinners too, asked if she could share a day in the life of the teen in the house. […]

Camp Beaumont – saving this working mum’s sanity.

*This is a review post. We were asked to review Camp Beaumont and share for this blog post* As a working parent, good childcare is vital, particularly during school holidays. I reduce my working hours slightly when we hit school breaks but I still do need to work. I also am not ashamed to admit […]

Angry Birds 2 – are you READY?

*This is a review post. We were kindly sent items to review and share about* We are a bit excited. We are big Angry Birds fans, and THE ANGRY™ BIRDS MOVIE 2  is out now. We loved the first movie and we are looking forward to a cinema visit this week, to see what mishaps and […]

Because Dad loves tech – Snowball iCE Microphone

*This is a review post. We were kindly sent an item to review* Father’s Day is on its way. We have been plotting and planning to treat the Husband (both our own Dads are abroad, so we won’t be seeing them in person, sadly) to breakfast in bed, and then a day trip to somewhere […]

Meet Artie the drawing Robot and learn new skills.

*This is a review post. We were kindly sent an item to review and share with our readers* As a family, we love trying out new things, and we are a bit geeky and we love technology. So we were very excited to meet  Artie the drawing robot. We are very interested in coding, and […]