Father’s Day Gift ideas, something different for Dad
*Sharing some Father’s Day Gift ideas that we think are fun and different. We were kindly sent items to review for this post* Father’s Day is always a day marked on my calendar but that still manages to creep up on me, and I end up having to work out what to get for the […]
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Need a Portable Air Conditioner for Your Home or Office? Then Read This
*This is a collaborative post that we hope is helpful* The place of an air-cooling system can be overlooked until when it gets extremely hot, especially during summer. How can you ensure that your home or office stays cool, providing you with unhindered comfort? Your first thought would be to install an air conditioner, preferably […]
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In my garden – slugs and snails are a pest
If you are any kind of gardener you will agree with me that slugs and snails are a pest. They ravage your garden and eat your plants and they get everywhere. We think we have worked out a way to deal with them. This blog post does contain an affilaite link that will earn me […]
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A Dad joke a day keeps us laughing away…
*We were kindly asked to review and share this fabulous Dad joke a day book, but all opinions, unlike the jokes, are our own* We love Dad Jokes. Well, the husband loves Dad jokes, and we go along with his sense of humour because it’s mostly hilarious. The children think he’s either very funny, or […]
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Watching butterflies with Insect Lore
Butterflies are fascinating and one of the very many insects that we have studied and observed as part of homeschool learning and nature life that we enjoy. We see a variety in our garden and are fortunate to live in an area where there are a number of different types. We are aware that butterflies […]
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Water beads for sensory and tactile play
We are huge fans of water beads for both home sensory play and work, at the groups I run with families of young children. They are a reasonably easy to set up and offer a messy/sensory play activity that’s great for children. Sensory play is very important for children and part of how they learn […]
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Trapped Escape Room Games – win a set
We are huge fans of games that challenge our family and make us think and compete against each other and escape room games are a particular favorite of ours. I am not a fan in real life but games, where we can play at home, are brilliant fun, and easy to play and get the […]
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Golden Bear Toys – Trapped Exit Room Games
*We were kindly sent some Trapped Exit Room Games to review. All opinions are our own* As a family we love creative games and enjoy playing games that challenge us and make us think. These Trapped Escape Room Games from Golden Bear Toys are brilliant for that and handy to pull out for a rainy […]
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Sticking to a grocery shop budget, where & how we shop
One of our major monthly costs is our grocery bill and our grocery shop budget is something we have finely tweaked and managed until it works really well for us, and I can plan on a weekly amount based on what we eat and buy, and also plan for added expenses (special events, having people […]
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What we didn’t learn from Octonauts isn’t worth learning.
*This is a collaborative post. If your kids loved watching the Octonauts then you might be able to relate to it* There are many tv programs my kids watched and still watched that I wasn’t or am still not that fond of but there were a handful that I liked and found educational and fun. […]
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