Mandi Morrison 
Eowyn is at the age of fantastic imaginative play and can be found most days pulling a toy dog or cat around the house or dressing up her brothers Angry Birds in hats etc.So when we were given the opportunity to review a Shoulder Buddy it sounded like the perfect little companion for her. Here … Read more
I have very few memories of being inside when I was a child. My days were spent playing on the farm and travelling around the country to make the most of what the UK had to offer. Yet I can’t help thinking that nowadays children’s memories will be of films they watched and games they … Read more
When we were challenged by MoneySupermarket and Tots 100 to find Britains Best Day Out , I knew exactly where this would lead us…Ever since I have been a small child I have adored Colchester Zoo, living not far from it, as a child, we used to drive past the entrance quite often and you could … Read more
As you will probably be aware Lochlan, Neva and Kaide are slightly Skylander obsessive, all three of them entered the Tots 100 competition to become a member of Team Skylander Giants for 2013, and Kaide was chosen as one of the twelve. When told, he spent the entire day jumping around like a kangaroo, with … Read more
The entire family is Lord of The Rings and Hobbit crazy, so when they heard that the next puzzle from the Ravensburger Puzzle Club may be Hobbit related they were VERY excited.The puzzle arrived just before the release of the film, and I was keen to get it reviewed before the entire country went Hobbit hyper, … Read more
This Christmas we have been very lucky, Asa managed to finish work the day before the children broke up from school and has been at home ever since.We have had some lovely family time, in fact we have only seen family members on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 27th Dec and 1st January, other than that … Read more
This year I was very lucky that Asa finished work for Christmas a day before the children broke up from school, which meant we were actually quite organised !!A tradition that we have had for many years is to take the children out for a walk on Christmas Eve afternoon, and when we return they … Read more
We have been using the PKTMNY scheme for a few months now and it has certainly helped the children to understand more about money.Before, the boys would get their pocket money on Saturday morning and it would be gone before bedtime on Monday!!They have learnt to save (well, more than they did before!) they have … Read more
This year I had four different costumes to provide for Christmas Performances, including an angel, an elf, a school teacher and the traditional Nativity Elephant!! The angel and elf were easy as we already had these costumes, the teacher was Neva’s normal clothes, the one proving the most difficult was where to get an Elephant … Read more