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

Nearly Time for the Ghosts and Ghouls!

As Halloween falls outside of the school holidays this year, many of the places to visit are holding their Halloween celebrations early, so that everyone can enjoy them during half term. We have a couple of local places that are holding family friendly events, Pleasurewood Chills is taking place at our local theme park, or the … Read more

Dream Works Trolls Review

  Myself and five of the children aged between 7 and 18 and I were invited to attend the European Premier Screening of Trolls at the BFI London Film Festival Family Gala attended by the Film’s directors Walt Dohm and Mike Mitchell. Trolls is the newest musical film by Dreamworks animation, featuring the talent that … Read more