We go through phases of using our National Trust membership. Usually over Christmas we’ll visit a couple of places, and when we’re on holidays I’ll try and persuade N to visit with me. But at home it’s harder to get…
This year is the year of the robot for N. His favourite subject at school is maths, and has been introduced to basic coding at school. So STEM toys like the Mind designer robot we were sent to review go…
Winter is on its way which means 1 thing. The jigsaw puzzles have come out. I find doing a jigsaw very calming and a chance to have some time on my own to do it. N gets bored so just…
Until a few years ago when N started school, I had no idea what STEM was. I still have to look it up – Science, technology, engineering and maths. But nowadays it’s everywhere, and STEM toys are taking over. Because…
This year we’ve been enjoying discovering lots of new board games. As an Asmodee board game club blogger, we were sent the family card game Set. It’s a game that can be played by different ages and in any situation….
If you’re a fan of nature documentaries and penguins, you’ll probably have seen the first Academy Award winning documentary film, March of the Penguins. Now March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step is released in November so we can…
Review of the America version of Ticket to Ride, a strategy board game for all the family claiming railway routes across the country
*Ad – some gifted products / affiliate links Once you start camping regularly, there’s not much turning back. And you end up growing your camping equipment each year. Going camping is dangerous for your bank account because you see so…
N has been getting into games for a while now which I’m really happy about. He’s not so good when he always loses against me – he forgets that sometimes he does win. But the OH won’t play games so…
Some people would never dream of visiting somewhere alone, but I think it’s great. Yes, it’s nice to chat and have a drink and piece of cake with a friend, but sometimes it’s nice to just do what you want…
Sharing the experience of the first ever CBBC summer social, a children’s festival over a weekend in Croxteth Park, Liverpool
