Exploring Hughenden Manor and gardens
Over the winter I always have a few Saturdays to myself when the OH and N are off shooting. But often they’re filled with chores, hair appointments or other things that take up too much of the day to go…
Reviews
Making 3D creations with the 3Doodler pen – review
At Blogon conference I came across the 3Doodler pen for the first time. The event helps bring brands and bloggers together, and I was lucky enough to win a 3Doodler pack on their stand. I’ve been debating 3D toys for…
Tesalate sand-free beach towel review
Ad – gifted for review Choosing a towel for swimming or going to the beach isn’t always easy. For us, it’s the weight and how fast it dries because it’s likely to be used at the beach when we go…
Wasgij Destiny 16 Old Time Rockers puzzle and solution
Although we’re now (hopefully soon) coming out the other side of winter, I’m still on the jigsaw puzzles. Usually I’ve finished doing them for the winter by now, but I’m a bit hooked on the Wasgij ones. After a blip…
Gravitrax review – the contemporary marble run
Children love to build things and there are more toys out there than ever before, outside of the ever popular Lego and Knex. If you remember Marble Run from the 80s, you’ll want to try Gravitrax and get your children…
Exploring engineering at Enginuity, Coalbrookdale
Over the holidays I had to get us out the house. This time we decided to visit Blists Hill Victorian Town (my request) and Enginuity (N’s preferred choice, and a way to get him to agree to Blists Hill). It’s…
Go back in time at Blists Hill Victorian Town
Considering I wasn’t a history fan at school, I do enjoy living museums and looking back at old streets and houses. We’ve been to Black Country Living Museum in the past and I really wanted to visit Blists Hill Victorian…
Wasgij Destiny 3 – The sands of time puzzle solution
I’ve been flying through the wasgij puzzles this autumn and winter, with the latest being probably the hardest of their puzzles I’ve completed. This one was the Wasgij Destiny Sands of Time jigsaw. The destiny range of Wasgij puzzles show…
Wasgij Mystery 16 birthday surprise puzzle solution
Another day another Wasgij puzzle and the latest one was all about about birthday fun. I’ve just finished the Wasgij Mystery 16 – Birthday Surprise. The theme of the mystery range of Wasgij puzzles is to work out what happens…
Keep dancing with Wasgij Original 30 – Strictly Can’t Dance
This autumn is definitely the autumn of Wasgij puzzles for me this year. I’ve been flying through them, with most completed in a week. Not bad considering it’s just a few hours on the weekends and a bit in the…
Get flying with Overbooked board game review
Ad Gifted /*includes affiliate links We love a board game and are gradually building up our collection. This was something we did when we were kids and I want to continue this with N. We were sent the Overbooked board…
