Marriott hotel York – a mixed experience
If we go on holiday for a few days break we always tend to stay in a hotel. If it’s just N on myself. For our Easter mini break I actually booked a couple of weeks in advance rather than…
Reviews
Building a landscape with Carcassonne board game – review
I’d heard good things about the game Carcassonne, so I was pleased when we were sent it and asked to review it for our Asmodee board game bloggers role. Carcassonne is a game where 2-5 players place their tiles through…
Natural deodorant comparison – Native vs crystal Pitrok vs Wild
So many people are trying to switch to more natural products, there’s a lot more out on the market to buy. I can’t say I’m someone who’s seeking to specifically change, but where there’s a benefit to doing so, I’ll…
Timeline game review – Asmodee board game bloggers
As part of our role with the Asmodee board game club, we were sent 3 more games to try out and review. The first is Timeline, which is a card game I’ve not heard of before. We’ve had a lot…
Visiting All Things Wild out of season
We’ve been on so many days out over the years, and all the obvious places within an hour, sometimes you get a bit lost and run out of ideas where to go. Add in that you need to entertain 2…
Cobra paw game review
Sometimes games just suit you as a family. And sometimes they’re not quite right straight away and you need a bit more time to play and see if a game grows on you. Cobra Paw is one of the latter…
A return visit to the British motor museum
While we like to head out and about I do prefer to visit new places rather than return time and time again to the same. N decided he wanted to visit somewhere, turning his nose up at my suggestion. So…
Visiting Grey’s Court in November
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…
Mind Designer robot from Clementoni review
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…
Ravensburger Collector’s Cupboard 1000 piece puzzle
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…
Botley coding robot kit from Learning Resources
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…
