Lego Cafe and a relaxed day out in Stratford-upon-Avon
Lego Cafe Stratford upon Avon and a day out of river walks, swans, lunch in cafes and an open top bus tour.
Activities
Everything we get up to – activities, learning and play
Brick Wonders at Banbury Museum
There’s nothing like Lego as a toy, but we checked out the numerous Lego wonders of the World at Brick Wonders exhibition at Banbury Museum
6 easy ways to keep kids entertained while on holiday
When you go on a family holiday you always end up taking so much paraphernalia with you, you don’t want to take tonnes of toys. The hope is that you’ll have good weather and the children will just spend all…
School swimming lessons – how to prep your children
Swimming and water safety is now part of the National Curriculum. Yes, yet another thing that schools are now responsible for which seems a little unfair. But it does mean that all kids should be able to swim by the…
A London South Bank walk (insta-walk)
Ideas for places to check out as part of a South Bank walk perfect for exploring and enjoying photography and meeting new friends
Oxford walks – Holywell and Botanic Gardens
A morning off and time for Oxford walks around the city to Magdalen Bridge and the Botanic Gardens.
Holiday photos with Samsung Galaxy S8 from Three
I love having a new phone (don’t we all), but I’m on a sim only contract so buy my phones outright and make them last 3 years. So I’m some way off being able to change to the Samsung Galaxy…
MOKURU fidget toy review – addictive desk toy
I’m not really a fidgeter but I do get easily distracted. And I get bored a lot at work if I’m doing the same thing over and over again. So being sent the MOKURU fidget toy, a desk based fidget…
Primary school reading levels and book bands in Key Stage 1
When children start school the one thing that is the most confusing (other than where do all those lost jumpers and water bottles go?) is reading levels. Not the learning to read because the phonics system makes sense. But primary…
Why you should edit blog photos and tips on how
With the rapid increase in Instagram users, and bloggers wanting to make their blogs really reflect their content and life visually, photography seems to have enjoyed a resurgence in interest. Many of my non-blogger friends have ‘big’ cameras (DSLRs that…
Lost without my broken camera and how to fix them
Over the past few months I realised that my lovely mirrorless camera (*affiliate) had broken. I’ve just got it back from being repaired, and realised how much I really loved that camera, and how much I feel like I’d lost a…
