These items were provided for the purpose of this review. Geomags are new to us, though when the kids were younger they loved the preschool version, Geomag magicubes. These two sets are the more advanced style the original Geomag and are for ages 5+. We got to build a NASA Rocket and Rover set. I was surprised there was no…
The last two weeks have gone by so fast but I wanted to get them down ‘on paper’ as it were. Two notable events was Sam running the Great South Run today- a ten mile race around Portsmouth and the longest official run he has done yet! The kids and I tried to spot him on the TV but no…
This week I packed away my birkenstocks and got my parka out of hibernation which can only mean one thing: Autumn is upon us and Winter is just around the corner! In turn, that means it’s time to swap all my clothes around! I’ve not worn a summer dress in weeks and my lightweight cardis aren’t doing the job so…
Arlo loves trucks, diggers and tractors as do so many little kids. It doesn’t seem that long ago that we used to have to stop and watch every digger or dumper truck we saw when we were out and about, no matter if it was raining or super cold! This week, to coincide with some really wet weather we opened…
I think we’re getting into a routine at last now we’re almost at half term! Arlo pretends he doesn’t like school because it is “So borin’ and we do nothing” but he is normally happy to just head into the classroom. He’s also excited to tell me the letters he’s learnt and the numbers they’re working on each day. I…
The latest animated movie from Dreamworks is Abominable. It tells the tale of young chinese girl who finds a yeti on the roof of her apartment in Shanghai and tries to help him to get home, with a few distractions on the way! It’s a great family friendly film with lots of heart-warming moments as well as tales of bravery…
This post is written in collaboration with childcare.co.uk, all words and opinions are my own. We have used a few different types of childcare over the years, from a private nursery to a child-minder, preschools and after school club. Childcare.co.uk is such a useful resource for finding the childcare you need and you can find out how that works in…
We were sent this toy for the purpose of this review. Contains affiliate links. If you’ve got kids there’s no way you haven’t seen or at least heard about How to Train your Dragon. My kids really love it and it’s one of the few films I suggest that they’ll both agree to first time. There’s a new addition to…
Wellies gifted for review. Seeing as Autumn has landed with a bang and it’s rained pretty much daily since the start of October we’ve had to up our school run game and add wellies! We walk to school and then the kids play outside whatever the weather and then again at after-school club… plus walking or scooting home again –…
If you know me personally you know that I am not particularly fit and haven’t used my gym membership since February and in fact have only been three times before that. I can’t actually run for 5 minutes without having to stop and walk to get my breath back! So it may come as no surprise that I was really…
Welcome back to a Sunday Scrapbook post, there’s been a long break and a distinct failure to keep up these weekly recaps on my behalf! However I do want to get back into the swing of things so here we are! Last Saturday we headed off after swimming to see our first Bonfire procession of the year. Burgess Hill always…
Three months till the end of the year, blimey! More importantly this month is Brexit month aka Halloween – fitting isn’t it! This month was a big month for us as a family as Arlo started school and both kids started at after-school club and with a new childminder and we’re all more or less back into a routine! Read…