Last week we spent an almost perfect day out as a family at Drusillas Park in East Sussex. The only reason it wasn’t perfect was because Arlo was sick in the car and it was a bit too hot for us all, nothing to do with Drusillas! We spent the whole day there and still… Read More
Last Saturday we spent a lovely morning at the Brighton Open Air Theatre (or BOAT) watching Pitschi which was one of the performances happening throughout the fortnight long Starboard Festival. It was such a great opportunity for the children to experience live theatre in a non stuffy environment, where they weren’t restricted to sitting in… Read More
Brighton has always had a lot of mini festivals and events going on but this year is the first Starboard Festival for Children & Young People. Sixteen days of performances and fun, all based at the Brighton Open Air Theatre (or BOAT) which is just off Dyke Road. There are so many different performances… Read More
Last Friday Athena and Arlo had an underwater adventure at Brighton’s Sealife Centre. It’s somewhere that I’d been before but not for a long time, and quite often it was for networking events in my old job (wonderful to walk round with a glass of wine but just as lovely with two small excited children… Read More
On Sunday we were lucky enough to be invited up to London to the Kings Cross Theatre to be amongst the first people to see the brand new Thomas and Friends movie. Now I have a really fond memory of being read the books and also listening to the stories on cassette when I was younger.… Read More
Last weekend we had our first experience of Glamping. I can say hands down that glamping beats regular camping by a mile and if I ever have the option between camping and glamping I’ll be choosing the latter. Make it ‘Explorer Glamping’ and it’ll be even better, perfect for adventurous little ones (and big ones… Read More
One day the week before last when it was miserable and wet outside and nobody was quite feeling 100% I somehow managed creep out from under Arlo, leaving him snoozing away so I could set up a little party in the living room for when everyone woke up! We’d been sent a little bag of Miffy… Read More
I love wooden toys, they last forever, they look nicer and bit’s don’t break off them when they’re flung about the place by an angry/happy toddler! We have four new additions to our wooden collection, they’re ‘Anamalz‘ from Wooden Toy Shack, a new brainchild from Brighton dads Sean, Alex & Rob. Not only is the website… Read More
Toys can be educational without being boring and dull, and now Athena has reached an age where she understands more about the world and what goes on in it she’s finding a lot more enjoyment in toys that let her use her imagination a bit more. We were asked recently if we would like to choose… Read More
Like a lot of people it seems, autumn is my favourite season of the year. The colours, the cooler weather, the darker evenings and the smells. Much as I like to enjoy autumn from inside the house with a nice smelling candle and a mug of cocoa, I like to be out exploring… Read More