A wee while ago I shared a preview of Wallace & Gromit’s Musical Marvels, which has been touring the UK since mid May. We had been gifted tickets to go and see this, in return for an honest review, and this past weekend, the big day finally arrived and we were off to the Usher […] Read more…
It’s the final of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 11 on Netflix tomorrow. My husband and I are huge fans of the programme – it’s fun, it’s camp, it’s colourful. It’s the perfect escapism to hail in the weekend. Sadly, our favourite drag queen of Season 11 (and now officially my favourite drag queen in all […] Read more…
We’ve got a new product to share with you today, and it’s a great little kit for any kids interested in engineering. The new Engineering Makerspace STEM range from Thames & Kosmos lets children age 8+ explore the physics of force, motion, energy, levers and more through play, learning as they build. There are several […] Read more…
Confession time – we are major Eurovision Song Contest fans in our house! Before moving house a gazillion times, we used to have a projector and big screen instead of a TV, and we would invite all our friends over for a big Eurovision viewing party. Usually we’d do a quiz as a warm up […] Read more…
Today, I’ve got another great product to share with you that we’ve tested with the kids, and I’m quite excited because I think it’s one of my favourite things we’ve tested yet. We love spending time outdoors as a family, and frequently take trips to our local nature reserves or the woods, so the 5-in-1 […] Read more…
Hands up if your kids have an assortment of plastic animal figures kicking about the house? We certainly do, and my first choice for getting any new ones would always be Schleich, a well-known German brand founded in the 1930s, which has gained popularity worldwide and is known for its production of good quality, hard […] Read more…
Following in the footsteps of last week’s review of the Weekend Box Club STEM boxes, we have another fun little science related product for you today, which we were invited to review – the new Beaker Creatures Reactor Pods from Learning Resources. Disclosure: We were sent four Beaker Creatures Reactor Pods free of charge, in […] Read more…
You may remember a couple weeks ago, I posted a ‘Save the Date’ about the Edinburgh Science Festival. Well, it’s here! And we’ve been making the most of it. Last weekend, we visited the City Art Centre, which offers interactive science fun over five floors, and is one of the Festival’s biggest attractions. We had […] Read more…
Hands up if your kids love science! Mine do. A couple months ago, I shared a review of the fabulous Weekend Box Club activity boxes, which offer a mix of crafts and baking, and were a big hit with my boys. So when we heard that Weekend Box Club were now also STEM boxes, I […] Read more…
It’s time share some more game recommendations with you – just in time for the upcoming Easter holidays! Cheatwell Games, who brought you the fabulous <<Baffled>> which we reviewed a while ago, sent us a couple more travel sized games to test an they have both been an instant hit with the boys. Spin Point […] Read more…