Win a £65 bundle of preschool activity books #BackToSchoolBooks
Aug31

Win a £65 bundle of preschool activity books #BackToSchoolBooks

We’re really excited to be working again with Collins on a brilliant Back To School competition event for you. As any parent knows, September’s a sad/glad month. Summer’s over, school starts… and life inevitably takes on it’s winter humdrum routine. But tinged with the massive mix of HappySad, there’s a lot of upheaval and organisation to work out – you seem to especially need to sort out a lot of...

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How to have fun with a #HolidayAtHome
Aug18

How to have fun with a #HolidayAtHome

I admit it – I’m a bit fed up this summer. We had a fabulous trip to the Dordogne early in June; but we’ve no more trips booked in for the summer. And with No.1 son re-entering the school system for A levels in a couple of weeks, there’ll be no more out-of-season spontaneous travelling to cheer us. In fact, the next holiday we’re looking forward to is a short UK break in October half term *sigh*. And of...

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New Competition – win a beautiful Child’s Teepee & Little Tiger books!
Jul15

New Competition – win a beautiful Child’s Teepee & Little Tiger books!

Create your perfect summer reading space!   From pirates in pyjamas to a little girl who wants an unusual pet, Little Tiger Press have all the books you need for a great summer of reading.  This is your chance to win a Just for Tiny People teepee and a selection of Little Tiger’s new picture books by some of the country’s best known authors and illustrators, including Tracey Corderoy and Steve Smallman.  Just for Tiny...

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WIN some Wild Excitement (worth over £100!) with Durex. Adults Only!
Jul02

WIN some Wild Excitement (worth over £100!) with Durex. Adults Only!

We’re properly excited to finally let you all in on our new project – we’re teaming up with Durex in July to talk about.. sex. Yes, really! It’s summertime, and the loving should be easy, to misquote Gershwin. And this weekend the husband and I will celebrate our 23rd wedding anniversary (and NO I’m not that old, I just got married really young. No really, I did!) – it feels incredibly appropriate...

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Quick – 2 days left to win a year’s Boundless Reading with Blloon!
Jul02

Quick – 2 days left to win a year’s Boundless Reading with Blloon!

The best way to describe Blloon is that it’s like Netflix… but for books. There’s a small monthly subscription, and then you get all the books in the app for free. And we’re not talking weird books you’ve never heard of, either – it’s packed with award-winners, latest releases & bestsellers. Before you get mahoosively excited, I should just warn you that currently it’s iOS only...

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WIN tickets to the Family Event at BST Hyde Park!
Jun05

WIN tickets to the Family Event at BST Hyde Park!

“Britain’s Biggest Family Event” Sunday 28th June Union J | Justin Fletcher – CBeebies Superstar | Collabro | Dick & Dom | Sam & Mark Also featuring: SpongeBob SquarePants, Bart & Homer Simpson, Horrible Histories, Brainiac Live!, Chickenshed Theatre, Cook & Line – CBeebies Swashbuckling Pirates, The Cuban Brothers, Shaun The Sheep and much more The Teen Zone – Meet your favourite YouTuber! Urban...

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