New Competition: 3 x Jigsaws from The Works
Come on – who doesn’t love a good jigsaw? And we’re please to say we have THREE jigsaw prizes to give away this month; you simple have to meander over to The Works and choose your own prize! Nomal Rafflecopter widgetry to enter; to speed things up you can head over to The Works excellent Jigsaw range from here, and pick out your favourite puzzle from the 200 options available. If you’re not mad keen on jigsaws...
The Works – Utterly Bargainous Craft Supplies
Last Christmas, quite by accident, I fell over a website for a company called The Works. No, I know, I was probably the last one to hear about them, but just in case, I’m here to spread the joy. Because The Works are… a bargain hunters dream They really are. I snapped up so many deals last Christmas, and I continue to browse the site regularly; the stock is always changing and you just never know what you’re going to...
New Competition – Win one of FIVE English Heritage Annual Family passes!
A number of years ago when the boys were very small we decided to invest in lifetime membership of English Heritage. Nothing pleases us more than scrambling around old castles, playing a far-too-competitive game of ‘block’, exploring Abbeys and working out what each ‘room’ might have been used for. I’ll never forget 9yr old Jolly’s wide-eyed look of amazement when he suddenly understood, just from...
New Competition! Win a £100 Microsoft keyboard and mouse #TypingMatters
Can you touch type? No, me either. I actually consider myself a pretty fast typist; but last year when I lopped the top off my finger off with a lawnmower (don’t ask) I realised that the injury wasn’t slowing down my typing. In fact, when I examined how I typed, I realised that I pretty much use just three fingers – forefinger on the left hand, first two fingers of the right hand. When I was reading about this...
Tech Stuff for Baffled parents – do you need to get the 3DS XL?
As a family we’re Nintendo fans, and for me the DS is my favourite of their consoles. My oldest had his first gameboy ten years ago, and still loves his latest incarnation – and our 7yr old received a 2DS for Christmas last year. They’re essential equipment on long journeys, sleepovers, and just for quiet times spent noodling about with each other in a quiet corner. And they’re rarely a solitary activity in...
Kayaking in Dorset for our #GoProAdventures
For our recent #GoProAdventures challenge we were aided and abetted by some really fabulous Outdoor Activity companies here in Dorset. Here’s the first in the series about our Dorset Adventures – River Kayaking in Wareham. Our two eldest had both tried Kayaking on a school’s activity week, but the rest of the family had never set foot in one. So it was with a nervous shiver of trepidation running under the excitement...