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...
It’s the LittleStuff #GoProAdventures Show. Careful. This camera may change your life.
A few weeks ago we were invited by GoPro to take part in a blogger’s challenge. Five families were invited; all working to complete a set of ten challenges using their new GoPro kit. And the winner? Oh, they get to go to the GoPro Mountain Games in Colorado next summer… *squeak* We’re a pretty outdoors kind of family anyway; we spend as much time as we possibly can clambering up far-too-high hills and mountains to...
New Competition – Win a Beautiful £460 Double Bed with Carpetright!
The Sleep Council has declared this month Sleeptember, did you know? Anyone who’s ever had a newborn knows that sleep isn’t just a night-time filler. It’s an absolute essential to every part of your body and brain. Like proper nutrition and exercise, sleep keeps us healthy (and happy… I am Mrs Grumpy from grump street if I’m short on sleep). Sleep helps our bodies stay fit and keeps our brains sharp. But...