Bestest Christmas Gift Guide – World Atlas
I’ve been on the hunt for AGES for a really good Atlas to engross the children. And here it is. Barefoot Books have really got something special with this one – every page is beautiful, and interesting, and totally absorbing. Enough facts, broken up with enough pictures – the 4yr old enjoys this as much as the 10yr old does. And that’s no mean feat. The history of map-making was absorbed minutely by the 8yr...
Bestest Christmas Gift Ideas – Maileg Mice TWINS!
Round these parts, Christmas wouldn’t be the same without a new Mouse in a Matchbox. Only this year, there’ll be TWO. Because this little pair has landed. And aren’t they just the loveliest? I know they’re not cheap – but they are sturdy little things, and if your child loves them, they will ALWAYS love them. Pink sometimes has them in bed with her, sometimes they sleep in their boxes on their shelf,...
Bestest Christmas Gift Guide – Scaredy Cat Splat
We just love Splat. That’s it really… The new halloween themed one is funny, doesn’t tire after reading countless times; and the illustrations, as always, are incredible. Top marks, Rob Scotton. Toppety top marks. Available from all good bookshops, or Amazon for a pumpkin under a fiver.
Cars 2. We like it. Sort of.
It’s a tricky one this. On the front of it, we sat down with the children (4, 8, 10, and 12), and they all loved it. They did. But me? Not so much. Everything that I loved about the original was gone. The first one worked due to it’s slow, easy, deep-down innate gentle GOODNESS. The sequel – which sidelines Lightning McQueen in favour of Mater – is a Spy movie. Inevitably this leads the plot down the action...
The British Military Tournament. Oh, what a night…
Last week we were offered seats for the Military tournament at Earls Court. Some of you may remember it as the Royal tournament – an annual TV staple of a winter evening, watching the bands and the PT formations and the excitement of the Gun Run? I’d never been, but the husband went as a child, and told me to snap fast at the tickets… and so we found ourselves with four excited children heading into London on Friday...
Bestest Christmas Gift Ideas – Nobody Puts Baby In A Corner
Love it. And that’s all I have to say about that, really. Oh, and don’t fret, the slice of brilliance that is Twisted Twee has thought of the boys too – my personal fave is £16 from Twisted Twee – stop and look around, guarantee you’ll enjoy yourself while you’re there!