Stand Up Paddle Boarding (SUP) in Dorset for our #GoProAdventures
When we were setting out our plans for our #GoProAdventures there was one activity which Boy demanded, begged and pleaded for. Surfing. We tried it in Wales earlier this year, and he was utterly bitten by the surf bug, aching and aching to go and do it again. Sadly, our #GoProAdventures week coincided with a week totally lacking any kind of swell – standing up on a surf board wouldn’t have been any kind of a challenge,...
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...
Razer Nabu, the wearable smartband that understands you by being with you.
A recent announcement by Razer has opened a gateway that I think all the major game developers are going to rush headlong through. We all know that a large portion of the gaming market is aimed at kids – and the chief buyer of those games is us parents. And what’s our biggest beef with video games? The fact that a child wants to be closeted up in a darkened room to play them all summer! But Razer, a world leader in...
Last minute Carpetright comp – win £700 bed OR a glamping holiday!
Carpetright are running a fab comp at the moment, and they asked if I’d let all our readers know about it. It’s easy – just reveal a friend or family member’s strangest sleeping place for a chance to WIN £700 off a new bed, or a runners-up prize of a luxury family glamping holiday! Have you ever caught a friend or family member nodding off in their food, having a snooze on public transport or napping in a...
Now THIS is a tablet… Asus Transformer Pad TF701T
This is the latest in ASUS’s tablet/laptop mashup, with the tablet having a detachable keyboard dock (with a second battery and extra ports). Naturally, as I do with the more serious tech reviews, after a quick peer and play I handed it straight over to the 15yr old gamer to put it through a far more rigorous test than my own Facebook/Hootsuite/Frozen Freefall would accomplish. Here’s what he had to say: We’ve reviewed...