The Kånken – the only backpack your teen needs is made by Fjällräven
Aug28

The Kånken – the only backpack your teen needs is made by Fjällräven

I’ve wanted one of these bags since the 90’s And no, I’ve still not got around to getting one.There’s something so pleasing in their cool, uncaring simplicity. Not for Fjällräven is the need to keep up with style trends and shiny features. They designed and made a backpack that works back in the 1970’s – and they’ve been making it brilliantly ever since. In true Swedish style, the Kånken is...

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Win a £130 Chilli Pro Scooter from Skates | #SummerStuff
Jul29

Win a £130 Chilli Pro Scooter from Skates | #SummerStuff

It’s the final day of #SummerStuff fortnight, and Skates.co.uk are offering one lucky winner the Chilli Pro Grim Reaper Black Stunt Scooter, worth £130! The Chilli Pro Grim Reaper Black Stunt Scooter is a brilliant mid-level stunt scooter from Chilli Pro – perfect for older kids and teens to hone their Blunt To Fakie at the skate park this summer. The Reaper is the latest creation of the Chilli Pro Team, a perfect all...

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Win a £120 Designer Tabletop Barbecue from BergHOFF | #SummerStuff
Jul21

Win a £120 Designer Tabletop Barbecue from BergHOFF | #SummerStuff

Day 6 of #SummerStuff fortnight, and today’s prize is probably the most summery of the lot. How about a barbecue – that you can take with you wherever you go? And no, it’s not a horrid disposable thing; this is a beautiful designer carbon steel affair from BergHOFF worth £120! Everyone loves a barbecue – and personally, my absolute tip top favourite place to have an outdoors cook up is on the beach. But I have a...

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Half Term Treats in the heart of London’s West End
May25

Half Term Treats in the heart of London’s West End

From free family activity trails at the National Portrait Gallery to a free lantern making workshop at the Royal Academy plus a hands-on pizza class and 4DX cinema experience, half term is all wrapped up in the heart of London’s West End. FREE ARTS TRAILS AND WORKSHOPS AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY AND PORTRAIT GALLERY Come face to face with history at the National Portrait Gallery. Families can meet Henry VIII and Elizabeth I; say hello to...

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Our Pick of the Top 5 January Sales Destinations!
Jan12

Our Pick of the Top 5 January Sales Destinations!

Who doesn’t love a bargain? It might be the time of year that we’re all feeling the squeeze, but it’s also the time of year some of us make our big spends. We might be all worn out on our Christmas spending, but those huge ‘SALE – 70% off!’ flashy red banners lure even the hardest of hearts to have a quick squizz for a bargain. Plus, of course, so many of us have actually been waiting for them...

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Oh we’re in LOVE with this pretty pretty bike… *goes shopping just to fill the basket*
Sep18

Oh we’re in LOVE with this pretty pretty bike… *goes shopping just to fill the basket*

I was noodling about the webs, as you do when you’re supposed to be catching up on your monthly accounts, when I accidentally tripped over the doorway and found myself at Bikester. I know, me either. But stay with me here, it’ll be worth it. Bike shops are not, on a day to day basis, my usual noodle-spot. It’s not that I don’t love a cycle – oh no, I’ll whizz along the back lanes with the family on...

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