Miscellaneous

picture of The Wild Robot film on a tv screen for a family film review

The Wild Robot Film – Family Review

We recently finished reading The Wild Robot by Peter Brown at bedtime—and absolutely loved it. So naturally, we were thrilled to discover there’s a film based on the book too!

Can You Watch the Film Without Reading the Book?

Absolutely. If you haven’t read the book, you can still enjoy the film on its own. That said, if you have read the book, you’ll get a lot more out of some of the emotional...

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picture of a family walking up to the lodges at Bodmin Holiday Park

Bodmin Holiday Park Review: Why We Keep Coming Back

If you're on the hunt for a family-friendly, dog-welcoming, hot-tub-having kind of holiday, let me point you in the direction of Bodmin Holiday Park in Cornwall.

We recently returned from our third visit (yes, third!)—and we came with my whole family. That’s 10 adults, 6 children and 3 dogs. Not many places can cater for those kind of numbers (and also cater for the dogs!), but...

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Review: CGP 11+ Vocabulary Flashcards – A Fun Way to Build Your Child’s Confidence with Words

Lately, my 8-year-old daughter has been showing so much interest in learning, so I have been trying to find and create the best resources to support this. We’ve been trying all sorts of fun activities at home, from silly sentence making to spelling quizzes, and recently we added something new to our routine: vocabulary flashcards.

We were recommended these CGP 11+ Vocabulary Flashcards by our...

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Our review of the Simba Hybrid Duvet

We’ve recently redecorated my children’s bedrooms, and as part of the upgrade, we decided to switch from toddler/single beds to double beds. There were a few reasons for this:

Sick nights : When my children are poorly, I often end up sleeping on their floor ( I just can’t sleep in another room when they are ill, especially when it’s a sickness bug!). With a double bed, I can

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5 Second Rule Board Game review

We are always on the hunt for new family board games in our house and 5 Second Rule is certainly one of our favourites.

The aim of the game is to answer as many game cards as possible to make your way around the board and cross the finish line first. The game cards generally challenge you to name 3 kinds of things, for example, this could be 3 countries beginning with the letter 'C...

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The Game of Life board game

We really love board games in our house and now my children are getting older we are finding some great games that we are all enjoying playing as a family.

The latest game in our collection is The Game of Life . To play the game you need to navigate through various life events, such as going to college, getting a job, getting married, and having children, while aiming to accumulate...

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Sequence family board game

This is my new favourite family board game , so much so that I asked for it for my birthday present!

I actually discovered this as an after-dinner game whilst staying with my brother and thought it was great fun. My 8-year-old son saw the box the next morning, wanted to give it a go, and was instantly hooked too!

The concept is a bit like the children’s game Connect Four,...

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