We recently finished reading The Midnight Hour by Benjamin Read and Laura Trinder, and I wanted to share our thoughts — especially for other parents who are always on the lookout for magical adventures to enjoy with their children!
We actually came across this book on Amazon, and what really stood out to us was the line: “Perfect for fans of The Trials of Morrigan Crow.” Well — if you know us...
If you’re a fan of David Walliams, I think you will love Detective Sleuth. We’ve read plenty of his books in our house—some of my other favorites include Ice Mammoth and The Beast of Buckingham Palace —but this one might just top the list!
The Storyline
The book follows a determined young detective, Dilly, and her loyal canine sidekick, Watson. They’re aboard a luxurious cruise ship...
My son and I have read a couple of David Baddiel's stories and really enjoyed them, so when we spotted ' Animalcolm ' we decided to give it a go. We have always found David Baddeil's books fun and easy to read, so it's a great choice for some light reading with a fun storyline.
A Story Full of Adventure and Animal Antics
The book follows Malcolm Bailey, a boy who really doesn’t like...
For my son’s 10th birthday, we were on the hunt for a golf-themed family activity to celebrate his big day. Since he's crazy about golf, I did a quick search for the best indoor crazy golf courses in the UK, and that's when I stumbled upon Treetop Adventure Golf . I was excited to see they had a new venue in Bristol —perfect for a fun-filled family day out.
As a mum, I’m always on the lookout for exciting new books to read with my children, so when I stumbled across Amazon’s Teacher’s Picks section, I was intrigued. That’s where I found The Explorer by Katherine Rundell , and after reading it with my 8-year-old daughter, I can see why it’s a top recommendation!
This adventure-filled children’s book follows four children— Fred, Con, Lila...
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
Anyone who knows me or follows this site knows that we love playing board games as a family ! One of our favourite things to do it go out for a nice lunch and take a board game to play. We also love big family get togethers, so finding board games that we can play with different generations is a real win for us.
When it comes to family board games, Mexican Train Dominoes stands out...
When my daughter got the Yoto Mini for Christmas, it quickly became a household favourite. Previously, we used an Amazon Echo for bedtime stories and podcasts, but I found it challenging to utilize its features fully. After hearing glowing recommendations from friends about the Yoto players, we decided to try the Yoto Mini—and it has been a fantastic decision!
We have recently been given the Tracks Winter Wonderland Nintendo Switch game and it was an instant hit in our house! I was a bit unsure if my 9-year-old son would enjoy it as he doesn’t play with his wooden train set much anymore ( which has always been a big favourite as he was growing up) but he does enjoy his Nintendo Switch so I was happy to give it a go. The age range for the game is...
We have reached the age in our house where we are frequently getting generic emails sent home from schools saying that there are headlice going around the school and asking us to treat our children in case they have them. Cue a quick trip to the local supermarket where there is a sea of products, each claiming to combat headlice in their own way. Luckily most of these products have evolved...
We were lucky enough to be given the Xtend Scooter by SmarTrike to try out recently to review and we’ve been having lots of fun testing it out!
Here’s what we thought.
Assembly
If you read the instructions properly (not my greatest skill!) then this is so easy to put together! The scooter comes in 3 pieces and they slot together really easily. The only thing to note is that...
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...
