We absolutely love eating outside in the summer – so much so that we recently had a new decking and seating area built in the garden so we could eat out there more often. It’s great for an evening glass of wine too 😉  There are, however, some downsides to…

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I remember playing with Stickle Bricks when I was little. I love them for the open ended play they encourage, and how versatile they are over such a big age range. Eliza has recently been road testing the Stickle Bricks Build it Big set and the Stickle Bricks Fire Engine.…

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We have always have always enjoyed visiting aquariums and Sea Life Centres, and the children absolutely love discovering more about the ocean and the animals that live in and around it. We are lucky enough to only live an hour away from the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth, but we…

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It’s that time of year again – time to start thinking about school shoes for the new term. Max is quite hard on shoes, especially at school. In the early years they tend to wear the same shoes for everything from playtime to PE, so we really needed a tough,…

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Max and Eliza are big fans of PJ Masks. They love watching them on the TV, and Max recently went to a PJ Masks birthday party, which he raved about for weeks afterwards. One of the PJ Masks characters, Romeo, has a self created personal assistant – The Robot. When…

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