Boston Tea Party – Edgbaston Review

Boston Tea Party (BTP) has been our family go to place for breakfast for the last few years, it's been a bit of a tradition for birthdays and special occasions. We've been to the Birmingham, Harborne, Worcester and Stratford Upon Avon cafes before and have always found a great relaxed atmosphere with delicious food. Therefore we …

#Bostikbloggers July Creations

We are excited to have the opportunity to be involved in the #bostikblogger challenge. Mini loves making and doing crafts so this sounded like a great fit for us. We were sent a surprise box of craft materials from Bostik and Merrily Arts and Crafts and were set a challenge to make something with a nature …

Junior Bakes Subscription Box Review – June 

Do you like the idea of baking with children but aren't sure where to start or which recipes would be suitable? We have been using Junior Bakes Boxes for a few months and have loved them. Each box contains a little chefs hat, a bright and clear instruction card and recipe and all the dry …

Center Parcs – Our Top 10 Tips

We have recently spent the week (Mon-Fri) at Sherwood Forest Center Parcs, along with my parents. We have visited the Woburn site previously but Mini was only 18 months then so we didn't really check out many of the child/family activities, so were looking forward to getting stuck in a bit more with active forest life. …

When Cuddles the Monkey arrived

We were lucky to be sent a special delivery from the Beehive Toy Factory recently to review. Inside was Cuddles the Monkey, a supersoft beige coloured toy, which Mini was thrilled to receive. Cuddles came well packaged and comes with his own little drawstring bag to carry him around in.   Since Mini was tiny she …

Let There Be Cake …

I know that life is often busy and it's not always possible to do, but I think it's important for Moms (and Dads too) to spend time on themselves. It's all too easy to get wrapped up in being a parent/spouse/employee etc and not to look after ourselves and do things just for us. I …

Chessington Adventures

When we found out that Mini had a teacher training day before May half term we decided to plan a visit to Chessington World of Adventures in the hope that it wouldn't be too busy with most other children still at school. Luckily my Sister lives about an hour away from Chessington so we travelled …

Rainy Bank Holiday Monday …

We had so many plans for this Whitsun Bank Holiday which all involved being outdoors and ending the day with a BBQ. Mr Mack and I had spent some time away from Mini yesterday doing a Sushi class and lunch with friends so we had told her we were going to have some family time today. Those …

Bank holiday adventures in the big smoke …

Earlier in the year I was emailed about the Travelodge sale which included London so decided to book up so that we could use our Merlin passes on the London attractions. We stayed in the Travelodge Euston which was a bargain £45 for a family room and was really convenient to drop off our bags …