If your family is anything like mine, then there is bound to be one or more people in it who absolutely LOVE thrills, spills and engines! We have two in our family – both Alex (7) and Paul (45) adore anything to do with cars, trucks, aeroplanes – in fact anything to do with noise, […]
Reviewing Haribo’s Vegetarian Range
Although we have been meat eaters for a long time in the Newby household, it transpires that recently Alex (7) has decided that he’s actually not all that keen on eating meat. Part of this is because he really doesn’t like the taste, and part of it is that he is becoming more aware of […]
Monster Jam is Coming To Coventry!
Disclosure: We have been gifted tickets to Monster Jam in Coventry in return for a review. We only ever review products that we believe in and will always give our own honest review, based on our experience. Alex (nearly 7 years old) is a HUGE fan of monster trucks. We seem to have monster truck […]
Hamerton Zoo Park – A Great Day Out
Disclosure: AD – we were gifted tickets to the zoo in return for an honest review. As always, we only recommend places to visit that we enjoy ourselves and would return to, and all our opinions are our own. As a family we absolutely love having days out and exploring new places, especially if […]
A Roarr-ing Easter With Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure
Disclosure: AD – We were gifted tickets to Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure in return for an honest review. As always, we only recommend places and things we really love, and all our opinions are our own! Both of our children absolutely LOVE dinosaurs – in fact I swear that in our house we own every […]
No Mess Painting With Paint Sticks!
I love Easter! Absolutely love it! The freshness of Spring, the feeling of new beginnings…the chocolate! But the one thing that I struggle with since becoming a parent, is the need for my children to do Easter crafts! They LOVE crafting. In fact I’m pretty sure they’d spend all day painting and gluing and cutting […]
KidSmart Review
As the children become older and are more adept at using tablets and websites, we have spent a lot of time searching for appropriate apps that will not only engage the children but will also teach them and help them learn at the same time! Easy? Nope! In fact, considering I used to be a […]
Alternative Girls’ Gift Guide
This time of year always drives me a little insane as I try to figure out what to buy Little Miss. Part of the problem is that she is 8. Part of the problem is that we don’t tend to watch TV channels which contain adverts. And part of the problem is that I want […]