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How two young blokes larking around on the stage works

Andy Day and Mike James

A couple of years ago I went to see Andy Day (The tall skinny one with curly hair from cbeebies) and his mate Mike James in ‘The big box of bananas’, which Curly Headed Boy loved. So when we were invited to review their new show ‘The Tick Tock Time Machine’ I jumped at the […]

Is this potentially the best family festival in the UK?

Fairy

  This is a mammoth review of Just So Festival 2012, so hold onto your socks! Because I reviewed it last year and wrote a pre-post explaining all the different areas and my plans, I thought that this year I would do a quick interview with some other people and get their perspectives. They’ve all had […]

Which is best going on holiday by Ferry or Aeroplane?

What it's like going on a ferry

Travelling with kids is generally considered a nightmare.  The question is, which is less of a night mare; Ferries or Aeroplanes? I was really nervous of trying a Ferry out considering the disaster of the Costa Concordia and that last time that I went on a school trip and puked the whole way. I’ve had […]

Don’t Go Thinking I’m More Adventurous Than You!

Kids love muddy festivals

I had a couple of lovely comments from Mums watching the funny stream of muddier and muddier instagram photos appearing during my visit to Penn Festival.  Many suggested how brave I was, or how well I was coping with mud up to the kids knees. So I thought I’d set the record straight, because I […]

The Perfect Tent For First Timers and Family Festival Goers

Glamping an Vango Tent

Ok I admit it, the Big hairy northern one was right! It might not happen often, but his tendency to want to spend the spangdoolies was correct this time. A few weeks ago he had a big panic about our tent and said he wanted to go back and look at the Vango Airbeam; basically […]

How fun Mudfest at Penn Festival was: I’m a ‘proper’ festival goer now!

Kids love muddy festivals

I realise now that I’ve often looked on wistfully at images of Glastonbury wondering why I’d never been to a music festival and experienced the whole ‘vibe’ of camping, wellies and getting covered in mud. Well I need wist no more!  I’m now officially a ‘proper’ music festival camper having just got back from Penn […]

What do Thomson, Guinness World Records, Whipsnade and Luton A&E have in common?

Thomson the dog

What do Thomson Family holidays, the Guiness Book of Records and Whipsnade zoo have in common? And how come did we end up in A&E  in Luton with Little Dimples? Well we got invited to a blogging event at Whipsnade Zoo hosted by Thomsons and Guinness Book of World Records during half-term. The timing was […]

A Blast From My Past, Confessions and Review of the John Crane Wooden Scooter

Review of the John Crane Trike

I don’t do many product reviews, but when BlogMatch offered me this little scooter from John Crane I fell in love.   There are 3 reasons I love it: 1) It’s wooden and wooden toys just look a hell of a lot nicer when you are looking at a room full of toys 2) It’s […]