Look at what most children do with their time online, and you can easily think that it is nothing but noise, videos, games, and endless scrolling. To be fair, much of it is. But that space can be used differently.

The internet is not the problem. It is the passive use of what could be an incredible resource.

If you take the time to seek activities that capture your child’s attention while developing crucial skills, things change quickly. The screen goes from a low-value distraction to a path toward something greater.

Last week, we went to the VICTA summer family weekend at Kingswood, Colomendy with our buddy dog, Mabel. This was our second time participating in these activity weekends organised by VICTA. The first time we went was last year at Dearne Valley.

Did you know that a quarter of UK adults are classed as physically inactive and only a third of children in Britain spend more than an hour a day outdoors? This is why, in 2016, Explorers Connect founder Belinda Kirk started the Wild Night Out. Millets have gotten behind it and once a year, they encourage people of all ages to get outside and enjoy the outdoors for the evening. This year’s Wild Night Out fell on the 29^th June 2019. Did you join in too?

To celebrate the Cadbury partnership with the blockbuster motion picture, Peter Rabbit, we were invited to take part in our very own Cadbury Easter Hunts! Look at what we have from the Cadbury Peter Rabbit themed range!

Young Driver Electric Firefly is a one of a kind two seater car designed specifically for children aged five to ten, to help them master the basics of driving. If you are looking for an ideal Christmas gift this year, why not treat them to a chance to get behind the wheel of a car! Young Driver is offering my readers 15% off for a Firefly lesson using code ET15, valid until 22nd Dec 2017 online or over the phone.

Samsung Galaxy A Series is out! Yesterday, I was invited to check out the newly launched Samsung Galaxy A3 and A5 smartphones in London. These are Samsung Electronics’ latest upper mid-range smartphones that are now available to purchase in the UK. The two variants available are the new A3 and A5 devices which combine style with an enhanced camera and other innovative features to make consumers’ everyday lives more convenient.

Tips for story writing & drawing plus win a trip to Dubai! Read more about it here!

Last week, we were fortunate to be invited to London by Emirates PR to have a fun-filled day of story writing and drawing with award winning children’s author and illustrator duo, Sarah McIntyre and Philip Reeve. This event was to introduce to us the new Emirates programme which encourages families to get together and create stories around their own travel adventures!

Quest is a safe, fun-packed activity centre for all ages.  They are located inside the Intu Merry Hill shopping mall which is also around the corner to Debenhams.  There are plenty of free car parks situated around the mall.  Now you have more reasons to go shopping there while leaving your husband/partner with the children at Quest.

There are six unique attractions to choose: Mini Golf, Nerf Blaster Target Range, Sky Tykes Low Ropes Course, Altitude High Ropes Course, Yu Kids Adventure Soft Play and Nerf Arena.  As we were there for an exclusive blogger event, there were less crowds as it was before general public opening hours.

Woohoo! I am so pleased to be chosen to be part of the Nintendo Family Blogger Network. For the next upcoming month, I will be sharing with you the latest games and testing them out! So if you have any questions, do pop by and let me know!

Mr K is eight year old now! Time passes so quickly. I still remember how difficult he was as a baby. A lot of the sleepless nights were caused by his reflux which thankfully he grew out of.

For his birthday weekend, we went to a golf lesson at our local golf driving range on Saturday. This was Mr K’s second lesson and he is currently obsessed with it. Now his Christmas list is to own a proper set of junior golf clubs. Well, we shall see!

I can’t believe my daughter is going to be six next month and she has been to writing out a long list for her birthday wish list. If money was not a problem for her, she would probably buy the whole toy shop plus a few pets like dogs, cat and ponies! She is a charming and persistent girl who would trick you to buying her presents. Hence I hardly take them to toy stores and prefer to shop online! Last time, for my birthday outing, I inexplicably bought her a My Little Pony castle and it was not on sale! So I try to shop online for toys as much as possible. I need to try to be more sensible and not be influenced by the children!

Do you love or hate Mondays? Mondays are often the most hated day of the week. I used to hate them as I worked 4.5 days a week as an Operating Theatre Nurse. Normally, I worked during office hour and occasionally did shift work. It meant I had to wake up at 7am to get to work at 8am. I have never been a morning person and after having a weekend rest, Monday was not my favourite day at work. More things seemed to go wrong too like making sure there were beds available for the patients, surgery instruments, etc. But since I am a SAHM, I now love Mondays!