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A Day Trip to Coral Island Blackpool

When you visit Blackpool, one of the most unmissable and must-visit places with children has got to be Coral Island! Coral Island is Blackpool’s largest indoor free-admission family-friendly attraction located at a prime area. It is directly opposite the beautiful Blackpool seafront, between Madame Tussauds and Sealife Blackpool by the Central Pier and right outside a massive car park! It is hard to miss, especially with its signature skull and crossbones! We love the place, especially my children. They could both camp there for the whole day if they were allowed!

Zuru Bunch O Balloons Review & Giveaway

Finally, the sun is out and it is time to play! Last weekend, we were unleashing hundreds of Bunch O Balloons and had so much fun! This worldwide phenomenon Bunch O Balloons now has a new product which is the filler/soaker! You can fill up your Bunch O Balloons at any location as long as there is a pool of water or you can use it like a water blaster! It is lightweight and easy to pump. It is best to play where there is a bucket or pool of water to fill up!

Revamping Kids’ Bedrooms with DreamTex

It has been a while since we last updated our kid’s bedrooms with new bedding. Since we moved to our new home, we’ve been very busy sorting out the rest of the house and have neglected their bedrooms.

I can’t remember when we last bought them new bedding. These past two years have been a busy one, from putting our house on the market to selling it, from renting to buying a house. It has been one thing to another thing in life! Also not forgetting, we had to prepare my son for his grammar examination and to find a house near his new school.

Updating their rooms have been the last thing on our minds. So we were super delighted when DreamTex offered a helping hand to turn our kid’s bedrooms into a very exciting bedroom. If they sleep better in their cosy beddings, they will feel happier.

Naipo Shiatsu 3D Massager review

Love a massage at home or while you are on the road? Recently, we have received this stylish looking Naipo Shiatsu 3D Massager with heat to review. This is a great companion that is not only portable, it also comes with a car adaptor so you can unwind anytime, anywhere.

National Geographic Build Your Own Volcano

This is our fourth month of being the Bandai STEM Ambassadors and we have received the Build Your Own Volcano kit! Both of my children love science projects, especially those experiments that they can make a big mess and this is one of those experiments!

Alice in Puzzleland Book Review & Giveaway

Alice in Puzzleland is a puzzle book with specially commissioned riddles and conundrums themed around both Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. It contains beautiful illustrations by Sir John Tenniel’s original artwork and includes a selection of Lewis Carroll’s own logical brainteasers.

Tesla Biography Book Review & Giveaway

Tesla Biography book is written by Dr Richard Gunderman and is available to buy from today onwards. This is a well-written biography book that gives you a glimpse into the life of Nikola Tesla. There are approximately 150 colour and black and white illustrations as well as beautifully reproduced documents from his personal archives, such as original plans and drawings for his machines, journal extracts and letters.

Father’s Day Gifts From norma&dorothy

With Father’s Day just around the corner, this year we are very well prepared by personalising a lot of fantastic gifts from norma&dorothy for Mr C. norma&dorothy was founded by Grace Sherriff in 2013 and it is based in Manchester. In just a few years, their wedding stationery company has grown to a respected and thriving business, with a dedicated team of staff. They design a wide range of hand-crafted wedding stationery to personalised gifts for everyone!

World Tetris Day

Today is World Tetris Day and this year marks the 35th birthday of Tetris! To celebrate this fantastic day, we were sent John Adams’ Tetris Speed and the Tetris Dual to play with.

National Geographic Crystal Lab & Sea-Monkeys Review

This is our third month’s review as part of Bandai STEM Ambassadors and it was as challenging a project as we’ve ever done. Both kits, the Crystal Lab and Sea-Monkeys, need a lot of patience and they all need to be set in the right environment to grow!

In case you didn’t know about National Geographic, they make a huge range of STEM sets which allow your child/children to explore, create and discover something amazing about the natural world! There is so much out there for us to discover and learn about our amazing world!

The Big Lunch 2019

This weekend, we will be joining in with millions of people to share friendship, food and fun over a cuppa. PG Tips has partnered with The Big Lunch, an initiative created by the Eden Project, to encourage people all over the nation to spend quality time with each other over food and a cuppa, or two. We were lucky to be sent this tea hamper to be involved in this project too.

Little Friends: Dogs & Cats Review

The first virtual pet simulator Little Friends: Dogs & Cats is available to buy from today onwards in the UK exclusively on Nintendo Switch™. We are delighted to gain early access to meet our best friend in life!

This game offers a choice of 6 breeds of puppy and 3 cute kittens, including Labrador Retriever, German Shepherd and French Bulldog. You can play with them, feed, pet and dress up in an adorable simulation!

This Father’s Day with Action Man

This Father’s Day, we are taking Mr C on a trip down memory lane and the hero of his childhoods; Action Man! Action Man has been the favourite action figure of generations and their Timeless Classic range is not only just like the original but is packaged the same too! It seemed like a brilliant idea to rekindle those memories in time for this Father’s Day.

Interesting Children’s Presents from Wicked Uncle

It can get a bit difficult to find toys that are exciting and new and choosing a gift for other people’s children can be quite daunting! Fear not, as Wicked Uncle is brilliant for exactly this. It is a gift website that stocks interesting and unusual children’s presents. They are essentially a present service for birthdays, Christmas and other occasions.

Wicked Uncle is more than just a toy shop, it can also help you choose what to buy. Simply fill in the age and gender of the child and it will select for you a range of toys that should suit that child. They have personally tested every product before they stock it; they build the kits, play the games, bake the rainbow cakes, blow the giant bubbles, and test drive the remote-control spiders! They stock a lot of items you just won’t find elsewhere.

Squishmallows are landing in the UK this May

We are so thrilled to announce that Squishmallows are landing in the UK next week. There are 13 super-special animal characters launching and with further Christmas characters already confirmed for the 2019 festive period. Not only that, there will more Squishmallows added throughout the year with the back to school clip-on range and the Disney range arriving for this Christmas giving you even more characters to choose from!

Did you manage to join in an hour fun-filled Sqishmallows Twitter Party with the exclusive UK distributor HexBugs yesterday? Both my children are loving these super cute and soft Squishmallows 7.5 inch plushes and have been fighting over them since!