Beano have yet again released more new practical joke toys. This is the Beano Dennis the Menace Farting Football which is quite small at around 19 cm by 19 cm by 19 cm. At this size, it is smaller and softer than a standard type of football and therefore great for indoor and outdoor use. This is suitable for aged 3 and above.
Y Volution: Y Fliker Junior J2 Review
Y Fliker is a revolutionary self-propelling scooter by Y Volution for 3 years old to adult! Who said adults can’t have as much fun as a child! Y Fliker comes in 6 different cool series: Air, Sport, Base, Carver, Junior and Flow. This stunning red Y Fliker is the Junior series. It is ideal as a starter scooter for aged 3 to 5 and with a maximum of weight limit of 20 kg. There are three available colours: red, pink and blue.
Christmas Activities with Vertbaudet
This Christmas holiday period, Vertbaudet has created a new Christmas activities page to keep children busy in the run up to Christmas. There are 10 different activities – if you run out of ideas, why not have a look at their activities page and get inspired. Create and pin it on Pinterest. Then maybe they could ‘show and tell’ it to their class.
Each of the activities comes as a PDF file that are straightforward to print out. There is an Advent Calendar, Paper Garland, Paper Pompoms, Letters to Santa, Colouring Pictures, Christmas Gift Tags, Woollen Pompoms, Bake Some Biscuits, Christmas Carol and Paper Stars.
Go Ape Tree Top Junior adventure
Mr K is always very keen on outdoor activities like rock climbing and football. I am so glad that Cannock Chase Go Ape have newly open the Tree Top Junior adventure earlier this year. I had only briefly read about them on their website but had no clue what to expect or if Mr K would like it or not. So it was a bit of a gamble.
Winter Skate in Birmingham Review
If you are coming down to Birmingham to do your shopping or to visit the Frankfurt Christmas Market, why not pop by to the Winter Skate. They are open for a limited of time only, until 5 January 2014, every day from 10 am to 10 pm. This morning, we were all so excited to don our ice skating boots as the children had never tried it before and it had been over 20 years ago that Mr C and I were last on the ice.
Rainy Day Pack Vs Technology
Did you know a child born in the UK today will spend almost a quarter of their life watching screen technology? I could not agree more. Every morning, Mr K will go downstairs and switch on the television to watch his Cbeebies or play iPad apps. When they get back after school, the first thing both children want to do is watch television or play games. They love to play in the garden or to play on their bikes but it is not always possible as it either raining or too cold. Just because the good old British Winter is back doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy fun activities indoors.
We have received a “rainy day activity pack”, which contains over 10 items such as elephant foam mask, a yo-yo, large balloon, puppet mouse, tracing book and other little great treats for us to use. It didn’t take us long to make use of these items. It has been raining cats and dogs for days now. So we have been playing with the mini fishing, pretending to be an elephant, blowing bubbles, playing with the balloon and playing with the puppet mouse. We’re grateful for this great rainy day pack. They are great! My children have had a lot of fun playing with these!
Skylanders Summer Activity Pack
My son, Mr K is a big fan of Skylanders! Last month, we went to Argos Christmas in July. He played the Skylanders SWAP Force and ever since, he has wanted it so badly. Shame that it won’t be released till October! That is a long wait for him. But he have to wait a bit longer so he can have it for a Christmas present instead!
We went to Wonderland!
Last month, Mr C bought a deal through Groupon for a family ticket to Wonderland. We are only 45 minutes drive away from Telford and he decided to buy it. My first impression is that everything is quite dated and needing a facelift. Most of the rides are free and suitable for younger children as they are quite gentle. It is quite a small park and we completed the park with rides within one hour.
Eggnogg Colour In Review
This month has been an exciting month for us. We were away to attend events in London but we also had a few days in where we did activities together. Today, we decided to have a lazy Sunday and I took out the Eggnogg for them to colour in. If you have not heard of Eggnogg.co.uk, they have grown from developing a range of greeting cards to keeping little people busy with a unique range of colour-in products. The products have a no-nonsense attitude that both children and adults adore. The bold designs allow for scribbles to find their way between the lines, helping challenge the senses through colour, texture and humour.
Kitchen Lab with Pyrex
As many will know, Pyrex is a good and reliable brand for their kitchenware. Now they have improved a lot on their design and to complement the modern home. Recently, they came out with the Kitchen Lab sets. It was our second Twitter party giveaway. I found out recently that they are stocked in The Range and Dunelm Mill. They come with a shaker and measuring jug.
Hatton Adventure Farm Family Day Out
Hatton Adventure Farm is located in the Warwickshire countryside with many family activities to offer for young and old. We all had a great time there and I would highly recommend them to anyone.
Sky Side Zoomtastic to Birmingham Airport
This Summer at Birmingham Airport, a fun and exciting children’s adventure has launched to give the thousands of youngsters a fun and engaging experience before they fly, and peace for the parents! We were fortunate to get a chance to experience it without having to fly!
The Sky Side experience is free to join and will start from the moment the child arrives at check-in and ends when they arrive at a themed Sky Zone. Each child will get a booklet to complete the simple and fun mission. Look out for Zoom!
My DIY Turnip for Lichfield Mandarin Club
Yesterday was our last lesson for our Lichfield Mandarin Club and we held an end of term party with food and performances from the children. After nine months of hard work, our children are able to speak Mandarin. They are still working on their writing but still we are very proud of their improvement.
After food, we had a performance by the children where we each performed an act. A few weeks ago, I was asked to make a turnip. I was thinking buying cream and green cloth for the act. In the end, I just found whatever I could around the house to make a turnip.
Last Nursery Sports Day for Ms C
Sadly, my little girl is no longer little. She is going to Reception this September and yesterday was her last Sports day in preschool. This was my first time attending sports day with her. Each of the children are given a card to collect stamps/stickers to complete the race. Each were awarded with a medal, mini certificate and a packet of Haribo sweets.
My son’s Sports Day
Yesterday was my son’s first sports day. He had been excited for over a week since he had been practising during normal classes last week. The day before sports day, he pleaded for me to go and watch him. He knows that I am not a fan of sports. Anyway, on this hot and sunny day, I sat on the grass along with all excited parents and their family. Some of them even brought their own picnic, blankets and chairs. I, however, was equipped with mobile, iPad and camera!