Have you ever thought of asking what your children’s ideal holiday is? We have been invited to take part in a blogger challenge to ask our children this question. I am so glad that I have asked them this question as we have just came back from visiting two amazing countries in Singapore, my homeland, and Japan, a fascinating and multifaceted culture.
Having fun with Brainstorm Toys Mega Globe
This summer holiday, we are having educational fun with this Brainstorm Toys Mega Globe! This is a 50 cm mega-sized inflatable political globe with colourful design. It also comes with a list of game tips, like catch Globe, Scavenger Hunt and World Alphabet, to give you some fun ideas to play.
Sylvanian Families Treehouse Review
This stunning looking Sylvanian Families Treehouse set with intricate details provides the perfect holiday backdrop or backyard for your child’s imagination. I struggle to think of enough superlatives to describe this beautifully designed treehouse!
Enjoy the Bank Holiday with a Motorhome Holiday
Bank holidays present the perfect opportunity to go somewhere new for a few days and escape your usual routine. With the extra day off, you can get involved in the great British staycation and enjoy a destination that you haven’t visited before. As tourism boards across the UK are reporting a record-breaking amount of bookings around the country, it might be time to explore what’s on your own doorstep instead of jetting off to more exotic climates.
Allowing you to enjoy the long weekend without any stressful travel plans, going away in your very own motorhome might be the solution to this year’s bank holiday getaway. As the staycation continues to remain popular, you have a number of breath-taking destinations to choose from right here in the UK. So, jump in your motorhome, turn the Sat Nav on and start exploring!
Getting a Health Check before going on Holiday
Sometimes going on holiday can be very daunting. Many diseases are taking advantage of the boom in international travel and spreading far beyond boarders. If you remember the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak in China 2002, that was a horrible outbreak of a virus that affected a number of the neighbouring countries, including Singapore for a year.
Summer ready with Havaianas
Are you ready for summer? Time to get your Havaianas flip flops out and go off to the beach! Have you seen the new range of Havaianas kids’ footwear near you? Havaianas were created in 1962 and have been bringing Brazilian spirit all around the world through the legendary rubber sole and bright joyful designs. Children will be spoilt for choice with so many prints to choose from including the super sweet Kids Fantasy with jelly bears, the tasty treats of Kids Pop with delicious ice-cream or popcorn designs, the aliens featured on the Kids Radical and the super heroes featured on the Kids Max Heroes.
Discover Trentino
Planning your ski holiday? How do you choose a ski resort though? Usually recommendations goes a long way, and for the winter resort of Trentino, this doesn’t get any better than being able to count two of the world’s greatest alpine skiers as regular guests!
RockReef Activity Centre on Bournemouth Pier
In my earlier posts, I mentioned that we went to the Moor Valley Country Park and Southbourne beach during the summer holidays. Another place we went to was the RockReef Activity Centre on Bournemouth Pier.
Both my children are into rock climbing and we haven’t had much opportunity to take them. Whilst on holiday, we came across RockReef Activity Centre on Bournemouth Pier. We did a bit of research while eating our lunch and phoned them as their website didn’t give us enough information about the activities before we booked it online (small saving if booking online).
Moors Valley Country Park
Early this week, we went down to Ringwood for a short holiday and we were not far from Moors Valley Country Park. It is very well signposted with plenty of car parking spaces. Do remember the name of your parking zone! It is written on the coloured wooden leaves.
This was our first time there and both children were thrilled when they were told there are lots of climbing frames and playgrounds. We first went to the play areas which are split into two different sections – Castle and Sandworks for younger children and the Adventure Area with zip wire, space net and forts for older children.
Holiday and Summer Essentials
If you are jetting off for an overseas holiday or even within the UK this summer, now is the best time to stock up on holiday and summer essentials. Don’t wait until too late when you can’t get your favourite products as they do go out of stock.
Online shopping is often easier than traipse down the high street and Chemist Direct provides over 20,000 health, pharmacy, beauty and prescription products online. Their range of products includes medicines, pharmacy, pets, vitamin supplement and many others. Shopping online is always available 24/7 which is very convenient for busy families. Their website is easy to navigate and all categories are clearly shown. They also offer free postage if you spend more than £40 which is very reasonable and a great deal.
This is my second time ordering from them and I have been very impressed with their service. On both occasions, I ordered the products early in the morning and I received an email the same day to say that they had dispatched the parcel. I received my parcel two days later which was delivered by My Hermes. The parcel was well packed with bubble wrap in a small box and all items arrived intact.
Relaxing Adventures: India and South Africa
In broad terms, there are two types of holiday most tourists will embark upon. The relaxing retreat, where chilling out on the beach and lapping up the sun is the order of the day and the more adventurous getaway, where travellers explore the cultural highlights of a particular city and participate in a few active pursuits.
A lot depends on the holidaymaker in question and what they want from their time away. But where should you be heading in search of these distinctive escapes? India and South Africa are equally attractive destinations which promise to provide many types of travellers with everything they could possibly want.
Experian Review
If you’re anything like me, you’ll shudder at the very thought of dealing with important financial matters. Yes, it has to be done. And yes, it’s a hugely important part of managing family life. But that doesn’t mean I have to enjoy it.
Recently, Mr C and I have been thinking about our finances – we’re considering making a couple of big purchases and we’ve been looking into all the options out there for us.
A friend of mine suggested that I tried a free credit report from Experian CreditExpert – so that’s exactly what I did. We all know that facing your credit score head on can be a scary task, but I can honestly say that it was a simple, straightforward, enlightening process (and nowhere near as scary as it sounds, I promise!).
BubbleBum Car Booster Seat Review
BubbleBum is a portable & lightweight car booster seat that you can take anywhere you go. It only weighs half a kilogram and it has a compact design that can be deflated and stored away neatly.
Our Next Holiday – Portugal
The summer holidays are almost over so it’s time to start planning for another one! Having just come back from Singapore to visit family, we would love to plan for one closer to home next time.
42 days Summer Activities
“This post is an entry for 42 Days of Summer Linky Challenge sponsored by McVitie’s BN.”
I recently signed up with Britmums to participant in this 42 Days of Summer Linky Challenge with McVitie’s BN biscuits. As part of the challenge, I received a packet of new BN biscuits in chocolate and in raspberry flavours. I had not seen or tried them before. They are a very new biscuit to me but according to some of my blogger friends, BN had been in the UK market before. I wish I had known about them earlier – they are so delicious! Both of my children adore the chocolate flavour. In fact, the children and I managed to finish the whole pack before Mr C had a chance to try one! Oops! Each biscuit comes with a cheeky wink which looks appealing. The biscuit is very crunchy and smells gorgeous. I would recommend them and personally will be buying them again.