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PuroQuiet Noise Cancelling Headphones Review

I am sure every parent wants to buy things that are safe for their children to use. The same goes for us. So I was delighted to learn that PuroQuiet headphones help protect children from hearing loss. They were developed by a father who realised his 10-year-old daughter had sustained Noise-Induced Hearing Loss from listening to music too loud, for too long. He found that there was no one addressing this issue adequately, so his family set about designing and developing the highest-quality, studio-grade, volume limiting to 85 decibels children’s headphone whilst still at an affordable price. Best of all, it can be used wirelessly via Bluetooth.

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.

Dare You to Doodle Review

Dare You to Doodle is a very interesting interactive activity book that is filled with over 100 doodles to complete. There are a total of 144 pages of illustrations in two colours plus black. Each page has a unique starting illustration and no one page is the same. If you can’t find any inspiration on the page, just move onto the next page!

Mynt Cordless Pillow Massager Review

Love a massager that travel with you everywhere you go? Then you must give Mynt cordless pillow massager a try! This portable and iF Design award winning massager is a great companion that offers you up to two hours of power so you can unwind anytime, anywhere.

National Space Centre Review

Experience our breathtaking universe documented in UK’s largest planetarium and explore this vast resource covering the fields of space science and astronomy at the award-winning National Space Centre! It is indeed a real eye opener for first-timers like my family and me.

Tiger Tribe Review

This week, we are getting crafty with two Tiger Tribe craft sets: 3D colouring set (Sci-Fi) and stained glass set (Sunbeam Dreams). Before I show you these two fun craft sets from Australia, first let me introduce the brand Tiger Tribe to you.

Tiger Tribe was started in 2007 in Australia with the vision to design children’s gifts and toys that were creative, engaging and affordable. They wanted to create products that children would play with, that tapped into a child’s imagination and sense of fun. They design compact and portable activity sets that are ideal for café play and travel. Now they are expanding their products in the UK and are available to buy from good stores and Amazon.

Nintendo Labo Toy-Con Variety Kit Review

Nintendo Labo is a brand new groundbreaking set of physical toys (in the form of DIY cardboard pieces), partnered with software/games. This new line of interactive make, play and discover experiences are designed to educate while entertaining the children with fun activities/games. They also improve children’s knowledge and understanding of a wide range of topics like STEM. By assembling sheets of cardboard into a variety of shapes called Toy-Con, and combining them with the Nintendo Switch console you can bring them to life!

Fun Sightseeing in Palma with Oreo

To celebrate the launch of The Great Oreo Cookie Quest (an on-pack competition and interactive cookie quest), we were invited to create a family fun-filled “cookie quest”. We chose to go on a fun sightseeing trip in Majorca! Thanks to Oreo and BritMums for this opportunity!

Explore Lichfield & surrounding areas

This June, we are on a mission to explore Lichfield and surrounding areas on two wheels by creating our own cycling adventure with the ‘Slow holidays’ company, InnTravel. Did you know that InnTravel have been offering cycling holidays in Europe since the late 1980s, and their range is wide and varied, with something for all ‘amateurs’?

RockReef Activity Centre on Bournemouth Pier

In my earlier posts, I mentioned that we went to the Moor Valley C ountry P ark 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).

Ripley’s Believe it or Not London Review

Last week, we finally went to Ripley’s Believe it or Not in London. We have walked past it many times but have never had a chance to visit. Ripley’s is situated right by Piccadilly Circus Underground Station which has services from both the Piccadilly Line and the Bakerloo Line. Upon arrival at the tube station, use Exit 4 to Coventry Street. It is really easy to find!

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.

5 Top Essentials for a Long Car Journey

Travelling in the car can sometime be quite stressful. So I always make sure we have these essentials in the car to try to make sure that my children can be comfortable in the car. My 5 and 7 year olds can be quite demanding in the car especially when it’s a long journey.

Learning with Alphabet Squiggle

Recently, I won a Twitter competition from Green Board Games and they sent me this Alphabet Squiggle on-the-go for my children. This is the travel size edition.

Trunki Quinn Ride-on Suitcase Review

I always want to have a Trunki since they launched 6 years ago but our children were too young to own one at the time (Suitable for aged 3 – 6 years old). Finally, we bought our first Trunki Quinn Ride-on Suitcase in 2011. It is Trunki’s 5th birthday limited edition case, with only 5000 being made. It is a big hit with both of my children.

We took it with us to Singapore as hand luggage. It is not suitable for check-in luggage. I had packed some of their books, favourite bears, toys, snacks, baby wipes and some spare clothing and there was still plenty of room. There is a secret compartment on the side but it is too small to be practical, perhaps storing a few sweets. The main compartment is not very easy to open or close by children, which I made a plus point for us otherwise the children would be constantly playing with the that and the lock.

Waiting in the check-in queue turned out to be fun for the kids as they could sit and ride-on the trunki. Looking around the terminal, we were amazed but not surprised that there are so many other families using trunki!

It is made from lightweight and durable plastic. It is easy to pull them around but not great to corner as the wheels are in-line and do not turn. We therefore found it quite hard to steer. We got around this by re-positioning the case in the direction of travel if we wanted to change direction. The children enjoyed riding by themselves by holding on the horns and charging around.

The multi-functional carry-tow strap comes with a plastic key to lock the luggage. The strap keeps coming off from the hook after some time. I contacted customer services and within few days they sent us a replacement. Excellent customer service! They replace any faulty parts for life!

(Aged 2.5)