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Tewkesbury is a lovely little town conveniently situated in Gloucestershire just off junction 9 of the M5. This means it is easy to get to but also a great place to stay by means of breaking up a journey. The town itself offers something for everyone from Antiques and History, Tudor Homes, to its annual … Read more
We visited Beechenhurst Lodge in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire to see explore the Forestry Commission’s Stickman Trail. I had been eagerly awaiting the trail, which started on December 1st, anyway but then I was sent a very lovely pack with a parking pass (parking is only £3 anyway) and two activity packs for the … Read more
Christmas is such a wonderful magical time of year and I really love to embrace it. But it can also be really full on and busy, so sometimes I like to find my boys something to do that occupies their time in a Christmassy fashion that requires no supervision. I had seen an image on … Read more
Christmas Tree Decorations easy to make, even for young children. Utilising items that you may recycle or even throw away otherwise!
You may remember that we visited Leicestershire with the Stay, Play, Explore Package – when we visited the National Space Centre. Well you can also visit Conkers where we had previously gone, Stonehurst Family Farm, Twycross Zoo (where we plan to visit before the end of the year) and Twinlakes Theme Park – the place … Read more
Egmont Publishing have got some great #StarWarsXmasBooks that cover a range of ages and abilities. With excitement building for the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens this month I thought you would appreciate a review and giveaway of some of the great books they have to offer. I received two Young Readers Star Wars … Read more
Christmas is different in every household because no 2 families are the same. It may start with who buys the presents – does Father Christmas get them all, just some stocking fillers, or does he just do the deliveries? Then when can you open presents – is as soon as Father Christmas has been okay? … Read more
Gloucestershire is a great place for fossil hunting and being as our son has started learning about rocks we thought it a good idea for a family day out. I took a look at the various areas considering how successful we were likely to be and the suitability for our family. As it was our … Read more
Morrisons want you to know about how much they care this Christmas with the emphasis being on how they make things hand made in store (where they can). #MorrisonsatChristmas caters for customers so that there is something for every taste and budget – even the pets. Covering the Main event, puddings, cakes, wines, stocking fillers, … Read more
I think in this day and age it is easy to forget what it was like for us when we were children – you know when there were only 4 or 5 channels on the tv, hardly and computer games and we actually had to play. And you know what, we loved it! That is … Read more