I didn’t start home educating as an act of rebellion, but it seems increasingly the government views this entirely legal activity that way. Instead, it was to give my children space to be themselves without external judgement /artificial standards /ridiculous amounts of unnecessary testing. I thought we’d probably only home educate through primary years, then […]
Dixit – a family card/board game reviewed
January 29, 2018 By 6 Comments
Buy at Amazon I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when we were sent Dixit for our Blogger board game club review last month. (Apologies for the delay in getting this review live, I think I should pop a health update on but basically, long story short, it probably isn’t depression causing my issues, but […]
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
November 6, 2017 By 3 Comments
I don’t know what I was expecting from Little Fires Everywhere, but what I got was a compulsively readable book, filled with fascinating characters on a slow but inexorable dance towards the disastrous start of the book in ways that I couldn’t have anticipated, and couldn’t wait to see unfold. Buy at Amazon Everyone in […]
Smyth’s Toy Superstores – making children’s dreams come true.
October 2, 2017 By 3 Comments
Recently I was invited to review the new Smyth’s Toy Store catalogue with the children and then take them shopping to review the shop itself. Couldn’t really turn that one down, could I? So we were sent a catalogue and some gift cards, and the children began compiling their wish list. It turned out that […]
Clutter out, cash in – selling on Ebay with the android app.
September 30, 2017 By 1 Comment
Recently I was invited by Mumsnet Bloggers Panel to review the experience of selling on Ebay, which a particular focus on using the app for listing and managing the process. As regular readers will know, I’ve a renewed focus on decluttering the house at the moment, and this seemed like an ideal time to give […]
Thor:Ragnarok – a Schleich figure review
September 29, 2017 By Leave a Comment
I love the quality of Schleich figures, they are beautifully made and hand painted with incredible attention to detail. This Thor figure is no exception to the rule. It comes in a well made but light box, ideal for storage if you are a collector who likes to keep figures in pristine condition. If, however, […]
Stories for homes blog tour
September 26, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Tonight I’ve a slightly different type of review post for you. In the stories for homes anthology, published and unpublished writers come together to create this selection of stories about what ‘home’ means. There are 55 writers included in this second charity anthology that brings issues around housing, poverty and crisis to life through the […]
Tinsy Winsy Weeny Tots review
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Jungle Speed – a #Bloggerboardgameclub review
September 22, 2017 By 2 Comments
Codenames – our first #BloggerBoardGameClub review
July 30, 2017 By 1 Comment
