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#NeverRunOut – creating a picture book with #HPInstantInk
I’m absolutely thrilled today to be taking part in the NeverRunOut campaign with HP Instant Ink. Regular readers will know that we’re huge fans of picture books, and to be approached by HP a little while ago to take part in an activity where a group of bloggers work with a well known picture book…
Birthday presents and white lies
Smallest had a pottery tea set. It’s been broken once or twice, and glued back together, but it suffered a catastrophic smash a couple of weeks ago. This made her sad. While wandering around a shop just to see what it was about I spotted a tin tea set that I knew she’d love, but…
Win £100 to spend at Amazon with DC Kids
If your children are anything like mine, you may well have one or two superhero fans among them. If that means you’re looking for a good place to find lots of superhero action in one easy to find place, DC Kids is your answer. The latest animated series from DC Kids features all of your…
YA or not YA? – the author Antonia Honeywell guest posts on writing and reading labels.
I loved Antonia Honeywell’s book The Ship and I’m thrilled today to be hosting a guest post and giveaway promoting the rather wonderful YA Shot initiative from Alexia Casale. (As an aside there *are* still a few tickets available for this set of events, please do click on through to the site if you are…
I'm a NickJr Pumpkin party host!
The goody bags are packed. The activities are ready, the table is laid. The children are bouncing off the walls with excitement 😉 In just over an hour, our guests will arrive for our Nick Jr Pumpkin party. We’ve got some great activities ready and waiting from Frankenstein cupcakes (green of course) to making (paper…
Win £150 giftcard with Lego and Scooby Doo!
We are huge fans of Scooby Doo, Lego and stop motion animation, so combining them all is definitely a win. Take a look at these amazing Scooby-Doo stop motion videos created using the brand new LEGO Scooby-Doo sets! I’d love to get my hands on some of these, and I’m hoping this will inspire Small…
Regrets and Dreams – Sue Ransom
I’m thrilled to be kicking off the UKYA extravaganza blog tour today with a guest post from the wonderful Sue Ransom. Sue is the award winning author of the best selling Small Blue Thing trilogy, with her latest book, The Beneath published in March this year. She manages all this alongside a full time job…
Win an amazing gift set with Warner Bros DC Super Friends
I’ve been having great fun tonight, creating my ultimate super hero with right down to a fun name, look, powers and more! You can have a go yourself on the DC Kids site . Here’s my superhero – Blue Vapor. Do you like her? While you’re at it, why don’t you check out some of…
M is for autism by The Students Of Limpsfield Grange School and Vicky Martin
Buy M is for Autism at Amazon. Buy M is for Autism at JKP books. Buy M is for autism at Hive M. That’s what I’d like you to call me please. I’ll tell you why later. Welcome to M’s world. It’s tipsy-turvy, sweet and sour, and the beast of anxiety lurks outside classrooms ready to…
Win a Chromecast
This is a chromecast. No, I didn’t know either. It: Supports BBC iPlayer, YouTube, Netflix, BT Sport, NOW TV and Google Play Movies & Music Works with Android, iOS , Windows, Mac and Chromebooks Easy setup: plug into any HDTV and connect to your home Wifi Network Everything you love, now on your TV Basically,…
