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World book day costumes and 50 books you should read before 16
The first book I ever read to Big, when she was just weeks old, was Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. I know, it’s an odd choice. But there I was with a baby who basically never stopped screaming. She liked to be talked to, and I didn’t know what to say. I didn’t have…
We're feeling Boovie. Introducing HOME: Boov Pop!
Emerging mobile publisher Behaviour Interactive, one of the largest independent game developers is excited to announce the release of their new title: HOME: Boov Pop!, the official puzzle game based on DreamWorks Animation’s 3D comedy adventure HOME. And I’m pleased to say we’ve spent a bit of time testing it out for you. The game…
Half term entertainment with Attractiontix and Teksta newborn kitty
You’re in luck then, as I’m one of a whole bunch of bloggers who contributed to Attractiontix guide for ways to keep kids busy in the school holidays. My suggestion was to visit the library. As well as the obvious (books!), and the secondary possibility of them doing events (you may well find that they…
A trip to the library
We’re going on a book hunt, we’re going on a book hunt. … I took a break from defending home education on twitter to go out and do some not-at-home education. We walked to the library. With Tigerboy’s little legs it takes quite a while. On the way there we discussed how to cross roads.…
Netgalley challenge – clearing up my stats.
Netgalley is a wonderful wonderful site if you’re a book blogger. It’s a place where publishers and authors share electronic galleys of their forthcoming books – you can request access and if you’re allowed, you get to send a copy winging its way to your device of choice. Good, right? But it’s really really easy…
The Weebles from Weebledown Farm
Buy Weebles Wobbly Farm Figure and Base Assortment at Argos. This here is a Weeble. It’s a dog. It’s part of a new range of Weebledown Farm toys from Character toys, and it should have a little friend, a sheep, but he seems to have wobbled off into hiding. Retailing at around £4.99, there’s a…
Empire (Chronicles of the Invaders 2) – John Connolly and Jennifer Ridyard
Empire (Chronicles of the Invaders 2) As a first book to kick off 2015, and my new Read 52 challenge, this has set the bar high – it’s an excellent read. I would recommend starting with Conquest (Chronicles of the Invaders 1), obviously if you’ve not already read it though (thought I’d reviewed it but…
I am Number Four – Pittacus Lore
Buy at Amazon I’m not sure when I grabbed this book for Kindle, I suspect it was on a free deal. And today I’ve mainly being feeling sorry for myself in bed, so I worked through a couple of books from my extensive tbr pile. This was one I wanted to read it so that…
Win a Christmas Pikachu
Who fancies a quick giveaway? As you may remember, we recently went to London for a screening of Pokemon the movie, Diancie and the cocoon of evil. There were fabulous goodie bags, and we ended up with a T shirt that doesn’t fit anyone, and an extra Pikachu. So I thought I’d spread a little…
Tech toys for Christmas.
We are a tech heavy family here, what with the phones, PCs, laptops and so on. The younger children will be getting extra games for their leappads (Smallest uses the LeapFrog LeapPad 3 – Green, while Tigerboy has last year’s ultra model). They’ve used the tablets for some time now, and I’m very pleased at…
