It is Father’s day. My husband’s perfect father’s day starts off with a very long lie in. He has been working very hard and is shattered. So I take the boys out to give him some peace. Should father’s have…
Making It Discovery Centre in Mansfield, located in the old Mansfield Brewery building, is a fantastic family day out. As well as being an educational discovery mecca, the centre also runs activity workshops. The day we visited there was a…
Recently we took part in a fabulous workshop to create your own hanging basket at Making It! Discovery Centre in Mansfield. Here is what we did! Take a clean hanging basket and line with black plastic bin liner Fill half…
Today was the annual Open Farm Sunday. This is one day a year when farms open their doors to the general public to see what really goes on behind the scenes. It takes an enormous amount of work and organisation…
Last week Ethan and I had a very special day. We were lucky enough to be invited along to one of the Bushcraft days organised and run at our fantastic Forestry Commission rangers at our favorite location – Sherwood Pines….
Last Thursday my lovely eldest son and I went on a Bushcraft day at Sherwood Pines organised by the Forestry Commission. On the day we learnt a lot about fire building in the forest, and most importantly how to do…
On Saturday we were booked in for an event that had taken nearly 40 years in the making! The day my dad graduated from the Open University with his BA( Honours)!! The graduation took place at the beautiful Ely Cathedral…
Karina, one of the amazing rangers at Sherwood Pines, had some great tips for den building on our recent Bushcraft course. These are especially useful if you are planning on utilising your den for a purpose, such as sleeping in…
Andy Day is well known and loved in our house for his energy and enthusiasm on Cbeebies “Andy’s Wild Adventure” so we were delighted to be invited along to Chesterfield’s beautiful Pomegranate Theatre to review his latest stage show “Andy…
I never used to like the smell of gin nevermind the taste. Until one warm,sunny day when friends were drinking gin and tonics with lime squeezed in and lots of ice. I was surprised to find this refreshing, sparkly drink…
I am not a massive fan of driving abroad. In fact, I would rather not drive on holiday at all as I feel like I do enough of it the rest of the year! However, needs must and I have…
On Thursday night we had such a treat! This week the Nottingham Playhouse, which this year celebrates the 50th birthday of its iconic building, also sees the return of the fabulous Grandpa in my Pocket. We saw this fantastic show when…
Ethan is mad for anything to do with swords, shields and play-fighting. So the Viking Spring Thing at Sherwood Pines was a perfect Sunday treat for him. The event was celebrating the Viking heritage of Sherwood Forest. The camp was…
Follow my blog with Bloglovin The Fire and Police museum is located on the site of the original Fire and Police Station in West Bar, Sheffield. I had bought a deal on Groupon for a family ticket and as the boys love…
Hello there! I’m Di from Superlucky, and last weekend at the Tots100 Blog Summit I left with a bright red envelope, inside which it said ‘My Gorgeous Boys’, so here I am doing a guest post about Blog Summit –…
Today Noah and I went for a lovely walk in the sunshine. He turned 4 last week and had his birthday party with friends yesterday. I thought about all of the lovely new toys and treats he had received from…
Snacks are very popular in our house. Whenever we go on a long car journey the kids expect a “snack pack” making up comprising of cheese, crisps, raisins, a drink etc. So when a packet of Walker’s new Hoops and…
