This is a very cool robotic toy that will have endless possibilities with your child’s education. Of course it’s not your typical robot, but it give will your child endless fun and they will learn so much about coding in the process. The Sphero Bolt is designed simply to spark your child’s curiosity, creativity and…
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PlayMobil: The Movie Play Sets AD
Read morePlaymobil: The movie is coming to cinemas in the UK on August 9th and to celebrate the movie, PlayMobil have created play sets so that children can either take their favourite characters to the cinema with them and then re-create the iconic scenes at home or just simply make up their own stories. Either way…
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Are Children Getting Younger When They Get Their First Smart Phone?
Read moreWhen I shared my story of how I felt my smart phone was becoming far too dominating in my life because of what my seven year old twin daughter said to my wife about my phone usage, it obviously woke me up to the fact that I was addicted to my phone. As such I…
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Make The Change Today With Nü Bamboo Nappies and Biodegradable Nappy Sacks AD
Read moreIn such a short time planet earth has been sent into a spiral of destruction that is unparalleled to any other time in the history of the planet. What we are leaving our children is a planet so messed up by plastic and it’s quite honestly ridiculous and wrong at every level. The UK was of…
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Converting The Basement In Your Home AD
Read moreThere are many types of conversions that you can add to your home. It could be that you are looking for a loft extension, a conservatory or two story extension for the side of your home to maybe give you an extra bedroom and a breakfast area in the kitchen with a utility room. Of…
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Families Fall Out It Happens!
Read moreNo matter hard we try to keep the peace in a family at some point or another families fall out. It can be for a variety of reasons. Siblings fall out, children fall out with their parents etc. The list is endless. It is the stresses and strains of life today that put added pressure…
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West Midlands Safari Park In July Our Family Day Out #AD
Read moreI was sitting down after we arrived back from West Midlands Safari Park last weekend, and I couldn’t work out how many times we had been there, but I’m guessing this was about the fifth time, which will then tell you that as a family it’s our favourite day out and that’s a fact without…
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Simple Happy Parenting: Denaye Barahona Ph.D. Book Review #AD
Read moreNowadays there are many parenting books out there, and yes I am a bit of fan. I love reading them. After all let’s be honest, parenting is not easy by anybody’s standards. It has challenges that before I had children I didn’t even know existed so when I read a parenting book the first thing…
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The Rising Cost Of Household Bills
Read moreIn the UK we live in very uncertain times. Our government is in disarray with little or no direction and the constant threat of Brexit being a no-deal, or in fact whether we leave at all, and an opposition political party that doesn’t have a clue, leaves the rest of us scratching our heads in…
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OMG! My Twin Girls Will Be In Juniors Next School Year
Read moreIt really is hard sometimes to accept how quickly time goes, and the speed that it moves which I compare to the speed of light. I imagine many of us say it doesn’t feel like yesterday that their children were starting nursery for half days and then all of a sudden they’re starting junior school.…
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My Twin Girls And Myself Are Off On A #MissionToMars #AD
Read moreOn July 20th it will be 50 years since Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. It’s actually hard to believe it was 50 years ago. Since then other men have walked on the moon and travelled to space. The space station became a reality and we sent satellites and spaceships…
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How Does Your Garden Grow?
Read moreYour naturally green fingers have been working overtime throughout the spring to get your garden in tip top shape ready for the summer. Your vegetable patch is looking good and your beds and borders are second to none. You only have one real problem, unwanted visitors in the form of your neighbour’s cat and various…
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#PutYourPhonesAway Movement: My Own Progress
Read moreA couple of weeks ago a I wrote a post about how I was ashamed and mortified by my use of my smart phone. What came about truly surprised me. As a result of writing that blog post I learnt that I was far from alone as a parent that felt they were putting their…
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Do You Feel The Cost of Bills Just Keeps Going Up And Up? #AD
Read moreIf you are anything like me you will feel that everything we buy nowadays whether it is at the supermarket, in the high street or something online, or even our bills for the home are increasingly going up, and of course our wages never seem to match the increases which will leave us with less…
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TeeBee Multipurpose Toy Box Review #AD
Read moreWe live in world where our children are bombarded daily by technology. So many young children are seen constantly on tablets or phones. Thankfully my seven year old twin girls love playing games and making things. They love crafting and using their imagination and creativity. So when I was recently sent TeeBee’s multipurpose toy box…
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Help Yourself Become More Confident With DIY
Read moreAs a man, it’s taken as a given that you will know how to do things around the house. But if you’ve never had to do some things before, or you’re not qualified in a trade, then DIY chores can be something of a mystery, and make your break out in a cold sweat! The…
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Some Days I Feel I’m Screwing Up Fatherhood
Read moreAs a father we are thought of as strong and stable. We’re the rock that our children will build the foundations of their lives on. To our children we are the comforting arms that makes all the bad in the world go away. You lift their spirits when they are down. IF ONLY THAT WAS…
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I Feel Ashamed And Mortified #putyourphonesaway
Read moreI haven’t blogged for a while and my use of social media has been dramatically reduced. Why? Because I felt I had become addicted to all the bullshit that goes with it. The last thing I would look at at night was my phone. The first thing I would look at in the morning was…
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Chocolate Tool Box Awards 2019 Funny DIY Disasters With Hoppy At Home Competition #AD
Read moreWhen you buy your first home it’s an expensive time. If you’re anything like me you’ll try to do all those DIY jobs around the home yourself. This can so often end in disaster because you don’t have the right tools or quite honestly the ability or experience to complete a particular DIY job. This…
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Finding Safe and Natural Products for Your Baby
Read moreOver a century ago, in 1903, George Hyland found Hyland’s. George was a pharmacist and wanted to create products that aligned with his belief in the power the human body holds. George believed that the human body can find internal resources to heal itself. This led George to found Hyland’s, a homeopathic medicine company. Homeopathic…
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