I've decided to do a monthly round up for everything we've read each month. Himself focuses on science articles and forums and news, so he's not getting a section - books only! Large boy Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling It really good and told me all about the world of … Continue reading December 2020/January 2021 Reading
As usual the boys got plenty of interesting gifts for Christmas and large boy's birthday. Rather than telling anyone what we thought of them straight away, I decided to wait until we'd played with them for a while and then do some reviews. Blokus Small boy got Blokus for Christmas from himself's sister (purchased from … Continue reading Review: Our Kids’ Best Christmas Gifts
Disclaimer: The canvas and frame were gifted to us for the purpose of this review, but all thoughts and opinions are my own. I'm the first to admit that I don't really have very much idea about interior design. We've renovated a kitchen in a previous house and two bathrooms here - I just don't … Continue reading Review: Photowall Canvas
I've decided to do a monthly round up for everything we've read each month. Himself focuses on science articles and forums and news, so he's not getting a section - books only! Large boy Jack Stalwart 3 France: the Mystery of the Mona Lisa by Elizabeth Singer Hunt Well, come bedtime on 1st July large … Continue reading July 2020 Reading
It's still only a few weeks since small boy's birthday so we're working our way through his new games. We loved Bug Bingo and this weekend we decided to give Dobble a go. This was another Amazon wishlist purchase: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Asmodee-ASMDOBB01EN-Dobble-Card-Game/dp/B0031QBHMA Getting Started Inside the packaging (bah humbug, too much unnecessary plastic) there's a lovely compact … Continue reading Review: Dobble
Some lovely friends bought Bug Bingo for small boy for his fifth birthday. We'd first seen it in a National Trust gift shop and put it on his Amazon wishlist last autumn. Its a totally gorgeous game. Physically, its tough and well made, the cards have weight to them and the board is foldable - … Continue reading Review: Bug Bingo
We love a good outdoorsy day out in this house. We're usually prepared to drive up to an hour for something promising. When Bewilderwood Cheshire opens, we'll be there in a shot! This weekend gone, himself was suffering with a bit of cabin fever having hardly left the house all week. So on Sunday morning … Continue reading Review: Delamere Forest
We got this kit to build a Hot Wheels pull back car (via Santa) for large boy for Christmas. It was on offer in Aldi one day and a bit of an impulse buy - you've got to love the Aldi aisle of randomness. I object to the spelling of "kitz" but that's just me. … Continue reading Review: Hot Wheels Maker Kitz
Le Dico des Mots Qui N'existent Pas (et Qu'on Utilise Quand Même) by Olivier Talon and Gilles Vervisch (@GVervisch). 5 stars ☆☆☆☆☆ (so long as you read French, otherwise a bit tricky). If you've ever read The Meaning of Liff by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd (and you read French well) this book is for … Continue reading Review: French dictionary of words that don’t exist
A couple of weeks ago, in the midst of Storm Ciara, we abandoned plans to visit the Imperial War Museum North. On the Friday of half term, I'm off and himself has taken a day's holiday, so we can have a family day out. It's a 40 minute drive for us and free entry so … Continue reading Review: IWM North
