I always have a lot of questions about accommodati I always have a lot of questions about accommodation when we stay anywhere as a family so I thought I’d share this little tour of our room at @windjammerlanding which was a pretty perfect place to stay.

It’s the ‘Ocean View Two Bedroom’ which was like a little house, with an upstairs and downstairs, built into the hillside. Both rooms had outdoor space and their own shower rooms. Such a great option for a family.
A little photo dump from our holiday in St Lucia. A little photo dump from our holiday in St Lucia. We’ve been back a few days now but still miss the heat, the food, the pool, the constant sounds of wildlife and the lovely people. It was such a great holiday and I’m sure we’ll be back one day.
And just like that, Athena is 12! What a joy it is And just like that, Athena is 12! What a joy it is watching her grow and what a wonderful young woman she is becoming. We could not be more proud. Love you Pickle, have a great birthday.
We’ve just got back from two glorious weeks in S We’ve just got back from two glorious weeks in St Lucia staying at @windjammerlanding and it was just the holiday we needed. Two weeks of sunshine and relaxation in what must be one of the most beautiful islands in the world. 

We can’t wait to go back again in the future. Here’s just a little snippet of our trip.
AD - Press Tickets | We had such a nice day at @na AD - Press Tickets | We had such a nice day at @national_motor_museum despite the rain! The children loved the Little Beaulieu play area and we loved exploring the National Motor Museum and Top Gear exhibit before having a ride on the monorail! We went on an old open topped bus, explored the Beaulieu Manor House and loved the gardens. 
Beaulieu is always a great day out - whatever the weather. This summer they have a whole ‘Summer of Fun’ planned, with activities most days - parades, bird shows and hundreds of sculptures within the grounds too. If you’re looking for a day out this summer definitely think about heading to Beaulieu.
AD - Press Tickets | Tonight we took the kids to t AD - Press Tickets | Tonight we took the kids to their first concert - but it was so much more than just a concert! @abbavoyage is incredible. With CGI ABBA and a live band, it’s like being at an ABBA concert 40 years ago but with modern lighting, effects and sound. ABBA look and sound real, it’s a mind blowing experience.
The set includes all the songs you know and love as well as a few less familiar ones.
You can’t take photos during the show which actually made a refreshing change. A whole arena focused purely on the show and soaking up the moment. It’s definitely something the four of us will always remember.
Now, I’m off to sing Dancing Queen all the way home.
AD - Press Trip | We had such a great day at @phdo AD - Press Trip | We had such a great day at @phdockyard today. They have a fantastic Ultimate Explorer ticket that lets you visit all the attractions as many times as you like for 12 months - and after a day at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard we can see that you need more than one day to really do everything!

We explored HMS Warrior, HMS Victory and the Mary Rose Exhibition - which is incredible! We also saw where ships are built and restored and spent time in Action Stations where the kids climbed and did an assault course.

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is such a fun, educational day out with something for all ages - we can’t wait to go on their harbour tours next time we visit!
AD | WIN!! Would you love to win a holiday? To cel AD | WIN!! Would you love to win a holiday? To celebrate #100YearOfARoads National Highways have launched their #ARoadsToSummer competition! It's all about celebrating summer holiday moments, time together, fun in the sun, days out and more.

So why not be in it to win it? To enter, all you have to do is send @nationalhways a DM on here with a photo or video of your favourite holiday moments. You can also comment on their Facebook or Twitter #ARoadsToSummer posts with your holiday photos. I've shared a few of our favourite photos to give you some inspiration.

The best six entries will each win a £500 @nationaltrust holidays voucher! SO what are you waiting for? Dig out your favourite holiday photos or take some new ones to share!

The #ARoadsToSummer competition runs from 24 July to 10 September 2023. Winners will be announced in September 2023.

Good luck!
Oh these two! Every day I feel lucky to have them. Oh these two! Every day I feel lucky to have them. As school draws to a close at lunchtime, I’m looking forward to a whole summer with them. My favourite people.

They’ve both had a great year at school this year. Troy’s first without his sister by his side and Athena’s first at secondary school. 

They both had great reports, always did their best and have made some really lovely new friends this year. I could not be more proud of them.

Now, let’s go and enjoy the next six weeks before school starts all over again!
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Reviews, Toys, Games and Crafts · April 3, 2020

Keeping the Kids Entertained with Canal Toys

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Like the majority of families across the country the children have been at home with me since schools closed. We’ve had so much work set by the school but as all the children’s clubs are cancelled too we’ve had so much time to fill. Canal Toys sent the children some activities to help keep them entertained during this strange time.

Canal Toys have created many ranges of activity toys and crafts for children of all ages and we’ve featured them in many gift guides over the last couple of years. They have big kits and smaller products making them perfect for stocking fillers, pocket money purchases or gifts at any time of the year.

Keeping the Kids Entertained with Canal Toys

The first product we tried was the So Slime DIY Vanity Case, containing everything you need to create slime at home. The case has sachets of powder, a spatula, sprinkles and pots to make the slime in as well as the vanity case to store everything inside and stickers to decorate it with too.

Keeping the Kids Entertained with Canal Toys
Keeping the Kids Entertained with Canal Toys

The slime was so easy to make – pour the mixture into the pot, add water up to the fill line, stir and then shake. The milkshake style pot did leak when we tried to shake it so we stuck to just stirring and it worked well.

Keeping the Kids Entertained with Canal Toys

Both children made slime, Little Man added sprinkles to his and they have been stored in the soda and milkshake pots since. They can get them out, play with them, stretch them, pull them and then put them back again until their next slime installment.

Keeping the Kids Entertained with Canal Toys

Next we tried the Style 4 Ever Cryst-A-Gel Jewellery Studio. This set lets you create all different kinds of jewellery in your own home. It comes with different gel colours, sparkles and a whole studio to use to create anything you can imagine.

Keeping the Kids Entertained with Canal Toys
Keeping the Kids Entertained with Canal Toys

The jewellery studio was easy to put together and the children had great fun squeezing gel into each of the moulds to create jewellery pieces. They had the ability to make necklaces, rings and bangles of different shapes and styles.

Keeping the Kids Entertained with Canal Toys
Keeping the Kids Entertained with Canal Toys

The pieces have to be left to dry and although the instructions suggest a two hour drying time we left ours overnight. A day later we were able to take out a couple of pieces from the moulds but they are still tacky to the touch and others haven’t set. This seems to be down to how we mixed the gel, however, we took time over it and followed the instructions. The children enjoyed making all of the jewellery but it would be better if all of it had set properly.

Keeping the Kids Entertained with Canal Toys
Keeping the Kids Entertained with Canal Toys
Keeping the Kids Entertained with Canal Toys

The last activity we did was the So Bomb DIY Vanity Case which includes everything you need to create bath bombs at home. The children couldn’t have been more excited!

Keeping the Kids Entertained with Canal Toys
Keeping the Kids Entertained with Canal Toys

Making bath bombs at home turned into the children’s favourite activity. They mixed the two parts of the mixture together using a little bit of water. The first time we made bath bombs we used three bags of colour and it was enough to make at least 5 bath bombs – with two bags left for another session!

Keeping the Kids Entertained with Canal Toys

The set comes with three bath bomb moulds, sprinkles and surprises for inside the bath bombs. It also has clear instructions on which order to put things into the moulds and what colour order to fill the moulds to get different colour effects.

Keeping the Kids Entertained with Canal Toys

This activity the children could do pretty much by themselves and just wanted help putting the two halves of the mould together at the end. Once the moulds were closed we left the bath bombs for two hours by which point they’d shrunk slightly and hardened into usable bath bombs.

Keeping the Kids Entertained with Canal Toys

The children loved making bath bombs. It was such a fun and useful activity and the sort of thing that children could make to give as gifts or just enjoy themselves.

Keeping the Kids Entertained with Canal Toys

Over the last couple of weeks the children have really enjoyed working through the range of Canal Toys activities and they still have more slime and bath bombs to make which they’re really looking forward to.

If you’re looking for activity inspiration you can find out more on the Canal Toys website.

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  1. Hannah and the Twiglets says

    April 4, 2020 at 9:29 am

    These look so fab! 😀

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