Camping tips, tricks and advice from a fairly average parent and a reformed dad blogger
Here in the UK, the government recently conducted a pre-election reshuffle – which saw the famous nincompoop Michael Gove losing his ‘Education Secretary’ title to Nicky Morgan. Sensing the need to make some headlines to cement her new position, Morgan announced this week that she would be pushing through changes which would see toddlers as…
Raising children can be a beautiful experience, but even the most hardened and successful parent will probably admit that there are times when it can be tricky. During the tougher times, it can be good to look outside of your immediate circle of family and friends for advice. Some people read books, some for groups,…
Back in April, we reviewed the BoomCo ‘Twisted Spinner’ blaster – you can read it here, or just watch the video we made at the bottom of the post. We must have done something right, because the latest release from BoomCo has arrived, and we were once again asked to review it. Much like the…
Back in May, a nice lady from an agency invited me along to Westfield shopping centre in London, to review what it was like for a dad (Fatherhood²: Review – Westfield Isn’t Just for Clothes Shopping). When said nice lady discovered that I spent the gift card she gave me in the Lego shop (well…
Last week, a photo album began circulating on social media sites which showed a young Finnish mother-to-be receiving her government-funded maternity box. The photos generated a huge amount of interest in the Finnish system – but other than showing us the contents of said box, didn’t do justice to quite what an awesome initiative it…
You might not ever have given it much thought, but an iPhone is a hell of a lot like a new baby. Don’t believe me? Here’s how: Price. No matter how carefully you do your sums beforehand, they inevitably turn out to be more expensive than you expect. Usually it’s because you forget to factor…
Chances are you will have seen a video from Greenpeace somewhere in your social feeds this week – if you’ve not seen it yet, take a look at the clip below. In a nutshell, Greenpeace are campaigning for Lego to drop their partnership with Shell Oil – a relationship which has been going for 50…
Having been planning a weekend at Thomas Land @ Drayton Manor for some time (to celebrate Freddie’s 3rd birthday), our plans went slightly awry a few weeks before hand when we discovered that the park was semi-closed on the day we’d been planning to visit. As we’d already booked our hotel for the Saturday night,…
The following was written for the blog by my good friend Phill – I think (hope?) with tongue firmly in cheek. One thing’s for sure – Phill’s hatred of Mike the Knight knows no bounds… so you never know! As a Dad with a young child, CBeebies has taken up residence in my life for…
With the drama and panic of yesterday now just a distant memory, it was time to get back to the original plan for the weekend – a birthday party for the boys. Robert turned 6 2 weeks ago and Freddie turns 3 next week, so we decided (as we have in previous years) to save…