Short read: 300 words I really should be writing all my blog posts after midnight, as it turns out I give my best advice in the middle of the night… Like most kids, my children occasionally have nightmares. For the bottom-bunk sleeping youngest, that means trudging down the corridor and flinging open our door, to…
Fatherhood: Review – The Naughty Step Podcast
Despite being a fairly heavy consumer of podcasts (at last count, I’m subscribed to 16!) I’ve never dived into the world of parenting podcasts – at least until very recently. It wasn’t a conscious decision to avoid them – the majority of the podcasts I listen to are comedy based, and those two genres don’t…
Fatherhood: The Parental ‘Firsts’ I’ve Been Waiting a Decade For
As children get older, the number of “firsts” you look forward to experience decreases quite significantly. It’s not slow decline either – first word, first tooth, first steps, first day at school: all of the biggies take place in the first few years. By the time you get past the age of 3, most of…
Fatherhood: Family Days Out – How to do Legoland UK, without breaking the bank
Despite having been to Legoland Windsor at least a dozen times, I’ve never written about it on the blog before – apart from a short review of a trip we made their at Christmas one year. This hasn’t been intentional – we love visiting Legoland, hence so many return trips! So with our next trip…
Fatherhood: I May Have Discovered The Perfect (free!) Family Activity…
As a parent, it’s sometimes a struggle to find new and exciting things to do with your kids. Whether it’s a quiet Sunday afternoon where you desperately want an excuse to get out of the house, or a half-term holiday where you’re trying to watch the pennies, finding something fun (and free!) to do can…
Competition – Win Blue Planet 2 DVDs
Following up from the ground-breaking 2001 BBC documentary series ‘Blue Planet’, Blue Planet 2 was one of 2017’s most talked-about pieces of television. Whether it was the stunning underwater filming, the shocking ecological messages or David Attenborough’s amazing narration, anybody who saw the series will remember what a stunning piece of work it was. Here’s…
Competition – Win Thunderbirds Are Go Merch!
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past few years, you’ll be aware that Thunderbirds have had a bit of a resurgence. No longer confined to their (literal) puppet-masters, our favourite rescue organisation are now fully-CGI and better than ever before. The first two series of the newly-digital show have been firm favourites…
Review – Getting Utterly Frantic with ‘Frantics’ on the PlayStation 4
I’d usually start a review like this by pointing out that I’m “not much of a gamer”, or some other excuse to hide my lack of proficiency in matters of gaming. But thankfully, the game I’ve been asked to review this time is VERY different to your average console title – and i’m happy to…
Competition – Win a Mother’s Day Bundle
Don’t leave it to the last minute this Mother’s Day! To save you the hassle of panicked last minute shopping, we’ve teamed up with Discount Supplements UK to bring you this huge Mother’s Day bundle for the special woman in your life! Ranging from herbal teas, soaps, facial moisturisers and of course, shampoo and conditioner!…
10 Great Films Guaranteed to make Parents cry
I’ve always considered myself to be a bit of a movie fan – anybody who has seen our over-sized Blu-ray shelf can probably testify that I like to enjoy a good film (and several bad ones too) more than once. I like all types of films – from sci-fi to drama and everything in between….