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Family Camping for beginners – Camping with Babies & Toddlers

Posted on April 26, 2019May 2, 2019 by Henry Elliss

When I first started posting about camping here on the blog, a couple of friends commented to me that they’d love to try camping – but couldn’t because of their small children. An opinion I was familiar with, as I’d once thought the same thing. We took our boys camping for the first time when…

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Review – Getting Utterly Frantic with ‘Frantics’ on the PlayStation 4

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Henry Elliss

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…

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10 Great Films Guaranteed to make Parents cry

Posted on February 4, 2018March 20, 2018 by Henry Elliss

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….

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The Mysteries of a Child’s Body Clock

Posted on January 27, 2018March 20, 2018 by Henry Elliss

I don’t think it would be an exaggeration to say that I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve had a lie-in over the past 10 years. I’m not talking about staying in bed ten minutes after the alarm has gone off. I mean a proper, sleep later-than-usual and wake up feeling…

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Fatherhood: Review – Saltrock Clothing

Posted on July 3, 2017January 6, 2018 by Henry Elliss

I don’t often get asked to review clothing here on the blog, and when I do it’s rarely clothing that I’d actually choose myself. So when the folks at Saltrock asked if We wanted to test out some of their children’s range, I decided I should put away my presumptions and give them a shot….

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Fatherhood: Talking Food with Jamie Oliver and HuffPo

Posted on July 15, 2016January 6, 2018 by Henry Elliss

Today I had the privilege of being invited to take part in a really interesting event at the offices of the Huffington Post in London. Myself and a selection of other, much more prolific parenting bloggers (and a few others to boot) were asked to take part in a debate with TV Chef and all-round…

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Fatherhood: Review – Tree and the Rock

Posted on March 24, 2016January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

Sometimes when we discover cool new things, our first instinct can be to keep them to ourselves. We’ve all done it – “I liked them before they became big”. Whether it’s because we want them a secret so “fame” doesn’t change them, or because we want to feel like an OG fan, the temptation is…

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Fatherhood: Review – My First Scalextric

Posted on December 19, 2015January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

As most of you will know by now, I very rarely turn down the opportunity to review a new toy – it’s basically one of the main reasons I started blogging in the first place, let’s be honest. So when the nice people at Hornby asked if we’d like to give their new ‘My First…

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Fatherhood: Out of the mouths of babes…

Posted on December 16, 2015January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

To celebrate the end of what is probably a momentous year for them, the clever (and very kind) people behind the world-famous ‘Lost My Name‘ books (reviewed on this very blog before they hit the big time!) have created quite an amazing review of 2016. Rather than go down the traditional (and frankly, fairly boring)…

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Fatherhood: 6 Super-Cute Baby/Toddler Halloween Costumes

Posted on October 22, 2015January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

With the spooky season now bearing down upon us like the ghost in a haunted house ride, thoughts invariably turn to costumes. Whether you’re throwing a Halloween party, taking the kids out trick-or-treating or just want to celebrate the season, it’s a great excuse to get the little ones dressed up in super-cute outfits. If…

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Tried out a couple of new countryside walks this w Tried out a couple of new countryside walks this weekend, thanks to a new app we found. Both within 2 miles of our house and both very muddy indeed!
Now you see it... and now you don’t! After over Now you see it... and now you don’t!
After over a decade of dereliction, the old abandoned caravan that sits next to our rear driveway has GONE! We’ve only been here for less than 10% of its reign, but even a few months was enough and I made enquiries about having it removed. Today, just 4 months after I started my attempts, it was taken away. And I am beyond pleased. All I need to do now is tidy the ground up and the whole driveway will be usable again.
Boxing Day walk. Eldest son not in shot due to bei Boxing Day walk. Eldest son not in shot due to being too cool to walk with us.
Went for a lovely sunny, winter walk through the n Went for a lovely sunny, winter walk through the nearby @wasing1759 estate. Nice day for it.
A Christmas tree of sledges. As you do. A Christmas tree of sledges. As you do.
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