This weekend sees the release of the final part of How to train your Dragon.   Its the third part and called ‘the Hidden World’ . When Hiccup discovers that Toothless is not the only Night Fury, he realised that he must seek out ‘The Hidden […]

Here in the UK, our childrens Summer holidays are beginning.  This means 6 weeks of finding things to do.  Days out can be hard to find but there are many Stately Homes that you can go and visit as a family.   Photo by Darren Coleshill on Unsplash […]

So far this year, in the UK we have had the most amazing weather.  Sun, Sun and more Sun.   My Grandsons came at the weekend so I thought we would have some fun.   I had been sent Zuru Bunch O Balloons to review.   Beautiful weather, […]

Many years ago, I had to choose my options at school.  Happily I made my choices until it came to Science.    Physics was out as I am not into formulas, ratios etc.  Biology was out as some of the experiments we were told we […]

Would you like the life of a Sloth?   I love the carefree, lethargic way they move but I am unsure if I could live in the treetops (fear of heights) or hang upside down all day.  LOL They live mainly in the tropical Rain forests […]

At this time of the year I always look out for alternative gifts for Easter.  Children have so many eggs from friends and family, that as a grandparent, I try to give something different.  This year is the same and I have been reviewing some […]

Are you like me? Would you rather buy your children or grandchildren something other than chocolate for Easter.  I usually buy a small egg and then give them gifts.   So how about this for an idea.   Funny Bunny. I was sent a copy of this […]

When I was younger, we used to play a guessing game called Fruit, Mineral or Vegetable. You would think of an item in your head and then ask questions until you found out the answer. A modern version of this is ‘Whats in the Box’ […]

Baffled.  You could well be.    My grandson and I decided, on his snow day off school, to play this game.   As a 52 year old Nan of a 10 year old Grandson, I thought I would be okay.   This game proved that my short […]

Two important things that we learn at school, that are lifelong skills are reading and writing.  I am an avid Reader.   Last week we celebrated World Book Day but due to the snow a lot of schools did not have their day so are doing […]