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Help with homeschooling from an online tutor: A review of Tutorful.co.uk

This post was written in collaboration with Tutorful, and we received credit to use on the Tutorful.co.uk website for the purposes of this review. I’ve said it before and I’ll probably say it every day until the kids are firmly back at school; homeschooling is hard. Even though the school have provided all the work and do daily video lessons, […]

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Easy Christmas crafting kits for kids from Baker Ross – Free delivery code

This post is a collaborative post with Baker Ross. You can get free delivery if you order over £20 of crafts from the Baker Ross Website using the code CHRISTMAS20FREE. This is valid until 15/12/2020. There are a tonne of benefits to crafts for kids. Research shows that it can help brain development, and helps them to learn, to be

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The Phoenix: A comic book subscription for 7-14 year olds

Kids' stuff / 23 November 2020

Disclaimer: We were given a Phoenix Comic Book subscription to review free of charge, but words and pictures are mine. My children are getting older (as tends to happen with the passage of time) and particularly my seven year old is getting more into technology than the must-have plastic toys. On the one hand this is a relief as I

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Six ways to keep in touch with grandparents over lockdown

Kids' stuff / 17 November 2020

This is a collaborative post: Lockdown number two is now in full swing, with shops and pubs closed and meeting anywhere indoors with friends and family forbidden. This has had a huge impact on families who don’t live together, and from personal experience it is particularly hard for children whose grandparents can’t see them on their birthday. It is possible

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How to make an aquabeads space moving spinning picture craft

Crafting with Aquabeads: How to make a spinning space picture!

Kids' stuff, Toys & games / 22 July 2020

Disclaimer: We were sent these Aquabeads to create this post free of charge, but words and pictures are mine. This post contains affiliate links, see more information here. My kids love crafting and they find find creating pictures and 3D shapes out of Aquabeads great fun. As long as you keep the beads contained to a tray then they’re an easy,

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Finding summer holiday childcare with Childcare.co.uk (review)

Collaborative posts (#AD), Kids' stuff / 11 July 2020

This review was written in collaboration with Childcare.co.uk. Please read my disclaimers page for more information. Many children have already been off school for almost four months due to Coronavirus, with their parents either furloughed or expected to work from home. This has proven difficult for some to juggle and outright impossible for others, and now a lot of staff

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Jooki audio player for children: Portable screen-free stories and music for kids

Kids' stuff / 1 March 2020

Disclaimer: We were sent this Jooki audio player to review free of charge, but words and pictures are mine. This post contains affiliate links, see more information here. Kids love listening to stories and music, and it’s a great way to encourage screen-free time, but the tapes of my youth no longer exist and CDs are declining in popularity as streaming

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