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***Get £5 OFF Gutterhead on Amazon using the code DafuqIsDis*** This is a post from Sam, co-founder of Dafuq Is Dis and all round depraved individual. She said she’d review Gutterhead so I didn’t have to… Gutterhead, like a love child of Cards Against Humanity and Pictionary, is a new type of adult board game from Gutter Games. If you’re […]
Gutterhead review: A game that’s *definitely* not for kids Read More >>
This summer my husband got offered a new job, and I persuaded him to take some time off before he started so that we could spend some of the summer holidays as a family. A few days into his two-and-a-half weeks off I thought it might be nice to go away, and so while he’d taken the kids out I
A short holiday at South Bay Holiday Park, Devon & a trip to Babbacombe Model Village Read More >>
The summer holidays are drawing to a close, and as tradition would dictate the weather is pants, my sanity levels are getting dangerously low and my bank balance is sorely diminished. One of my go-to low-cost and minimum-effort family activities is the family night in. The children absolutely love having a family evening, and it’s a nice way to unwind
7 top tips for a fun family night in Read More >>
The UK has plenty of brilliant beaches, beautiful countryside, quaint towns and exciting attractions which make it perfect for a family holiday. When you take a self-catered family holiday in the UK, you have to think carefully about what you take with you. Although there is likely to be a supermarket just down the road, it does feel like you’re
9 things to pack for a UK family staycation Read More >>
Long has it been a bone of contention that the neighbouring West Kent towns of Sevenoaks and Tonbridge – and even the small town of Edenbridge – have Waitrose stores, but Tunbridge Wells has been left out in the cold. Despite high-profile campaigns to build one at both the Vale Road site and at multiple sites within the town centre
Finally! A Little Waitrose for Tunbridge Wells at the Shell garage, St John’s Road Read More >>
Smiths of Smithfield, situated opposite Smithfield Market in Farringdon, is now owned by Young’s Pubs. It reopened fairly recently after a huge renovation and with our wedding anniversary and a childfree evening on the horizon we thought it would make a nice excuse to go and test it out! The Grade II listed building stretches over four floors. We ate
Disclaimer: This is a collaborative post and may contain affiliate links. Next week is our 8th wedding anniversary and we have the exciting prospect of the children staying with their grandparents for three nights. It’s very tempting to go away and so I’ve been looking at potential destinations which are perfect for a long weekend (or longer!) away as a
Six great cultural long weekends for couples Read More >>
Last year we got an extension which gave us a brand new bedroom. Although our idea was to use our old bedroom as a spare so that we could have family and friends over to stay, we came to the decision that it would be worth trialling the children in separate bedrooms – they can always share temporarily should the need arise –
A bedroom makeover: From unisex nursery to very pink Read More >>
This post may contain affiliate links. If your children love to bake, here is a recipe for cheese biscuits that even small children will love to make – and they taste great too. Super easy cheesy biscuit recipe These cheesy biscuits are so easy to make that you can have them on the table in under 20 minutes. To make
Kids in the kitchen: The easiest cheesy biscuit recipe ever Read More >>
We’ve just had the kids’ rooms decorated, bought them new furniture, the works. Lucky kids eh. Wonder if it’ll stop them from spending so much time in my room? Ha. Knowing the kind of people we are (ie lazy and bad at DIY) we did pay someone else to paint the rooms, or else we would probably have never got
DIWhy did we bother?: A step by step guide to doing it yourself Read More >>
