Pumpkin Picking at Kenyon Hall Farm

We did  our first ever Pumpkin pick  last year and at first we had no idea which pumpkin…

Review | Oven Cleaning With Fantastic Services

I know we all like to do a spot of Spring cleaning but I also like to do a big clear…

Disney On Ice, Dream Big

Disclosure - We were gifted Disney on Ice tickets for the purpose of this post. All thoug…

Updating Your Autumn Wardrobe

Disclosure - this is a collaborative post Autumn is here and I have been removing all …

Parenting | Preparing For Year One

It only seems like yesterday that little J was starting Reception but fast forward a …

Review | Cozmo by Anki

Meet Cozmo.   Cozmo is the cutest little robot that we have ever seen.  Anki offered…

Closed Giveaway | Dessineo Learn To Paint Bundle

We have teamed up with Jumbo Games to offer one lucky Playdays and Runways reader the …

Review | Drumond Park Foxy Pants

Autumn in our house means board game season. We love playing games all year round but …

Collaboration | How To Create A Warm And Cosy Home This Winter

This year will be our first winter since our whole house had a makeover. Everywhere fe…

Days Out | Royal De Luxe Giants Come To Liverpool

Last weekend we were very fortunate to witness the amazing Giants as they visited Live…

Closed Giveaway | Family Ticket To Winter Wonderland

One of Liverpool’s most iconic landmarks will be transformed into a magical, immersiv…

Review | Thunderbirds Are Go International Rescue

Thunderbirds Are Go - International Rescue is a new free game from Kuato games, who yo…

Parenting | Portion Sizes For Children

I've spoken a lot about mealtimes with the kids recently and I did a little  rese…

Parenting | Venue Ideas For Kids Parties

Little J hasn't had a proper birthday party yet but we will definitely be planning…

Our Favourites | Bedtime Stories - Autumn 2018

Ever since I can remember little J has had a story before bed. It's part of his be…

Days Out | Knowsley Safari Park

We live under 20 minutes away from Knowsley Safari Park yet we haven't been for ye…

Review | Zuru Smashers Series 2

When I was asked if little J would like to try and test Zuru Smashers Series 2 I obvi…

Spending Time Together As A Couple

John and I make sure that we spend time together as a couple as often as we can. When yo…

About Me | I Found A Lump

It's day two of Blogtober and today's topic is boobs as its Breast Cancer Awar…

Review | Kinetic Sand Beach Sand Kingdom

Summer may be over but we have been trying out Kinetic Beach Sand for the last few w…

Review | Ready 2 Robot

When we were asked if we wanted to review Ready 2 Robot I said yes straight away as I …

Review | Oonies Inflator Starter Pack and Orbeez Wowzer Surprise

I love this time of year for lots of reasons and one of those reasons is that darker e…

Parenting | When Your Child Doesn't Want To Eat

It's okay to let children eat with their hands I recently went on a course all…

Closed Giveaway | £100 M & S Voucher

When John and I have a movie night we usually curl up on the sofa with a nice takeaway…

Review | Schleich Dino Set With Cave

Little J loves playing with Dinosaurs and why not? They are big, scary and cool and pl…

Review | We Have Adopted A Fuggler

Have you ever wanted to open a letter or parcel but you know that you shouldn't be…

Collaboration | How To Keep Your Home Safe

There's been a chill in the air the past few weeks and we've already noticed t…

Closed Giveaway | Win An Amazon Echo

We have a fantastic giveaway for you on our blog - we are giving away an Amazon Echo.…

Planning A Ski Trip

Before big J left primary school he was offered the chance to go Skiing with the schoo…

Review | Schleich Eldrador Creatures, Lava Golem

One of our favourite things to play with are figures. We have so many and they all sta…

Review | Schleich Wild Life 4x4 Vehicle With Winch

We absolutely love Schleich and our collection is growing nicely thanks to our latest …

Review | Crate Creatures Surprise Sizzle

We had a very interesting delivery last week for little J, a crate which was all locke…

Days Out | CBBC Summer Social 2018

We were so excited to hear that the CBBC Summer Social event was coming to Liverpool…

5 Reasons Why I Love Autumn

Autumn is one of my favourite times of the year. I usually start preparing for Autumn on…

Collaboration | Creating A Space Themed Bedroom

You may have read my post yesterday about Little J's ambition to be an Astronaut w…

Parenting | When I Grow Up I Want To Be . . .

Little J has now graduated from reception and is ready to move on to year one in Sept…

How To Educate Your Child Through Gardening?

I have  to admit that I never been been a huge fan of the garden. Although my mum and …

Learning To Love My Body

I wrote a post recently about when we take little J to the swimming pool it is mostly…

Days Out | Indoor Play Centres In Manchester

Over the last few months we have visited lots of indoor activity / play centres,  ho…

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